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Bowles and Gintis http://newlearningonline.com/new-learning/chapter-5/bowles-and-gintis-on-schooling-in-the-united-states

Dear persecuted college conservative: You are not oppressed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-persecuted-college-conservative_us_584a4179e4b0151082221a02

TFA-Truth for America on Teach for America Podcast (several episodes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isugd4zHibU

TFA drop in recruits -Alan Singer Huff Post @http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/teach-for-america-fails-s_b_10317922.html

Handshake Classroom Management http://www.edutopia.org/classroom-management-teacher-tips-video

Pedophilia: a disorder not a crime http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/opinion/pedophilia-a-disorder-not-a-crime.html

Black white achievement gap https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2015018.aspx

New teacher survival guide https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/07/15/new-teachers/?utm_source=newsletter20150919/

the mirage of teacher development http://tntp.org/assets/documents/TNTP-Mirage_2015.pdf

Dropout trends 1972-2012 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015015

Teaching social skills to improve grades and life. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/building-social-skills-to-do-well-in-math/

Students' Bill of Rights. http://www.sturights.org/ **http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gendiy/11-rights-all-students-should-have_b_7548654.html **

Counseling Gap & college readiness http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/CollegeReadinessPaperFINALJune.pdf

Adolescent success a Developmental approach https://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/foundations-young-adult-success-developmental-framework?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Foundations%20for%20Young%20Adult%20Success%3A%20A%20Developmental%20Framework&utm_campaign=Wallace%20Report%20Blast

How schools kill creativity http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66

effects of better neighborhoods http://www.nber.org/papers/w21156.pdf

Report on social factors that impede student achievement http://www.epi.org/publication/five-social-disadvantages-that-depress-student-performance-why-schools-alone-cant-close-achievement-gaps/

Finland's great educational success http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/?no-ist=

Social & emotional development new school reform frontier http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2015/05/01-price-nclb/Price--Education-42815.pdf?la=en

Anabel video http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/your-money/essays-about-work-and-class-that-caught-a-colleges-eye.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0

Multisensory stimulation for education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RH8rVBglg&feature=youtu.be

the Puerto Rican Problem http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/the-puerto-rican-problem

2015 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning? http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2015/03/24-brown-center-report-loveless?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16694722&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--s0R9X-ngeuSh5xsAXAaZu9jE8Dr2YWdfRLhOa3lowI7TT98-8zSvJxa86dIvoxbY9IFCk99S6XpoPMR3zXZdc0wfC8g&_hsmi=16694722

Critical classrooms, critical kids https://criticalclassrooms.wordpress.com/

Early Dropout fact sheet http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015066.pdf

Carnegie Unit new report (2015) http://cdn.carnegiefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Carnegie_Unit_Report.pdf

Chocolate lovers travel- http://www.lovehomeswap.com/blog/latest-news/chocolate-lovers-travel-guide

** "Poverty as Disability: Neuroscience, Poor Children and Special Education" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quyIbsjpv44

John Baldessari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7V4GyEuXA

Teaching for academic rigor http://www.marzanocenter.com/files/Teaching-for-Rigor-20140318.pdf

Charter schools Equity and fairness for all? http://www.uft.org/seeing-believing/equity-and-fairness-all

Plagiarism in the digital age https://www.gse.upenn.edu/diversity/sites/gse.upenn.edu.diversity/files/EJ1006EthicalFINAL.pdf

STEM mid-level skills lead needed--community college http://jff.org/sites/default/files/publications/materials/Middle-Skill-STEM-State-Policy-Framework-100914.pdf

Minerva new univ model https://minerva.kgi.edu/ http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=iosapp

Differentiate instruction for diverse learners http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-ways-to-plan-john-mccarthy?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090314%20enews%20diverselearners%20ngm%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=feature1hed&spMailingID=9363184&spUserID=MjcyNTEyNzI5NjIS1&spJobID=380218863&spReportId=MzgwMjE4ODYzS0

NYS 20% decline on teacher certification tests http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/nyregion/teacher-certifications-decline-as-new-york-state-uses-tougher-exams.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Equitable schools http://www.lowsesschools.nsw.edu.au/Portals/0/upload/resfile/Professor_Bob_Lingard_Making_multiple_differences_2011.pdf

What it means to be a public educator http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/11/12/what-it-really-means-to-be-a-public-school-educator-today/

Pew on the greatest dangers in the world http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/16/greatest-dangers-in-the-world/

CA-low income correlation with truancy http://oag.ca.gov/truancy/2014

A better picture of poverty (poorest NYC elementary schools have the highest absenteeism) http://www.newschool.edu/milano/nycaffairs/documents/BetterPictureofPoverty_PA_FINAL_000.pdf

Deeper learning outcomes http://www.air.org/resource/evidence-deeper-learning-outcomes

New era of educational assessment http://jff.org/sites/default/files/publications/materials/A-New-Era-for-Educational-Assessment-092414_0.pdf

Chcago Middle school study of college readiness http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/Middle%20Grades%20Report.pdf

