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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 1 week ago: As I sit with officials from the Texas Education Agency and the Dallas ISD discussing what goes on i … more →
Rising waistlines, falling grades?
ezaiser wrote 3 weeks ago: The BBC reported on a recent survey by the British Heart Foundation which found that most parents in … more →
U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 2009
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Ed Darrell wrote 3 weeks ago: Rhodes Trust’s American branch announced the 32 winners of Rhodes Scholarships in 2009’s … 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 →
When is a kid "grown up?"
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Ed Darrell wrote 2 months ago: Sometime commenter “Cassie” asks poignantly on her blog, Relaxed Politics: How do you kn … more →
Nation's best, but sub-par in Texas school ratings
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Ed Darrell wrote 3 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 3 months ago: Aldine ISD, in the Houston metroplex, won the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Earlier Texas winners … more →
June 9, 1902: Woodrow Wilson elected president . . .
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Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: 107 years ago today Woodrow Wilson was unanimously elected president, of Princeton University in Ne … more →
Black Sabbath - reward for boys' achievements
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Ed Darrell wrote 8 months ago: So, if you’re not giving away distressed Black Sabbath t-shirts, how can you be sure you … more →
Math: Language for a smarter planet
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Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: But will it inspire any kid? Tip of the old scrub brush to P***ed Off Teacher. … more →
Class size debate heats up; does size matter?
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Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: Several states tried to reduce class size, but generally class sizes have not been reduced and are i … more →
All study for the tests and no play makes Jack and Jill perform worse on standardized tests
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Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: The old classroom teachers knew it. The new, test-the-hell-out-of-the-little-brats administrators n … more →
Two steps backward . . .
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-share alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licens … more →
"Do you believe in me?" 5th grader Dalton Sherman inspires Dallas teachers
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Update, September 19, 2008: Dalton was scheduled to appear on Ellen Degeneres’s program on Thu … more →
Looking for a great college to launch your life?
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: High school seniors should be firming up their choices for colleges to apply to in the next couple o … more →
Alligator bait: Louisiana science teachers, and school boards
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Louisiana’s state legislature — the legislature that the Supreme Court slapped down in 1 … more →
NY story: More money = better schools, better tests
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Headlines across New York this morning shout about improved test scores, especially in reading and m … more →
School of Wow
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: A river of real learning, a rising tide of excellence. Art from students at the school I’d lik … more →
Two million minute challenge
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Just over two weeks to graduation, son James is concerned about global competitiveness. He’s … more →
