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Getting a great education that the tests can't measure
As I sit with officials from the Texas Education Agency and the Dallas ISD discussing what goes on in our classrooms, I often reflect that the drive to testing frequently pushes education out of the c… more →
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub
Getting a great education that the tests can't measure
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Ed Darrell wrote 4 days ago: As I sit with officials from the Texas Education Agency and the Dallas ISD discussing what goes on i … more →
Sage advice
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specialedhead wrote 3 weeks ago: This is the blog that got me wanting to do this: http://roomd2.blogspot.com The manifesto that heads … more →
Why more kids should study world history, harder
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Ed Darrell wrote 3 weeks ago: Jon Taplin explains why knowing world history is valuable. The sad thing is that, of course, the sto … more →
News flash: Dallas 5th graders not ready for college? How about middle school?
Ed Darrell wrote 1 month ago: It’s not so much of a “Duh!” moment as you might think. Studies by the Dallas Inde … more →
Mid-year switch: Would you change jobs like this?
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Ed Darrell wrote 2 months ago: At NorLa, Wheeler writes “I’ve been traded.” Not really, but it feels similar. Sta … more →
Nation's best, but sub-par in Texas school ratings
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Ed Darrell wrote 2 months ago: In discussing the Broad Prize won yesterday by Aldine Independent School District (near Houston), Wi … more →
Broad Prize winner: Aldine ISD, near Houston
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Ed Darrell wrote 2 months ago: Aldine ISD, in the Houston metroplex, won the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Earlier Texas winners … more →
I'm a little concerned.
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specialedhead wrote 3 months ago: Just a little. I’m already seeing the vast expanse that lies between theory and application. T … more →
Summary and Lessons of the Mid-term Conference
Roland Akabzee wrote 3 months ago: Enhancing Educational Quality and Outcomes in Africa: Research Findings and Implications for Educati … more →
Just FYI...
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specialedhead wrote 3 months ago: …I officially finish my Bachelor’s in Marketing at 11:55 PM Arizona time. I just turned … more →
Quote of the moment: John F. Kennedy, "We choose to go to the Moon"
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Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: John F. Kennedy at Rice University, Houston, Texas, Sept 12, 1962 - photo from NASA There is no stri … more →
Star-spangled voodoo history
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Every school kid learns the story of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” or should. During the W … more →
Texas education: It should be about the kids, and education
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Dallas Morning News columnist Jackie Floyd gets at the real issues week after week, stripping away t … more →
Perry to Texas Education: "Drop dead, but not as fast as before"
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Texas Gov. Rick Perry named Gail Lowe, R-Lampasas, to chair the State Board of Education. Texas sena … more →
David Barton: Mediocre scientists who are Christian, good; great scientists, bad
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: I’m reviewing the reviews of Texas social studies curricula offered by the six people appointe … more →
Rick Perry's education dilemma
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Betsy Oney teaches in Arlington, Texas. She’s a frontline soldier in the fight to educate our … more →
Fixing education at the top
Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: No, Harold Levy doesn’t get it all right. He’s a former chancellor of schools in New Yo … more →
Life is like the Brooklyn Bridge: David McCullough at the University of Utah
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Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Because there have been public libraries everywhere for so long, free to all, does not mean they wil … more →
Insanity at Texas state school board - economics, geography and history
Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Texas Freedom Network’s Insider blog reports that embattled chairman Don McLeroy is working to … more →
