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Obama’s White House released numbers last week saying that the economic stimulus plan has saved or created over 600,000 jobs so far—the majority being in education.
Is the stimulus saving teachers' jobs and schools from massive cutbacks? Watch the video and see how one school district is doing. http://bit.ly/2leNd3
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When the economy tanked last year, schools in Rochester, New York braced for the worst. Faced with a 50 million dollar shortfall, the school district
Learning Matters Disney is offering refunds for the Baby Einstein series. (Perhaps it's only coincidence that Einstein didn't even have a TV.) http://bit.ly/110EIz.
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Back from Google's "Breakthrough Learning" conference, John Merrow has some hopes and fears around technology in the classroom: http://bit.ly/1nJjvE
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I've just returned from a 2-day conference at Google that featured giants in the field of innovation and technology in education. The message was clear: schools must adapt or they'll fail.
Learning Matters Teachers: inspired, exhausted and poor. The Teacher Salary Project aims to change that! http://bit.ly/gyWPO
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Last week, GOOD magazine published The GOOD 100 a sort of Martha Stewart 'good things' for the non-profit world. One of the list's education-related
ED101, Inc. RT Learning Matters: What should students be learning in their 2 Million Minutes in school? The Future of Learning: http://bit.ly/2UGPWh
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The average student spends two million minutes in high school. What do they do with all that time? How do they spend it? Bob Compton, a venture capitalist
October 27 at 9:32am
Learning Matters An inheritance no one wants: a $260 million deficit. Robert C. Bobb tries to save Detroit Public Schools with Bill Cosby's help. Read more: http://bit.ly/2LOPo2
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Robert Bobb was appointed to a 1-year term that expires at the end of February. The veteran public administrator was serving as President of the Washington, DC Board of Education, a post he was elected to in November 2006. ...
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Learning Matters Do incentives work? What have teachers done with their $25,000 prizes from Milken? Great conversation happening over on John's blog...check it out and join in! http://bit.ly/4BdFRp
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Lowell Milken is a businessman and philanthropist. Since 1987, his foundation, Milken Family Foundation, has been surprising outstanding teachers with a $25,000 cash prize for their work. It's all part ...
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Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kP6cDoIH
(it's in our latest Ed Beat post along with much more here http://bit.ly/3DFik3.)
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President Obama opens kids' eyes by reading Maurice Sendak's picture book "Where the Wild Things Are" at the 2009 White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 2009. (public domain)
Learning Matters Let the wild rumpus start! Obama reads Where the Wild Things Are, teachers use it in lessons, and children (young and old) can't wait to see the movie! Are you going to see it (with friends or kids)? http://bit.ly/3DFik3
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The highly-anticipated film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are comes out this week. Today, the New York Times's Learning Network
Learning Matters Can a $25,000 prize to a teacher affect change in a school? Do incentives really work? John Merrow talks with Lowell Milken about his annual prize giveaway to find out. http://bit.ly/3xTuaF
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Lowell Milken is a businessman and philanthropist. Since 1987, his foundation, Milken Family Foundation, has been surprising outstanding teachers with a $25,000 cash prize for their work. It's all part ...
Learning Matters John's recent post got us wondering: how are teachers using technology in the classroom? What's working, what's not and what needs improving? Join the discussion on Facebook: http://bit.ly/XiOGu.
Learning Matters Can access to technology democratize education? Why aren't more schools using technology productively? John Merrow takes on the digital divide. http://bit.ly/zvbk8
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I vividly remember a physician friend of mine, Dr. Karen Hein, saying that, for AIDS, asthma and other health problems, geography was destiny. She meant that poverty and the problems associated with it were key determinants of health. ...
Learning Matters Obama & Arne Duncan want to hear from students! 2 minute videos and 3 winners get $1,000. Deadline Nov 2. http://bit.ly/KyOAd
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