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Lots of High School Choices in the New York City Schools

17 hours ago ago from ToAlive Shopping Online

Looking for a high school for your child that concentrates on preparing for higher academics? The New York City schools have five such high schools. If you have a child now in elementary or middle school, live or plan to live in New York City, and you would like to see your child excel in high school and college, begin planning now for his or her enrollment in one of five specialized New York City schools. Three of these New York ...

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NYC Arts Admission Competitive

7 hours ago ago from NYC Private Schools Blog — A public guide to NYC private schools

Home About NYC Private Schools Blog Archives Contact Us Subscribe NYC Arts Admission Competitive by NYC Private Schools on December 27, 2009 There is no question that the NYC Private School Admission process can be grueling for both parents and children. Finding the right private school match for your child’s educational and personal needs is the first challenge, and that does not even include admissions, ...

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11 hours ago ago from EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL

As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents’ choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice. In September, Heritage’s Stuart Butler ...

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Music Teaching and Practice Blogs

7 hours ago ago from The Buzzing Reed, David Thomas' Clarinet Blog

Two new blogs to check out- The Musician's Way blog by Gerald Klickstein, Guitarist, author, educator, Professor of Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He blogs about the helpful topics from his book, The Musician’s Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness (Oxford, 2009). He explores issues of music practice and performance, creativity, music careers, collaboration, wellness, and the myriad aspects ...

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International Community School Ranked in Top 100 Schools, Achieves Gold Rating : Kirkland Views

9 hours ago ago from Kirkland Views

0 U.S. News and World Report magazine named  International Community School (ICS) in Kirkland, Wash. number 29 out of the top 100 high schools in the nation in their annual America’s Best High Schools rating, and gave the school a gold ranking.  Redmond High School (RHS) received a silver ranking. U.S. News and World Report uses a three-step process that analyzes: 1)      How schools are educating all of their students. ...

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Technology Leapfrogs Schools and Jurisdictions

12 hours ago ago from The New York Times

Plainfield East High School doesn't have a senior class. But it clearly possesses a new staple of American education: I urge a surely chagrined Principal Anthony Manville to buy several large boxes of fig leaves. This article is part of our expanded Chicago coverage. The Chicago report features coverage of public affairs, culture, lifestyle and sports in the region and is produced by the Chicago News Cooperative, a ...

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Tom Vander Ark: 10 US education reformers that will impact 2010

13 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

1. Arne Duncan is taking advantage of an unbelievably large budget and pushing a tough reform agenda targeting low-income kids and struggling schools. While he'll have his hands full with reauthorization, he has assembled a top notch team. 2. Joanne Weiss leads the mother of all grant program--Race to the Top--with the same skill and diplomacy she exhibited at New Schools. 3. Jim Shelton and sidekick Shivam Shah run grant programs of ...

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Wayne Besen: Teacher Exploits Christmas by Pushing Religious Carols in Public Schools

16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

When I was 11 years old and entering Middle School my family moved from Miami to Alief, a suburb of Houston. Only days before my first Christmas in Texas, a large high school student wearing cowboy boots and chewing tobacco confronted me. "You a Jew?" he angrily inquired. "How could you people not believe in Jesus after you murdered him? Did you know it's Jesus' birthday? If Jesus Christ ain't the son of God, who the hell is?" This is the ...

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