Daily Archives: April 12, 2018

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

Advertisements This article provides an interesting look into how teenager behaviors have changed since the smartphone. One day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas. She answered her phone—she’s had an iPhone since she … Continue reading

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A New Thought on Testing

Advertisements This week in the State of Texas we began the first round of “testing”. In the elementary grades, it was Reading and Math, and in the High School level it consists of English I and English II test. Round … Continue reading

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Tom Loveless: Billions Have Been Spent on Standards Based Reforms: Was It Worth It?

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Arizona Supreme Court Denies In-State Tuition for Dreamers

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Letting Students Re-Take Tests: A Classroom Dilemma Over Goals for Schools*

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