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Williams College Assistant Professor Nate Kornell's Psychology Today blog has one of my favorite blog names: Everybody Is Stupid Except You. Kornell, a cognitive psychologist, researches and writes about learning as they relate to education. He focuses on how to maximize learning efficiency and how typical learners understand and manage their own learning. In this post, he writes about whether college students really evaluate their professors properly when they complete course surveys. You can follow Kornell on Twitter.

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This word has appeared in 73 New York Times articles in the past year.    

D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said she is not convinced that a wide-ranging package of education legislation introduced Tuesday will improve educational outcomes for the city’s children.

“I need more information, because on the face of it, I just don’t believe that these seven proposals are going to move us to where we need to go,” Henderson said of council member David A. Catania’s education proposals.

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After losing his job and reputation after the killing of one of his students, James Van de Velde worked his way back to being a respected professor by relying on his academic expertise in terrorism.    

Governors and education chiefs from nine states said Tuesday that a focus on early-childhood education, the changing dynamic of families and supporting low-income students could help improve literacy across the country.

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has defended its president, Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, who is accused of falsely claiming to have earned a doctorate.    

St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Joseph R. Urgo has asked the college’s board of trustees not to renew his contract, effectively resigning under pressure from the public liberal arts college after intense questions and criticism of him about this spring’s failure to enroll enough students for next year. The shortage of students could deeply harm the school’s reputation and is expected to cost millions in lost tuition.

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E. Gordon Gee is known for his outspokenness, which has landed him in trouble at times. But controversy over a remark about Notre Dame has not abated.    

Senator Tom Harkin unveiled the Strengthening America’s Schools Act, a new version of No Child Left Behind, which has not been reauthorized since 2007.    

Three listening sessions have been scheduled over the next week to gather information from Prince George’s County community leaders, elected officials and residents about the characteristics they want to see in a new schools chief.

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State lawmakers continue grappling with major changes to their teacher-retirement systems.

Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, one of the nation’s highest-paid university leaders, announced his retirement Tuesday after the disclosure of disparaging comments he made in December about Roman Catholics, the University of Notre Dame and other institutions.

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Rising expenses and falling enrollment have hit St. Louis' retirement system. The district's problem resonates nationally as states struggle to deal with about $325 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

The Prince George’s County Council, which must name an appointee to the reconfigured school board, met in executive session Tuesday to discuss candidates.

Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison (D-Springdale) said this week that the council plans to name a member before the end of the month, if not sooner.

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A new museum in New York City, along with math exhibits in other museums, are designed to infuse fun into learning.

The lead plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case setting a key test for evaluating the constitutionality of government aid to religious schools, has died at 84.

Postponing high stakes for the common-core assessments would delay important progress, writes Alice Johnson Cain of Teach Plus.

Classroom teacher Jacob Tanenbaum writes that his school's resources are being drained for testing.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure meant to reduce truancy in the city’s schools.

Under the legislation, police must send a letter notifying parents whose children reach 10 unexcused absences that they are at risk of criminal prosecution.

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