HechingerEd

The HechingerEd blog takes a daily look at education issues, news and controversies in and out of the headlines. It’s all part of the conversation at The Hechinger Report, a website devoted to in-depth coverage of national education issues.

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What will happen with education in the 2012 presidential election?
Interview: Jon Marcus talks about free universities and their impact
New evidence that small schools work?
The battle over treating teachers as professionals
Infographic: Growth in educational management organizations shows no signs of slowing

Community College Spotlight

Joanne Jacobs writes about this often neglected sector of our education system and provides a forum for discussion and debate.

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Sallie Mae drops ‘unemployment penalty’
CC scientists help find Alzheimer’s marker
Supports for success don’t reach most students
Community colleges tout economic impact
Canada’s 2-year colleges stress job skills

Lessons From Abroad

The Hechinger Report is focusing its attention on international education, sending reporters around the world to find out what lessons might be learned from top-performing countries as well as developing countries.

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Canadian students protest tuition hikes
Chinese city bans kindergartens from giving palm-reading assessment
"The internationally recognised achievements of the Irish university sector over the past 10 years,..."
Some European countries struggle do subsidize foreign student tuition
Pakistan's rural education struggles

Digital

Digital takes a look at how technological innovations are changing the way we educate.

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Change.edu: Time to reboot learning
How to make educational games gripping? Try using the loyalties of sports fans
How does media multitasking affect children’s development?
Digital Learning Day cometh
Apple gets into the e-textbook business

Eye on Education

A Sociological Eye on Education is written by sociologist Aaron M. Pallas and comments on educational research and policy. The blog casts a critical eye on educational research, education policy, and the linkages between them.

RECENT POSTS
Throwing students at classrooms
The Nation’s Report Card and NCLB: Friends or Foes?
Duncan vs. Duncan
Putting teeth in D.C.’s teacher evaluation system
Why organizational misconduct happens: A look at the Atlanta cheating scandal