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Polo Rocha
Lesson Plans for Sale: The New Online Ed Market
While textbook publishing companies struggle to keep up with content that aligns with newly adopted Common Core standards, teachers are finding relief in the form of peer-created materials online.
Mississippi Proceeds With Holding Back Third Graders
After its state board of education determined passing rates in May, nearly 15 percent of Mississippi’s third graders discovered their April reading test scores were not sufficient to enter fourth grade.
Big Data’s Power to Transform K-12 Human Resources
The collection and synthesis of data has begun to permeate the education landscape, and human resource management is no exception.
Strained Arizona School Budgets Typical Across Country
State revenues have largely recovered following the recession, but most states are still spending less money per pupil today than they were before.