NPR east ramapo school board (The american life) http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/534/a-not-so-simple-majority http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york/american-life-takes-east-ramapo-school-kerfuffle

ADHD --most commonly diagnosed "psychiactric illness" for kids 4-17 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html?emc=eta1&_r=0&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Opinion&action=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article

Habits of mind http://smartblogs.com/education/2014/07/15/habits-for-success-in-school-and-life/?utm_source=brief

Character factor: Measures and Impact of Drive and Prudence http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2014/10/22%20character%20factor%20opportunity%20reeves/22_character_factor_opportunity_reeves.pdf

TED commandments http://blog.prezi.com/latest/2014/9/3/what-does-it-really-take-to-reach-the-speaking-worlds-bigges.html?utm_source=whatsnewoct&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blog

GED models to move dropouts to college http://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/Beyond_the_GED_FR_0.pdf

10 year longitudinal study following HS sophomores http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014363.pdf

Inequality matters https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2yrq0288llo6it/Inequality%20Matters.pdf?dl=0&utm_source=William%20T.%20Grant%2BFoundation%2BList&utm_campaign=45ae1bb199-Inequality%20Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_13a06427e1-45ae1bb199-225746477

Delaying childbearing and improving the educational attainment http://www.childtrends.org/?publications=what-if-you-earned-a-diploma-and-delayed-parenthood-intergenerational-simulations-of-delayed-childbearing-and-increased-education

Creating Pathways to prosperity http://www.agi.harvard.edu/pathways/CreatingPathwaystoProsperityReport2014.pdf

__Best teaching videos __ http://www.edudemic.com/best-video-sites-for-teachers/ http://www.saludaschools.org/Page/2257

Cognitive processing and memory http://www.numyspace.co.uk/~unn_tsmc4/prac/labs/depth/craiklock.pdf

__Books on the Brain __ http://patwolfe.com/pat-wolfes-annotated-bibliography-of-books-on-the-brain/

poverty podcasts Pedro Noguera http://www.boldapproach.org/bba-basics-podcast

__deblasio __ http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/mar/27/new-york-charters-against-deblasio/?insrc=hpbl

__Gallup report on State of America's schools __ http://www.gallup.com/strategicconsulting/168422/state-america-schools-report.aspx

Center on standards and Assessments https://www.obaverse.net/1/pluginfile.php/19884/mod_resource/content/1/AcadLangResourcesBRIEF_ShaferWillner2014.pdf

Performance Screens for School Improvement: The Case of Teacher Tenure Reform in New York City http://www.caldercenter.org/publications/upload/WP-115.pdf

Teacher evals by classroom observations
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2014/05/13%20teacher%20evaluation/evaluating%20teachers%20with%20classroom%20observations.pdf

James Baldwin A letter to my nephew http://progressive.org/archive/1962/december/letter

Student graduation rates, motivation, and engagement Edweek report (2014) http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2014/06/05/index.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1

Dropout or push out?
http://www.gallup.com/strategicconsulting/168422/state-america-schools-report.aspx

Preventable failure-support in the 9th grade http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/On-Track%20Validation%20RS.pdf

Preschool study and reasons for absences http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/Pre-K%20Attendance%20Report.pdf

NYC arts HS chooses tests over talents (Alan Singer)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/nyc-arts-high-school-pick_b_5227898.html

Building a grad nation http://gradnation.org/sites/default/files/17548_BGN_Report_FinalFULL_5.2.14.pdf

NCES grad rate report http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014391.pdf =Sugata Mitra & His Education Ideas = http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/04/08/the-best-posts-videos-about-sugata-mitra-his-education-ideas/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter What we can learn from Finland's teachers http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/15/what-if-finlands-great-teachers-taught-in-u-s-schools-not-what-you-think/ http://pasisahlberg.com/finnish-lessons/presentations/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/?no-ist

Why school reform fails David Berliner http://www.educationviews.org/why-almost-all-school-reform-efforts-have-failed/ What if Finland's great teachers taught in U.S. schools?

Survey of NYC teachers---what teachers want UFT 2014 http://www.uft.org/feature-stories/what-teachers-say

May day Industrial workers of the world! http://www.iww.org/

Innovations to build on (for schools & community) http://nycfuture.org/pdf/Innovations-to-Build-On-Info.pdf

Friend & Cook --models of interaction in Special ed. http://edwardjmiller.com/Kennedy%20Blvd/Friend%20et%20al%20%282010%29.pdf

Play and Self regulations in early childhood http://earlychildhoodcolorado.org/Portals/0/NewsArticles/Files/6-1-article-play-and-self-regulation.pdf

Linda Darling Hammond on CCSS-use tests to improve, not punish. http://prospect.org/article/pencils-out brown after 60 years-Richard Rothstein http://www.epi.org/publication/brown-at-60-why-have-we-been-so-disappointed-what-have-we-learned/?utm_source=Economic+Policy+Institute&utm_campaign=a9d0e279bd-EPI_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-a9d0e279bd-55928217

pedagogy of the oppressed & NCLB-Peter McClaren http://monthlyreview.org/2006/07/01/the-pedagogy-of-oppression-a-brief-look-at-no-child-left-behind

