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February 23, 2012

Iowa News

Iowa schools: Evaluating our educators

Iowa Senate panel passes education reform bill

UNI to close Price Lab July 1, pending Regents approval

North High School evaluations help improve test scores

Using video to improve teaching and learning

Teachers learn how to improve writing

Johnston stakeholders talk about technology and learning space in proposed high school

Resignation of East High monitor sparks protest

National News

Increasing Support for High-Need Rural Schools

Publicly Traded Ed. Companies Are Rare

5 Tell-Tale Signs You're Becoming a Teacher Leader

Designing the School Around the Student

Putting the “E” in STEM during National Engineering Week

Releasing Teacher Ratings Is Bad Idea