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The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is reading yet more about assessments...this time about common assessments and how they could change the role of NAEP. Thanks EdWeek. What are your thoughts on common assessments?
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For decades, when elected officials, researchers, educators, and parents have wanted a clear-eyed measure of what students know in a range of subjects, they have turned to an authoritative source: the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation wants to know your thoughts on how teachers should best be used in assessment of students.
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The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is reading about the amazing Harlem Children's Zone in EdWeek and wondering what you think about successful efforts like the HCZ? Can they be brought to scale? Is that a priority? Should it be?
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The Harlem Children’s Zone, a high-profile New York City initiative that combines charter schools with wraparound community services for minority students and their low-income families, is showing dramatic ...
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Is reading about what it takes to succeed in the 21st Century and how New Englanders are faring
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Quincy, MA - At a time of historic economic uncertainty, a new Nellie Mae Education Foundation report finds that in order for New Englanders to prosper in a rapidly changing economy and society, there will need to be a change in the way all of the region’s citizens are educated.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation wants to know about the work your organization is doing in New England to personalize educational experiences for students. Tell us what you think about personalized learning, and take a look at our Catalyst for Change awards.
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Applicant organizations should be devoted to expanding educational opportunity and improving academic outcomes for underserved students in New England. The mission of the applicant organization should ...
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation want to know what you think: Would data-driven consumer protection for higher ed. help protect student interests?
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The U.S. higher education marketplace is complex. It boasts multiple stakeholders, among them taxpayers, parents, federal and state governments, colleges and universities and of course the students. But there is only one real customer—the individual who chooses to pursue an education.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is reading a New England Journal of Higher Ed. piece about the role colleges could take in secondary school reform authored by two members of the New England Secondary School Consortium
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In the current issue of the New England Journal of Higher Education, The New England Secondary School Consortium’s David Ruff and Stephen Abbott invite colleges to take an active role in secondary school reform, citing the importance of working together regionally. ...
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is mourning the passing of Ted Sizer.
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With the death of Theodore R. Sizer, precollegiate education has lost one of its most influential thinkers and a founder of the contemporary movement to improve schools.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is seeking applications from organizations across New England that are working to personalize students’ educational experiences. Up to twelve applications will be awarded a one-time grant of $50,000. Click the link for more on our Catalyst for Change Awards.
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Applicant organizations should be devoted to expanding educational opportunity and improving academic outcomes for underserved students in New England. The mission of the applicant organization should ...
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation The Board on Testing and Assessment, a part of the National Research Council, wrote a letter to Secretary Duncan urging the Department of Education to “pursue vigorously the use of multiple indicators of what students know and can do,” in the Race to the Top competition. What are your thoughts on this?
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While the U.S. Department of Education finalizes its rules for doling out $4 billion to states in the Race to the Top competition, a group of prominent testing experts is cautioning federal education officials ...