18 education filmsResistance http://dianeravitch.net/2014/04/07/what-do-we-call-our-side-the-resistance/ Larry Cuban on Common Core http://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/why-common-core-standards-will-succeed/

common core problem http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/opinion/the-problem-with-the-common-core.html?_r=1

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2013/08/common_core_tests_are_not_good.html

NYC in picture then & now http://twentytwowords.com/photos-new-york-city-storefronts-taken-10-years-apart-show-gentrification-decay-36-pictures/

Assembly line education http://truth-out.org/news/item/13732-a-model-t-education-public-schooling-on-the-assembly-line

early childhoodhttp://www.buildinitiative.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Early%20Head%20Start-Child%20Care%20Partnerships%20Resource%20List.pdf// Getting ready for quality http://www.californiatomorrow.org/media/gettingready.pdfEarly headstarthttp://www.buildinitiative.org/OurWork/StateandLocal/StateLocalSystems/EarlyHeadStart-ChildCarePartnerships.aspx//

oral lang, reading & ELLshttp: www.edweek.org/media/ed%20week%20webinar%20presentation.pdf CCSS & ECEhttp://www.edweek.org/media/140312-earlyedstandards.pdfculturally responsive pedagogy http://www.edweek.org/media/crt_research.pdfteacher who appreciates childrenhttp://dianeravitch.net/2013/11/14/teacher-meg-norriss-to-her-students-i-love-you-and-believe-in-you/ difference between practice and theorieshttp://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/the-difference-between-practice-and-theory/// benefits of UPK for children of colorhttp: www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/PreschoolBenefits-brief-2.pdf Students and teachers as equalshttp://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/subverting-the-system-student-and-teacher-as-equals/Don't test small childrenhttp://dianeravitch.net/2013/11/17/nancy-carlsson-paige-and-randi-weingarten-stop-testing-little-children/class size matters (more students for better prepared teachers)http://www.edexcellence.net/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/20131119-Right-Sizing-the-Classroom-Making-the-Most-of-Great-Teachers-FINAL.pdfJonathon Kozol on poverty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owsAtOEzYw How Bill Gates bought the CCSS http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wBuK5Rohq9E/UyDzkZdIBbI/AAAAAAAAL88/nI3X-wi5LSw/s1600/How-Bill-Gates-Bought-the-Common-Core-image1.jpg class size does matterhttp://nepc.colorado.edu/files/pb_-_class_size.pdfhttp://www.edutopia.org/education-reform-documentaries?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=022614%20enews%20(actives%20AB%2030%20percent%206-9AM%2040K%20throttle)%20oscars%20remainder&utm_content=&spMailingID=8047899&spUserID=MjcyNTEyNzI5NjIS1&spJobID=122197656&spReportId=MTIyMTk3NjU2S0 CCSS -regents question validityhttp://www.alternet.org/education/education-advocates-balk-new-yorks-common-core-tweaksComing revolution in public eduhttp://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/the-coming-revolution-in-public-education/275163/ Classroom Mgt & T Prephttp://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Future_Teachers_Classroom_Management_NCTQ_Report// Minorities teachers are still lacking http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/education/teaching-degree-minority-enrollment-lags-study-shows.html?ref=us&_r=0CCSS doubles down on NCLBhttp: www.utahnsagainstcommoncore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Double-DownGraphic.png Responsive disciplinehttp://stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org/post/order-classroom-new-school-works-craft-meaningful-discipline-policy-works// Closing expectations gaphttp: www.achieve.org/files/2013ClosingtheExpectationsGapReport.pdfnutrition and the first 1000 days from conception on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMMsQj6HWbM Youtube on PISA by AFT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf9UVg-TdH0#t=188PISA study 2013 http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/?newsflash=trueteacher observations for evaluation http://edpolicyinca.org/sites/default/files/PACE%20Policy%20Brief%2013-5_WEB.pdf State policies for improving teachinghttp://www.educationjustice.org/news/december-5-2013-how-states-can-provide-excellent-teaching-for-all-students.html// guide for diverse quality teachinghttp: www.otlcampaign.org/sites/default/files/teaching-quality-policy-guide.pdf assessing and approving character and cognition http://www.nber.org/papers/w19656.pdf?new_window=1grad for students with disabilitieshttp://www.achieve.org/files/Achieve%20-%20NCEO%20-%20Graduation%20Requirements%2013Nov2013.pdf// standards review http://edrev.info/essays/v15n1.pdfLinda Darling Hammond on Attacks on Teacher Preparation http://chalkboardproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Teacher-Education-the-American-Future-JTE.pdfReading the emotionshttp: well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/i-know-how-youre-feeling-i-read-chekhov/ Diane Ravitchhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/education/loud-voice-fighting-tide-of-new-trend-in-education.html?emc=eta1&_r=0// Dignity Act for all students vimeo http://vimeopro.com/isnetworked/mid-hudson-region/video/71499128 Corporate Ed CCSShttp: www.commondreams.org/view/2013/06/26-2 leaving no child behind Rothstein http://prospect.org/article/leaving-no-child-left-behind-behind NY Small schools higher grad ratehttp://mdrc.org/news/press-release/new-findings-show-new-york-city%E2%80%99s-small-high-schools-continue-significantly-raise Child Developmenthttp://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html (0-5)http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/guide/index.cfm

http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/devmile.htm

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/fcs465.pdf

Early speech& language development http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/speechandlanguage.aspxVygotsky on development http://www.ethicalpolitics.org/wits/vygotsky-development.pdf

