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✧ Common Core in Louisiana
Governor Bobby Jindal’s latest plan to rid Louisiana of Common Core looks a lot like Oklahoma’s model.
✧ Making Connections
In an opinion piece on The Hechinger Report, Etta Hollins says that to better understand students, teachers must study the communities they come from, and that making connections between students’ life experiences and classroom curriculum is the key to a love of learning.
✧ Investing in the Arts
Urban school districts across the country are making large investments towards restructuring the school day and providing students with more opportunities for arts education.
✧ Cuomo’s Bad Grades
A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows only a 50% approval rating for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with his lowest grade coming on education policy.
✧ Edtech Resource
A new resource from The Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) helps policy makers better understand and implement edtech reform efforts. The new program, called EdPolicy Leaders Online, has already launched three short free courses.
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