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First Bell 8-8-12
A first look at this morning's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
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- The U.S. Department of Education reiterated that Georgia is on high-risk status and may lose $33 million in funding over their teacher-evaluation plan. (Education Week)
- Say what you will about quality, online education degrees have soared in popularity over the last ten years. (USA Today)
- In a move to promote transparency in the attendance scandal investigation, the Columbus Board of Ed haswaived its attorney-client privilege. (Columbus Dispatch)
- A new analysis of suspension data reveals disproportionate suspensions among several demographic lines. (Civil Rights Project)
- Don't blame NCLB: the weak economy and population loss have driven several states to close schools in recent years. (USA Today)
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Mike Petrilli is one of the nation's foremost education analysts. As executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, he oversees the organization's research projects and publications and contributes to the Flypaper blog and weekly Education Gadfly newsletter.
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