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March 11, 2010 -- Networking. Making new contacts. Connecting with peers. Fattening your Rolodex. Whatever you call it, it's one of the benefits of attending the 2010 NEA Education Support Professionals Conference, taking place this week at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
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LA teachers at a vigil before the school board vote
March 8, 2010 — Same day, same problem — low-income and low-performing students — very different results: On Feb. 23 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, the superintendent and school board fired the entire staff of the city's only high school. That same day, the Los Angeles school board gave teachers a vote of confidence, adopting their plans for running dozens of schools.
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Video of the Day: NEA President Testifies on ESEA Reathorization
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel testified on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
“Children are not experiments,” Van Roekel said. “Policies on accountability, assessments and transforming low performing schools into great public schools should follow research—not dogma.” Read more coverage of the testimony from neatoday.org here.
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3/8/10 Teachers Lead the Way to School Reform in Los Angeles
3/5/10 NEA President Talks Teacher Accountability at Celebration Conference
3/4/10 Education Leaders: Collaboration the Key to Student Achievement
3/4/10 Finding the Best Road to School Reform
3/4/10 Ed Department Announces Race to the Top Finalists
3/3/10 Gates Survey: Teachers Must Be Heard on School Reform
3/3/10 NEA President Calls on Education Secretary to Renew Promise
3/3/10 Education Leaders Plan Collaboration on Priority Schools
3/2/10 Michelle Obama Kicks Off Read Across America
3/1/10 Read Across America Kicks Off Tomorrow
3/1/10 Kansas Students Open (and Sell) Hearts for Haiti Relief
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