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    The Reason to Drop Laptop Programs: No Measurable Student Progress

    School districts are phasing out laptop programs… NY Times reports that several school districts, after seven years of no measurable progress, are phasing out laptop programs. Source: Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops Link to the article… Read More...

    The Caricature of NCLB, The Joke’s on Us

    If the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) were a cartoon character, what character would it be? Read More...

    Laptop Initiative: Do the Math

    Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell, is touting a new "Classroom of the Future" initiative. Great media coverage, "top spin" on the $200 million initiative, but what is the "rest of the story?" Read More...

    I’m Dreamin’ of a White Easter

    Once the pagans reject the "Easter Bunny" and the "Easter Egg," then no misinformed, but history-challenged superintendent will be able to spin "politically correct gold" out of moldy straw with silliness like changing the name of the "Easter Bunny." Read More...

    No Dentist Left Behind

    Would you like to fix education fast? Easy. Replace every politician and educational leader that says that there is not enough money. Replace these ineffective leaders with folks that will support teachers. Read More...