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With Students Lagging Globally in Science, the U.S. Looks to Inspire an Untapped Resource

A Principal's Reflections

The following is a guest post by Westfield Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Paul Pineiro. News STEM Summit 2012. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration shows their typical career paths diverge substantially from men. Underlying the lagging performance of U.S. World News and Report.

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Three quarters of U.S. public school spending cuts restored

The Hechinger Report

National Center for Education Statistics, National Spending for Public Schools Increases for Second Consecutive Year in School Year 2014-15. more on public schools during the 2014-15 school year than in the previous year. And state income tax revenues sharply rebounded with the economic recovery.

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Opening the doors to elite public schools

The Hechinger Report

The move is spurring hope among school desegregation advocates who want the exam schools to look more like Boston’s public schools overall. But the temporary change has also been met with outrage: Some say eliminating the tests could destroy the very backbone and utility of exam schools.

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Governor Christie’s Guide to Destroying a Great Education System #NJED

A Principal's Reflections

This past year five of the top 100 public schools in America were from NJ. Instead of celebrating and strengthening a great public education system, Governor Christie has taken a dumfounding approach with his agenda. Historically NJ is typically number one or two. This only strengthened my resolve.

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PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education

The Hechinger Report

That’s less than 4 percent of the city’s public school population and below the national average where almost 7 percent of students are tapped for gifted and talented programs. Meanwhile, Black and Hispanic students make up more than 65 percent of the public school system but win only 16 percent of the gifted seats.

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Buffalo shows turnaround of urban schools is possible, but it takes a lot more than just money

The Hechinger Report

As an in-school family support specialist, Stubbe serves as a liaison between students, families and a number of health, legal and academic support services provided by local community organizations. The Say Yes promise of universal free college tuition to all Buffalo public school graduates has grabbed public attention.

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Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

At no point in recent memory has Melrose Public Schools been failing. But the outgoing superintendent, Cyndy Taymore, is four years into an effort to fundamentally rethink traditional schooling here. Cyndy Taymore, superintendent of Melrose Public Schools. Last year, Melrose served about 3,900 students.