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“A Half Century Of Student Progress” for Education Next by Jurgen Ziewe.

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Education Next: Homeschoolers more likely than public-school peers to attend community events, visit museums, and more: New analysis of Education Department data

Education Next: Homeschoolers more likely than public-school peers to attend community events, visit museums, and more: New analysis of Education Department data

Parents and others often think of school choice in terms of public school or private school. There is another option and that is homeschooling. Homeschooling is one option in the school choice menu.  What is Homeschooling?

Family Education defines homeschooling.

Homeschooling means learning outside of the public or private school environment. The word “home” is not really accurate, and neither is…

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Yale University study: Class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech

Yale University study: Class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech

Roland G. Fryer wrote in the Education Next article, “Acting White”:

“Go into any inner-city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can’t teach kids to learn.They know that parents have to parent, that children can’t achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.” —Barac…

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Poll: 60% of Americans Favor Free Public Four-Year College

Poll: 60% of Americans Favor Free Public Four-Year College

A new poll published at school reform journal Education Next states a free ride at a public four-year college is a popular concept in the country, with 60 percent of Americans supporting the idea.

According to the survey, respondents were asked two questions:

Do you support or oppose making all public two-year colleges in the United States free to attend?

Do you support or oppose making all…

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Poll: 63% Democrats, 20% Republicans Support In-State College Tuition Rates for Illegal Aliens

Poll: 63% Democrats, 20% Republicans Support In-State College Tuition Rates for Illegal Aliens

A new poll at school reform journal Education Next finds Democrats and Republicans are polarized over whether illegal aliens should be eligible to receive in-state college tuition rates in the United States.

Participants were asked if they “support or oppose allowing undocumented immigrants to be eligible for the in-state college tuition rate if they graduated from high school” in their state.

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How Will You Measure The Success Of Georgia Tech’s Low-Cost, Online CS Master’s?

How Will You Measure The Success Of Georgia Tech’s Low-Cost, Online CS Master’s? #moodlenews #edtech #edtechat #edtechchat

In 2014, the Georgia Institute of Technology first opened the doors for applicants to enroll in its already reputable master’s degree in computer science (regularly ranked in the US top ten) and be able to complete the degree completely online. It also offered it at a tuition of only $7,000, less than a sixth of the rate for the in-person degree. Despite lesser admission requirements online than…

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At Harvard there's a trophy for 8th place

At Harvard there’s a trophy for 8th place

This week Harvard’s Education Next released its yearly ranking of “Top Education Policy People and Organizations on Social Media” I am excited to say that the Network for Public Education placed four folks in the top 16!

#1 Diane Ravitch

#4 Xian Barrett

#8 Julian Vasquez Heilig

#16 Anthony Cody

I am also honored to be the #2 ranked professor in the nation. Being #2 to Diane Ravitch ain’t so bad.

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