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One of the primary things that teachers value but that school reformers have given short shrift is time to collaborate. Here, Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, an expert on teaching and teacher education, writes about why this is so important to the profession. Darling-Hammond directs the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and was founding director of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. A former president of the American Educational Research Association, Darling-Hammond focuses her research, teaching, and policy work on issues of school restructuring, teacher quality and educational equity.

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

Lawmakers in the state that spawned test-based accountability in public schools say changes would allow teachers to be more creative and give students more flexibility.    

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey had little to say last week about the Rutgers scandal, but on Monday he used a news conference to all but claim credit for Coach Mike Rice’s ouster.    

President Obama’s plan to pay for universal preschool for 4-year-olds by doubling the federal tax on cigarettes was quickly attacked by tobacco companies, which argued Wednesday that it is unfair to saddle smokers with the costs.

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The early reaction to President Obama's newly released 2014 budget proposal has garnered mixed reviews from the education world. Here's some of the reaction:

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Karen Garza, a 26-year veteran educator who started her career as a kindergarten teacher in a tiny Texas town, will take over as superintendent of Fairfax County’s public schools this summer, becoming the first woman to lead Virginia’s largest school district.

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Students at Rawls Byrd Elementary in James City, Va., are getting a chance to learn about Chinese history, language and cultu -More- 

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Using programs such as Twitter and Google Hangouts offers great opportunities to incorporate technology into social studies l -More- 

In recognition of April as National Financial Capability Month, economics teacher Brian Page shares in this blog post more th -More-