Learning From Latinos: Contexts, Families, and Child Development in Motionhttp: www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/dev-46-3-559.pdf Christine Sleeter on Learning disabilities http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/1261/1292

Why Is There Learning Disabilities? A Critical Analysis of the Birth of the Field in Its Social Context
Malawi child development milestones http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01008.x/full

Culture and early childhood dev. in Handbook of Research in Early childhood research & global policy 142- http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gO07alxY4ZYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA142&dq=cross+culture+view+of+child+developmental+milestones+&ots=Mx-fLJfcXY&sig=w9NGZjyBpqEyEH2aaiNf9PNSsoI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Inequality matters http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/Inequality%20Matters.pdf

LDHammond on EdTPA http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/27_04/27_04_darling-hammond_hyler.shtml?utm_source=V27-4+Summer+Outreach+to+Professors&utm_campaign=edTPAtoProfs6-25-13&utm_medium=email

Linda on Teachers as Scapegoats http://www.alternet.org/education/teachers-make-handy-scapegoats-spiraling-inequality-really-what-ails-our-education-system

wrong answer to wrong question--need critical TEd not stadardization http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/27_04/27_04_madeloni-gorlewski.shtml?utm_source=V27-4+Summer+Outreach+to+Professors&utm_campaign=edTPAtoProfs6-25-13&utm_medium=email

Teacher workforce in the first five years http://www.nber.org/papers/w19096.pdf

Preschool investiment http://www.nber.org/papers/w19077.pdf

Poem for our times 2001 National sercurity http://chestertownspy.com/2013/06/12/poem-for-our-times-national-security-by-stanley-salett/

Dropout prevention http://www.nber.org/papers/w19014.pdf

Quinn's lesser focus on Teacher test scores http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/05/8529935/teacher-evaluations-quinn-wants-minimal-role-test-scores-and-sunset

NCEE What does it really mean to be college & work ready? http://www.ncee.org/college-and-work-ready/

High achieving low income students http://www.brookings.edu/about/Projects/BPEA/latest-conference/2013-spring-selective-colleges-income-diversity-hoxby

WestEd Webinars (RTI, Common Core, Literacy) http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/print/htdocs/smu/webinars/past.htm

No rich child left behind Sean Reardon http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/no-rich-child-left-behind/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20130429

Reversing the tide of inequality http://www.civilrights.org/publications/reports/education-equity-report/reversing-the-rising-tide-of.html

Pearson & standardized tests http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/education/texas-legislators-seek-to-pare-standardized-tests.html?src=rechpt

TFA in CA teaching ELLs cloaking inequality http://cloakinginequity.com/2013/04/22/v-for-victory-teach-for-america-ells-and-california/

Carnegie on Misclassification of Teachers based on Eval (Goldharber) http://www.carnegieknowledgenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CKN_2013_04_Goldhaber-Loeb.pdf

Teacher retires saying the profession left him http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/teacher-resignation-letter-gerald-conti_n_3046595.html

Teachers will we ever learn NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/opinion/teachers-will-we-ever-learn.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&emc=eta1

National Center for Teaching Effectiveness Publications http://www.gse.harvard.edu/cepr/publications/index.php

LAUSD college readiness report http://www.gse.harvard.edu/cepr-resources/files/news-events/sdp-lausd-cg.pdf

understanding by design--wiggins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4isSHf3SBuQ

NY Public schools in ruin (collapse of system) http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-04-03/news/system-failure-the-collapse-of-public-education/2/

Spending doesn't always help achievement http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/business/studies-highlight-benefits-of-early-education.html?_r=1&

Center for resilient children http://www.centerforresilientchildren.org/

fossil fuels--alternatives NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/sunday-review/life-after-oil-and-gas.html?hp&_r=0

Project Based Learning --transforming a HS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlg-nsGi7V0&feature=player_embedded

How well are Am students learning International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and Trends in International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2013/03/18-brown-center-report-loveless

Do charter schools help student achievement http://www.ncspe.org/publications_files/OP216.pdf

Turnaround low performing Elem schools in Chicago https://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/Turnaround%20Report%20-%20Long%20Version%20FINAL.pdf

Charter Schools in NYC http://credo.stanford.edu/documents/NYC_report_2013_FINAL_20130219.pdf

Little Black Sambo http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17824/17824-h/17824-h.htm

