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National education news

  • What makes a great teacher? Atlantic Monthly article on Teach for America experiences [more]
  • L.A. teachers gain control of 22 campuses in reform effort, from Los Angeles Times, Feb. 24, 2010 [more]
  • Duncan Urges Teachers Colleges to Improve, While Defending Budget Priorities, from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 19, 2010 [more]
  • Obama calls for 9 percent increase in education spending, from The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1, 2010 [more]
  • Education secretary explains reference to Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans schools, from The Washington Post, Feb. 1, 2010 [more]

Ohio education news

  • Researchers say national standards will be benefit to Ohio, from The Plain Dealer, March 13, 2010 [more]
  • Fewer snow days, more instruction supported by Ohio administrators and school boards, from The Associated Press in The Repository, Feb. 25, 2010 [more]
  • Growth of technical education outpaces state aid, from The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 1, 2010 [more]

Stark County education news

  • Kim Redmond in line to succeed Teresa Purses as Canton Local superintendent, from The Repository, Feb. 24, 2010 [more]
  • Power of the Pen winners, from Cantonrep.com, Jan. 30, 2010 [more]
  • Repository Teens of the Month, Jan. 31, 2010 [more]

Education Commentary

  • A favorable reaction to Obama’s revisions to No Child Left Behind, from Thomas Fordham Foundation blog, Mar. 14, 2010 [more]
  • A less favorable reaction to No Child Left Behind, from CBS News, March 15, 2010 [more]
  • Early-learning efforts get long-overdue attention, from Cantonrep.com, Jan. 22, 2010 [more]
  • A critique of states’ response to the federal Race to the Top program, from The Washington Post on Jan. 30, 2010 [more]
  • A critique of President Obama’s commitment to education reform, from HumanEvents.com on Feb. 1, 2010 [more]
  • What’s being said from various quarters about Obama administration’s approach to No Child Left Behind renewal, from The Atlantic Wire on Feb. 1, 2010 [more]

Educational Resources and Publications

  • Advancing College Opportunity (PDF) Results from a new study by the Stark Education Partnership demonstrate the “explosive growth” of dual credit in the Stark and Wayne County region. [download]
  • Significant Change (PDF) On July 13, 2009, the Stark Education Partnership turned 20 years old! This publication celebrates our 20th Anniversary. [download]
  • I Went to College (PDF) This follow-up publication to “I Want to Go to College” highlights the 32 Canton Early College High School students successfully earning an Associate Degree as well as their high school diploma. [download]
  • Learn from the Past. Prepare Our Children for the Future (PDF) The Stark County reform plan that suggests ten ways that Governor Strickland and state legislators can bring Ohio’s schools into the 21st century. [download]