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Getting Kids Access to College About More Than Politics
Most of the reactions I’ve been seeing to last night’s State of the Union address fall predictably into three camps:...
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Changing the Experience of First-Generation College Goers
At KnowledgeWorks early college high schools, we create individualized learning plans for students, provide them the necessary supports and create...
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Success at Frederick Douglass High School
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. are visiting Frederick Douglass High School to discuss new...
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Competency Education Series: Policy Brief Two
Competency Education Series: Policy Brief Two examines three federal innovation competitions to better understand their impact on the growth of...
Published: June 6, 2013
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Kick Start Your Staff Morale with K-TECH (Part 5): Honor Staff Contributions
Take some time to think about how you have honored your staff in the past and what you might do...
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Competency Education Series: Policy Brief One
Competency Education Series: Policy Brief One includes a working definition for competency education, examples of states doing the work and suggestions...
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High School Race to the Top
This paper provides an overview of the 10 Essential Elements for high school reform as well as real-world examples from...
Published: March 28, 2013
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Note Making: Brain Exercise to Enhance Reading Comprehension Skills
Reading is a fundamental task and too many students are not demonstrating mastery of reading comprehension and inference skills.
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An ESEA State Waiver Strategy
States are in dire need of comprehensive education reform that embraces a new way of thinking – a shift from...
Published: December 19, 2012
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Kick Start Your Classroom with K-TECH (Part 3): Four Tips for Authentic Student Empowerment
Students who feel authentically empowered within their classroom and school are more engaged in the work and demonstrate better behavior...
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A Guide to School Improvement Grant Implementation
A Guide to School Improvement Grant Implementation
Published: May 22, 2012
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Comments on Proposed District Race to the Top Program
Read KnowledgeWorks comments to the U.S. Department of Education about their proposed District Race to the Top Program.
Published: June 8, 2011
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy