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The Lancasterian Monitorial System of Education
Joseph Lancaster (1778-1838) led a movement to establish schools that used what he called the Monitorial System, in which more advanced students taught less advanced ones.
http://www.constitution.org/lanc/monitorial.htm
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Politics in Education and at Work
An article calling for political involvement to reform US education to better prepare workers for technical vocations.
http://votech.about.com/education/votech/library/weekly/aa031800a.htm
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Public Schools Today
Original articles regarding the state of education, and resources to aid in further study of education issues.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/public_schools_today
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EDUTRUE: Education Reform From the Top Down
Offering different perspectives on education reform issues, including original essays, quotations, relevant links, and suggestions for student-driven reform.
http://members.tripod.com/edutrue/a-files/index.html
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Is It Good for the Kids?
A monthly column by ASCD Executive Director Gene R. Carter, which addresses timely educational issues.
http://www.ascd.org/educationnews/kids/kidsarchives.html
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Education Benchmarks
Seeks to give citizens the information they need to understand the progress of public education reform in Massachusetts. Find out about your local schools, compare the performance of different school systems, track progress over time, and learn about Mas
http://www.edbenchmarks.org/
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Alliance for Excellent Education
Advocates for at-risk middle and high school students by promoting increased education funding and high school reform to help make every child a graduate.
http://www.all4ed.org
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Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Organization advocating standards-based school improvement programs. Includes news, issues information, research findings and curriculum materials.
http://www.mcrel.org/
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Articles by Larry Phillips
Various articles on education and education reform, including the standards movement, school based management, and school councils.
http://www.clubwebcanada.ca/l-pphillips/
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NPR : Testing Scandal in Texas Schools
Houston schools have been implicated in a cheating scandal after test scores in some Texas school districts made suspicious leaps. An inspector general is investigating at least 23 schools. Questions arose in 2004 after The Dallas Morning News found str
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4544036
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