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  1. Teaching urban children about farming is great, but should it take a standardized test to force the experience? http://tinyurl.com/yjgzxld
  2. Support for Rhee from DC's civic leaders: http://tinyurl.com/yzgzy8q
  3. Ed Dept Outlines Priorities for Stimulus-Funded Innovation Grants: http://tinyurl.com/ybpkngg
  4. Read DCEC's October 2009 Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/y9lthh2. Find out what's happening in education around DC and link to new resources
  5. Halving the Dropout Rate in Twelve of America’s Largest Cities Would Result in $1.5 Billion in Additional Wages: http://e2g2q.tk
  6. Universities should do more to help underperforming schools: http://5t4mt.tk
  7. The 2009 DC Family Education Expo is on Sept 12. Learn more and register at www.DCFamilyEducationExpo.org. (pls RT)
  8. DCEC's September 2009 Newsletter is out! Check out the upcoming events: http://cwkuj.tk
  9. Learning Shouldn't Be Dictated by School Calendar: http://fnwvf.tk
  10. DCPS enrollment increases by 3,000 in 3 days: http://e65n2.tk
  11. Obama Administration Announces Historic Opportunity to Turn Around Nation's Lowest-Achieving Public Schools: http://6npgq.tk
  12. 37,000 to Start D.C. Public School Year, Well Below Budgeted Figure: http://4vw7f.tk
  13. NCLB gives schools a perverse incentive to leave the worst- and best-scoring students behind: http://plck1.tk
  14. America must do better...http://bit.ly/kLJoy
  15. This does bring another layer to the debate on the value of charter schools vs. public schools: http://tinyurl.com/npzzh8
  16. The 2009 Kids Count Data Book is out. Compare the well-being of kids on a state-by-state basis: http://tinyurl.com/n7ucr2
  17. The GAO's evaluation of DCPS is out. Praise and criticism included: http://tinyurl.com/lr4xuj
  18. So much for transparency. What's wrong with an independent eval? Fenty Budget Cuts Funds for Schools Evaluation - http://tinyurl.com/ms2o3a
  19. More ideas on multiple pathways to graduation. http://bit.ly/4vzRDs via @addthis
  20. @jarsenault All good questions and ones that I hope we in DC keep asking and pushing for answers.