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Quick Hits for 10.15.2010

by Forrest Hinton on October 15, 2010

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Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading or viewing each day.

  • Community Colleges: Where to Start? (National Journal Experts Blog)
  • Must structural changes and curriculum improvements work hand-in-hand to remake schools?  Two friends get in a “fight” over this. (The Core Knowledge Blog)
  • Why did a reconstructed teachers contract go down in flames in Baltimore? (Flypaper)
  • Is College Worth the Investment?  The answer is probably what you expect, especially if you’re reading this blog. (American Enterprise Institute)
  • Rand Paul vs. The Department of Education: What would the real consequences be of either moving or deleting most federal education programs? (Yglesias)

Tagged as: Baltimore Teachers Contract, Community Colleges, Curricular Education Reform, Quick Hits, Structural Education Reform, The ROI of College, U.S. Department of Education

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