Gary Rubinstein, TFA-Ed reform http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/teachers-and-policy-makers-troubling-disconnect/ http://garyrubinstein.teachforus.org/2012/11/25/open-letters-to-reformers-i-know-part-1-whitney-tilson/

PS grads and dropouts & common core http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013309

Today in Poverty The Nation's 10 wishlist http://www.thenation.com/blog/171843/today-poverty-education-wish-list

Is demography destiny? http://www.citylimits.org/multimedia/2012/is-demography-still-destiny#.UPN06LY3_MM

NYC readiness for colloege http://www.citylimits.org/conversations/186/college-readiness?utm_source=12-4&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Monthly

NY Rising Cuomo--state of the state, education report --full day pre-K http://inhabitat.com/nyc/governor-cuomos-2013-state-of-the-state-calls-for-extreme-weather-preparation-focus-on-clean-tech-and-assault-weapon-ban/new-york-rising-cuomo-state/ Chapter 2 Education plans 61-82

8th grade latino students lagging behind http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/us-hispanic-students-slip-international-education-ranking-age/story?id=17938226

gates and teacher evaluation research http://educationviews.org/understanding-the-gates-foundations-measuring-effective-teachers-project/

http://www.thenation.com/blog/171843/today-poverty-education-wish-list#

Myths on Reading & Phonics and Benefit of HW **http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/11/27/two-education-myths-stifle-learning#disqus_thread**

Making a difference movie http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com/

Bloomberg flunks in creating new schools with high achievement http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/gonzalez-bloomy-flunking-school-moves-article-1.1202976

21 years from birth on in 7500 still images http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d-4i2ZlqLsI#at=352

Illiteracy in America http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/illiteracy-in-america-infographic_b51032

Action Research Project Wiki http://actionresearchprojects.wikispaces.com/

Classroom youtubes environment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisjQEhoZYc&feature=g-vrec

Overview of reading instruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxjiVmxJ4mI&feature=plcp

Chicago Teacher Rap http://www.rebeldiaz.com/

Questionable results of standards Harvard Study http://mcrel.typepad.com/mcrel_blog/2012/09/do-standards-actually-work.html

NYC school performance bonuses http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1114.html

Learning denied in CA's largest school districts: Case for equitable access to effective teaching. http://www.edtrust.org/west/publication/learning-denied-the-case-for-equitable-access-to-effective-teaching-in-california%E2%80%99s

Teaching adolescents to become learners-non-cognitive factors http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/teaching-adolescents-become-learners-role-noncognitive-factors-shaping-school

Teen pregnancy & drop outs http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/default.aspx

Diane Ravitch 2012 latest book http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PgcKHJGz-M

Chicago Teachers Strike-Amy Goodman http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/13/chicago-teachers-strike-education

The Demise of Guys http://www.ted.com/talks/zimchallenge.html

NYC teachers denied tenure after 3 years http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/nyregion/nearly-half-of-new-york-city-teachers-are-denied-tenure-in-2012.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share

The toxic culture of Stuyvesant http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/toxic-culture-stuyvesant-article-1.1133947?localLinksEnabled=false

http://dianeravitch.net/2012/07/23/your-homework-berliner-on-education-and-inequality/ 30 years after ANAR http://dianeravitch.net/2013/04/24/david-berliner-on-a-nation-at-risk-three-decades-of-lies/
 * berliner** on inequality (2012)

More teaching for TCert http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/nyregion/with-new-standards-going-beyond-paper-and-pencil-to-license-teachers.html?emc=eta1

Huff Post inside the ach. gap http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/23/achievement-gap-chasm-in-the-classroom_n_1613312.html?page=2

WSJ-should teachers be assessed by student test scores http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304723304577366023832205042.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle

Ed in the big apple-No system to train assess and dismiss teachers. http://mets2006.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/disgraceful-why-has-the-department-failed-to-develop-a-system-to-trainassessdismiss-teachers/

Teacher assessment (Pearson) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/education/new-procedure-for-teaching-license-draws-protest.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&ref=pearsonplc

The global achievement gap http://www.tonywagner.com/resources/the-global-achievement-gap

John Taylor Gatto The Underground History of American Education http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm

Dawn of the dept village voice http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-04-04/news/will-student-defaults-on-loans-bring-down-the-u-s-economy/

PD wiki resource site. http://pdsupport.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/

Rethinking Education (George Carlin some X rated language) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIva2she5HQ&feature=related

Khan Academy Teacher to the world http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse http://www.hackeducation.com/2010/11/17/salman-khan-teacher-to-the-world/ http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=21812

Low performing schools' teachers will take a new licensing test http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/teachers-at-low-scoring-schools-to-take-new-test-1338882.html

No one wants to be my friend. Werner Herzog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlJ5Y4W81Yg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6M-W1wSDEI&feature=related

What is curriculum? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IGTjrYOUYE&feature=related

