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EducationSector

  1. End of May = Lots-o-graduations. Hence Quick Hits, Graduation Edition: ow.ly/b9IZ8
  2. ES's John Chubb weighs in on @MittRomney's education plans here: ow.ly/b9phW, as does Anne Hyslop here: ow.ly/b9pcm
  3. Don't miss Kevin Carey's take on @MittRomney's education plan (via @tnr): ow.ly/b9oZR
  4. Don't miss @Rachelf924's take on Sen. Franken's new bill for standard #finaid letters: ow.ly/b9mjO
  5. Jared Billings, our newest ES intern, shares some thoughts on district #RTTT announcement ow.ly/b9lWO
  6. Helping Students Understand the Cost of College, ES's Rachel Fishman's take on new Sen Franken #finaid legislation: ow.ly/b8qa8
  7. Quick Hits: How summer increases the achievement gap ow.ly/b8fsI via @hechingerreport
  8. RT @chronicle: Man pays off $114k student loan in cash, irritates entire world: chroni.cl/Jqgtaw
  9. "How To Fix Pell Grants" via @TIMEideas @arotherham ow.ly/b7EjB
  10. RT @rachelf924: What a surprise: Romney wants to bring back FFELP student loans. via @insidehighered: bit.ly/LsI0H7
  11. Two takes on Romney's education plan. ES's Anne Hyslop's take here: ow.ly/b6RuY & ES's John Chubb's take here: ow.ly/b6Ryb
  12. Quick Hits: The "Tocquevillian and Occupier" views of school choice and fairness. ow.ly/b6xHh
  13. Elena Silva previews ES survey findings:"Teachers are less likely [than in 2007] to say evaluation is just a formality" ow.ly/b6aMT
  14. Elena Silva previews ES survey: "Teachers have complaints about unions, but >3/4 say they'd be worse off w/out one." ow.ly/b69dq
  15. Elena Silva on forthcoming ES survey: "Teachers are more likely to think unions should play a role in reform." ow.ly/b682A
  16. What ever happened w/ labor-district collaboration in Providence, R.I.? We've got the scoop here: ow.ly/b65ba
  17. More on Cincinnati community collaboration in ES report Striving for Student Success: A Model of #SharedAccountability: ow.ly/b64Ib
  18. MT @andybensonohio: 400 educators today to work on labor-mngmt collaboration. CPS good example.See what leaders say: tinyurl.com/6mcobet
  19. Quick Hits: Online courses are as effective as trad ones, but to realize potential, they should be more customizable. ow.ly/b50SP
  20. RT @rachelf924: New platform uses predictive analytics to help stdts make better course decisions. via @TheAtlantic bit.ly/Lk7bvA