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Winter 2012 / Vol. 12, No. 1

Budget Buster

Teachers sue to protect pensions

By and  
Briefs, Journal, The Legal Beat  

Unions and the Public Interest

Is collective bargaining for teachers good for students?

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Forum, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Unions and Collective Bargaining  

Green Dot Takeover

The Locke school story leaves questions unanswered

By  
Books, Journal, On Top of the News, Reviews  

Academic Value of Non-Academics

The case for keeping extracurriculars

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Features, Homepage, Inside Schools, Journal, On Top of the News  

“Hedge-Fund Guy” Emails Support to School Reformers

A conversation with Whitney Tilson

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Briefs, Interview, Journal  

When the Best is Mediocre

Developed countries far outperform our most affluent suburbs
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View the Global Report Card
View the Methodological Appendix

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Features, Homepage, International, Journal, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

A Different Role for Teachers Unions

Cooperation brings high scores in Canada and Finland

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Features, Journal, Unions and Collective Bargaining  

The International Experience

What U.S. schools can and cannot learn from other countries
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Photos: Additional images from the Education Next-PEPG Conference

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Features, Homepage, Journal  

Seeing the Forest Instead of the Trees

Nuance needed when studying teachers unions

By  
Journal, Reviews  

Studying Teacher Moves

A practitioner’s take on what is blocking the research teachers need

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Features, Homepage, Journal, Teachers and Teaching  

NOT Your Mother’s PTA

Advocacy groups raise money, voices, hopes
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Photos: Additional images of school advocacy groups

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Features, Homepage, Journal  

Poor Results for High Achievers

New evidence on the impact of gifted and talented programs

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Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Research, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

The Flipped Classroom

Online instruction at home frees class time for learning

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Briefs, Journal, Technology, What Next  

Low Expectations

An insider’s view of ed schools

By Julia Harvey  
Briefs, Homepage, Journal, School Life, Teachers and Teaching  

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