Heidi Jacobs Curriculum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8etEUVzo2GE&feature=related

teacher diversity matters

a decade of NCLB failure http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/a-decade-of-no-child-left-behind-lessons-from-a-policy-failure/2012/01/05/gIQAeb19gP_blog.html?fb_ref=NetworkNews

Youtube --How do we educate our children? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U&feature=player_embedded

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/11/teacher_diversity.html http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/11/increasing_teacher_diversity.html

pedro noguera on poverty http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/93/3/8.full

Condition of Education 2011 []

Co-inquiry Laurie & Jessica http://digitalcommons.nl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=ie

NCLR-Charter schools-important piece of education puzzle http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_us/news/blog/charter_schools_-_a_piece_of_the_education_puzzle/

Ending social promotion in NYC http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG894.html

Harlem Children's Zone--achievement http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15473

=Rational Ignorance in Education: A Field Experiment in Student Plagiarism= http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15672

=Identifying Effective Classroom Practices Using Student Achievement Data= http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15803

Teach for America http://epicpolicy.org/files/PB-TeachAmerica-Heilig.pdf

** Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences ** http://www.urban.org/publications/412126.html

** A Century Apart: New Measures of Well-being for U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups ** http://www.measureofamerica.org/acenturyapart/

Rethinking Teacher Evaluation: Findings from the First Year of the Excellence in Teaching Project in Chicago Public Schools http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/content/publications.php?pub_id=143

CA higher ed Master plan http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=916

Struggling 4th graders with reading: an international experience http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009013

Small HSs in NYC http://www.mdrc.org/publications/560/overview.html

US children's well-being http://childstats.gov/americaschildren/index.asp

Live or Internet-student outcomes http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16089

Investing in our young people http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16201

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010015

School tracking study http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16914

Student performance & teacher eval http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR917.html

Teacher effectiveness http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16885

Effective schools-teacher hiring http://papers.nber.org/papers/w17177 Teacher Turnover & student achievement http://papers.nber.org/papers/w17176

LAUSD Teacher quality http://www.nctq.org/tr3/consulting/losangeles.jsp

HS grad study http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011462

crime and violence report-NCES- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011320

What makes KIPP work http://www.ncspe.org/list-papers.php

Testing students to grade teachers []

Diane Ravitch Waiting for a school miracle []

5 myths about American schools (Wash Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-americas-schools/2011/05/09/AFunW27G_story.html

What Arne Duncan really thinks http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/what-arne-duncan-was-maybe-thinking-in-his-letter-to-teachers/2011/05/04/AFdX3urF_blog.html#pagebreak

Alfie Kohn Articles Poor teaching for poor children http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/poor.htm

Myths and realities of education http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/how_to_unite_us_squabbling_education_wonks/2011/05/03/AF9BDoiF_blog.html

Rhee--Erase to the top http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2011/04/rhee-reformer.html

Krashen youtube on poverty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcootlU9lc

Democratic vs capitalistic schooling []

the high costs of low teacher salaries http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/01eggers.html?emc=eta1

Why teachers matter? http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/960546--saving-public-education-why-teachers-matter

CUNY and remedial students http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/nyregion/04remedial.html

NYC teacher denied tenure based on Value Added formula http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/education/07winerip.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&emc=eta1

Highlights of Pisa http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011004

What is the price of college http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011175

Reform that works--pre-K education http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/the-first-step-in-education-re.html

school reform and teacher evaluation youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpmQZ5MXs8c

Rhee-duncan-Gates Reforms-http://dailycensored.com/2010/12/17/fire-teachers-reappoint-rhee-legend-of-the-fall-pt-iii/

How the world's most improved school systems keep getting better http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/Social_Sector/our_practices/Education/Knowledge_Highlights/How%20School%20Systems%20Get%20Better.aspx Teacher Effectiveness http://www.teachingquality.org/sites/default/files/TG_effectiveness_mar30.pdf

Cracks in the Ivory Tower (Chester Finn) http://www.edexcellence.net/doc/cracksintheivorytower/Cracks_in_the_Ivory_Tower_Full.pdf

TCR--link for articles (thru LIU) http://www.tcrecord.org.cwplib.proxy.liu.edu/library/

Diane Ravitch vs. Chester Finn on local control http://www.edexcellence.net/gadfly/index.cfm?issue=614#a6624

Overemphasis on testing hurting schools http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/nov/04/overemphasis-testing-hurting-schools/#comments

Human rights and the prison system http://www.care2.com:80/causes/human-rights/blog/the-u-s-prison-system-a-multimillion-dollar-industry/

CA standardized tests http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/csttechrpt08.pdf fire all bad teacher--they are to blame http://www.newsweek.com/2010/03/05/why-we-must-fire-bad-teachers.html

math acheivement http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16577160?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

How Tests spur memory for L2 vocab http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/64316/title/How_testing_improves_memory

Teacher to teacher for assistance and review http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/05/par.html

Teacher bonus pay little affect on student test scores http://www.performanceincentives.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=561&ModuleID=48&NEWSPID=1

