Our thanks to the Center for Cooperative Media for hosting the Collaborative Journalism Summit. We are happy to be included! I’ll be tweeting today so follow along @Mebane_Rash and #collaborativej.
Civitas Institute released its latest poll on May 14 here. Note the questions and responses on funding for education and attitudes about the recent May 1 rally/demonstration.
It’s National Charter School Week. Note this new Charter School Facility Center website.
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New Effort to Examine Postsecondary Value
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NC no longer requires proctors. But some schools still want them for test ‘security.’
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Brown v. Board: The Untold Stories
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A look inside online learning settings in high schools
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Where have all the Chromebooks gone? Marquitta Mitchell of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina chronicles the pitfalls and triumphs of the district's 1:1 initiative and shares lessons for other district leaders.
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