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#elearning A dissenting voice in Silicon Valley — the iBook 2 or iPad for K-12…

January 19, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

#elearning A dissenting voice in Silicon Valley — the iBook 2 or iPad for K-12 is not a silver bullet. You still need to know how to multiply even if you have a calculator handy.TechCrunch | iPads And Digital Textbooks Do Not Belong In Classrooms Yett…

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NJ's excellent public schools are the result of high public investment, and kids…

January 19, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

NJ’s excellent public schools are the result of high public investment, and kids who can rely on a strong safety net of services.Blue Jersey:: Kids Count! – A Challenge To Our Governor And Legislaturewww.bluejersey.comNJ ranks highest because of the di…

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Imagine if homeless teens didn't have to overcome enormous odds to become Intel…

January 19, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Imagine if homeless teens didn’t have to overcome enormous odds to become Intel Science Talent Search finalists, & more could reach their full potential! We should cultivate talented youth in abundance, not set up obstacles to create scarcity.Homeless …

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Via @EdWeek; "The controversial ESEA draft bill recently issued by House Republi…

January 19, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Via @EdWeek; “The controversial ESEA draft bill recently issued by House Republicans continues to divide education policy wonks, with many stating that the revisions do not really address any of the problems with the current bill. Have you read the sug…

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Quick Education Voter’s Guide to the California CD34 Race, April 4, 2017

There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

Betsy DeVos, #NOTMYSDOE

Take the pledge to #resist and fight for public schools as a public good TODAY. DeVos had to have the assistance of Vice President Mike Pence’s unprecedented tie-breaking vote in order to win her confirmation. Two GOP Senators voted against, all Democratic Senators voted against. Yet all the other GOP Senators who received campaign donations […]

Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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