Drop out prevention strategy http://application.jff.org/dropout/index.php

Double dose of alegra instruction http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/downloads/3147double-dose_jree.pdf

TEACHER RESEARCH

ESL teacher's L2 learning experiences "walking in students' shoes" []

Peer collaboration in teacher research http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/77/77

Teacher research on integrating technology http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/82/82

Teachers' transformative processes http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/87/88

Beginning teacher research process http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/37/42

Networks--Online teacher research journal

Teacher research: learning to listen http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/136/135

Creating an ESL program in Madrid http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/51/54

Learning from others Middle school English teachers http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/132/132

Discovering action research evolving research question http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/97/98

Teacher Research in Spain http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/109/110

What counts a legitimate teacher research http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/109/110

Book Review-Intro to Practitioner Research http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/202/212

Review of Creating equitable classrooms through classroom inquiry http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/178/178

Teacher educators' narratives http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/issue/view/26 Reflection in Teacher education http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/98/99

Self study of Teacher education mentoring (Dubetz) http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/55/58 PD in elementary school to improve student literacy http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/issue/view/26

Reflective practices in a self study http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/issue/view/24

Mentoring the mentor http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/networks/article/view/115/116

Prob with using student test scores to evaluate teachers (Eva Baker, Linda DH) http://epi.3cdn.net/b9667271ee6c154195_t9m6iij8k.pdf

Black white achievement gap http://www.ets.org/research/policy_research_reports/pic-bwgap

Turn schools into robot factories http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/elementary-school/-this-post-was-written.html

Ravitch on merit pay http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2010/09/merit_pay_fails_another_test.html

Merit Pay (positive incentives) http://www.performanceincentives.org/data/files/pages/POINT%20REPORT_9.21.10.pdf Not school failure--it's povertyhttp://www.schoolsmatter.info/ (Oct 14, 2010)//

** [|The problem is poverty: Evidence from Gerald Brace] y**

//Charter schools and segregation http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/research/new-study-looks-at-segregation.html#more//

//tests have little to do with accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/11/22tirozzi.h29.html?tkn=XUSF8b5mbHBTbkQm06TvbscPYejUWB9tXoX8&cmp=clp-edweek//

//Test, punish, push out// //http://www.advancementproject.org/digital-library/publications/test-punish-and-push-out-how-zero-tolerance-and-high-stakes-testing-fu//

//prisons=$$ http://www.care2.com:80/causes/human-rights/blog/the-u-s-prison-system-a-multimillion-dollar-industry///

//How to fix our schools Rothstein http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/ib286//

//NYC small schools enroll more advantaged students http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/JenningsPallasRpt.pdf//

//NCLB Youtube __[]__ //

//on firing teachers http://therealbillmaher.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-rule-lets-not-fire-teachers-when.html//

//Ravitch on Ed history and policy http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/14/opinion/la-oe-ravitch14-2010mar14//

//Tests and teacher accountability http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/teachers/obama-and-jay-mathews-and-teac.html//

//Berliner on raising test scores will not result in higher learning http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/berliner-why-rising-test-score.html//

//Deadly reform http://www.susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=8890//

//What students need to succeed http://www.projo.com/education/juliasteiny/content/EDWATCH_04_10-04-09_C3FSODJ_v6.2af22fd.html//

//Teacher effectiveness http://education.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/how-should-teacher-effectivene.php//

//Demerit pay http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-danziger/demerit-pay_b_349580.html//

//6th graders message to Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygXW1QnV2pE//

//Alternative to rating students with tests http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/07/intriguing_alternative_to_rati.html//

//Edl Reform presented from church on reauth of ESEA http://www.ucc.org/justice/public-education/pdfs/UCC-Comment-on-ESEA-Reauthorization.pdf//

//Parents against the attack on schools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjKFZYlVDGw//

//It's not OK to hate teachers// //http://www.ctschicago.edu/index.php/mnusocialmedia/john-thomas-blog/200-its-not-ok-to-hate-teachers// //Teacher bashing http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/another-wrong-diagnosis-good-t.html// //RTTT// //http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/race-to-the-top/// //Jim Crawford on RTTT http://www.elladvocates.org/documents/ESEA/Crawford_on_Obama_Blueprint.pdf// //RTTT lacks research base __[]__ //

//Charter Schools don't work// //http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/charter-schools/are-charter-schools-really-inn.html// //http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/education/10schools.html?_r=1&ref=sam_dillon//

//Waiting for superman// //http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sabrina-stevens-shupe/saving-schools-from-the-s_b_744314.html// //http://www.huffingtonpost.com//joel-klein/waiting-for-the-teachers-_b_738629.html Not waiting for superman http://notwaitingforsuperman.org //Rick Ayers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-ayers-/an-inconvenient-superman-_b_716420.html// //A letter to Oprah// __http://neatoday.org/2010/09/24/a-teachers-letter-to-oprah/__

Education Nation http://takingnote.learningmatters.tv/?p=4502 http://www.educationnation.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-6718iZEE&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIlsNXaF0i4&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arvfW_gISm0&feature=player_embedded

