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  1. Two education groups back test scores as part of teacher reviews lat.ms/MfBbw3 #education
  2. A great group of journalists, educators and experts joins The Hechinger Report's advisory committee: bit.ly/N3wDI1
  3. Millions spent on improving teachers, but little done to make sure it’s working bit.ly/JX6uX6
  4. Higher Ed's Online Revolution: The substitution of tech for labor can increase access to an elite-caliber education on.wsj.com/K0hUYj
  5. College enrollment shows signs of slowing, especially at private universities bit.ly/LK7FZa
  6. Instead of parent triggers, why not visits? bit.ly/NjwkGO
  7. Educators Use Mobile Devices More Than General Public bit.ly/KfyJF6 #edtech #research
  8. Study looks ‘under the hood’ of new teacher-evaluation systems bit.ly/KAh1ua
  9. Some California districts experiment with new approaches to teacher layoffs bit.ly/KWOLgz
  10. More Student Loan Borrowers Are Dropping Out Of #College huff.to/KWzQTp #education
  11. New 'Digital Divide' Seen in Wasting Time Online nyti.ms/KZqIPE #edtech
  12. Opps! May want to re-think sending prospective students off to visit colleges without supervision: insidehighered.com/quicktakes/201…
  13. Bad statistics, bad public policy in the Big Apple -- New York City and #charter school accountability bit.ly/MWmXiH
  14. Attorneys General Urge Congress to Close Military 'Loophole' at For-Profit Colleges bit.ly/LCL4RV
  15. Larry Cuban on the key differences between good teaching and successful learning wapo.st/K85HXG
  16. Student Loan Vote: Senate Rejects Democratic, GOP Plans To Extend Current Interest Rates huff.to/JyyO5g
  17. Multiple measures matter -- op-ed by a Spanish teacher in Boston Public Schools bit.ly/JLWFv1
  18. Fact-checking Romney’s claims in his education speech this week bit.ly/KHqmeQ
  19. Experiments on Bronx school’s green roof taking students far bit.ly/MNfhPM
  20. Romney Calls Education ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Era’ and Urges Shift nyti.ms/Jq7UfR #education