Duncan-http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6324/can_our_schools_run_on_duncan

Common Core W/o Standards http://epicpolicy.org/newsletter/2010/07/common-core-school-standards-roll-without-supporting-evidence

Democracy in peril First they came....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIpyGQxa2ZY

Worse fiscally than Bush http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Issues/Budget-Impact/2010/07/16/David-Obey-I-Leave-More-Discontented-Than-I-Started.aspx

Research Methods Website http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/introval.php

//What you didn't hear on Oprah about failing schools// //http://failingschools.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/what-you-didnt-hear-on-oprah-yesterday-part-ii///

Ax on MS even though success shown http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2010/06/17/2010-06-17_class_act_taking_a_budget_hit_successful_middle_school_program_faces_ax.html

Regents isn't college prep http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703513604575311161833145360.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories

Beetoven's 5th a la salsa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_sSnLmJN78&feature=email Bias in Teacher Tests in NY http://www.nysun.com/new-york/bias-suit-on-test-for-teachers-gets-big-boost/38398 IEP digital story telling project http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=165781&title=Digital_Storytelling_Project Fire bad teachers http://www.newsweek.com/id/234590 Diane Ravitch on NCLB & RTTT on Democ. Now http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/5/protests History of Philosophy & Psychology [|http://www.comnet.ca/~pballan/section1(210).htm] [|http://www.comnet.ca/~pballan/HistPsyc(Intro).htm] History of Ability testing [|http://www.comnet.ca/~pballan/Toc1.htm]

effective teachers http://rethinklearningnow.com/resources/Teaching_Brief_1009_ForumForEd.pdf Debunking national standards-Alfie Kohn http://susanohanian.org/show_commentary.php?id=753 Race to the top http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/12/16/15zhao_ep.h29.html?tkn=LORFbD2ErP8zjvjZLyJbIIRWrScNDjBHnIJ7 Charter Schools, Civil Rights and Equity http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/deseg/equity-overlooked-report-2009.pdf 6th grade mythology lesson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBMSEFb3b0&feature=related

Charter schools-limited numbers of kids with disabilities admitted. [|**http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/charter_ultimatum_bTPsw02N8VPlMxkwZ4EG3H**]

Linda Darling-Hammond's Charter school denied extension //[]//

Standford K-12 teacher education http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=StanfordUniversity#p/search/0/3yM78Z4GM7w

Good Teaching the Atlantic monthly http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/good-teaching

Economic impact on student achievement http://www.mckinsey.com/App_Media/Images/Page_Images/Offices/SocialSector/PDF/achievement_gap_report.pdf

NYSED new T prep guidelines http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2009Meetings/November2009/1109heemscd2.htm

Bathroom humor on English language mispronunciations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_N1Cmt_QB0&feature=related

Stanford study on student writing http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/october12/lunsford-writing-research-101209.html

National Education Standards http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PICNATEDSTAND.pdf

full day Kindergarten (LA study) some findings on ELs http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_909JCR.pdf

ETS parsing Achievement gaps- http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PICPARSINGII.pdf

Testing & Kindergarten http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/08/30/pressure_cooker_kindergarten/?page=1

NYC Teaching Fellows Book http://www.nysun.com/new-york/in-book-teaching-fellows-dropout-points/62789/

Kindergarten readiness in CA [] High stakes Accountability--why it doesn't work http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/esea/study_nclb_sanctions_2009.pdf

NCLB--differentiated accountability http://www.cep-dc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=575&parentID=481

time to act (advancing adolescent literacy) Carnegie Corporation http://www.carnegie.org/literacy/tta/

ed. stats projections 2018 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009062 Rigor & results http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0908APREPORT.PDF doing better for children http://www.oecd.org/document/12/0,3343,en_2649_34819_43545036_1_1_1_1,00.html

Brown at 60 http://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-12-education/integration-and-diversity/brown-at-60-great-progress-a-long-retreat-and-an-uncertain-future/Brown-at-50-051614-repost.pdf

Is college worth the cost?

http://www.ny.frb.org/research/current_issues/ci20-3.pdf

ETS parsing the achievement gap [] ABLiteracy [] UCLA civil rights project [] economic impact and achievement gap []

Rand policy brief for Obama's educational agenda []

Alternate route math teacher training [] Berliner Out of School Factors []

High cost of drop outs http://www.all4ed.org/press_room/press_releases/09012009

Limited results on tech use on stud ach []

Technology and student assessment []

foreign born adult literacy rates []

Online July 2009 | Volume 66 Revisiting Social Responsibility A School for Peace and Justice Elliott Seif http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/jul09/vol66/num10/A_School_for_Peace_and_Justice.aspx

the selling of school reform http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090615/goldstein

For TCert what ELL teachers need to know http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/

infants and flexible dual language learning http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1173947

We the children of the revolution (Iran 1978-2000) http://www.counterpunch.org/yaghmaian06222009.html

NY students not ready for college http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/nyregion/08regents.html?nl=nyregion&emc=ura2