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		<title>Bryant: &#8220;Virtual Schools Need a Grounding in Reality&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NSBA Executive Director Anne L. Bryant wrote a blog, &#8220;Virtual Schools Need a Grounding in Reality,&#8221; for &#8220;Transforming Learning,&#8221; published by Education Week.  Her commentary is based on the new groundbreaking report by NSBA&#8217;s Center for Public Education, &#8220;Searching for the Reality of Virtual Schools.&#8221; Bryant notes that, “Until we take a hard look at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/05/bryant-virtual-schools-need-a-grounding-in-reality/</link>
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		<title>School board leader&#8217;s letter to Obama on the need to rethink public education gets national attention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Broderick&#8217;s, the 2011-2012 president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), open letter to President Barack Obama has had far reach. Broderick shared the letter during her speech Sunday, April 22 at NSBA&#8217;s Annual Conference. The letter noted that &#8220;public education in the U.S. is on the wrong track&#8221; and encouraged Obama to convene a national [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/04/school-board-leaders-letter-to-obama-on-the-need-to-rethink-public-education-gets-national-attention/</link>
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		<title>Arizona school district showcases education technology innovation in action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arizona&#8217;s Dysart Unified School District recently hosted a National School Boards Association&#8216;s (NSBA) Education Technology Site Visit and was featured in Phoenix&#8217;s The Republic and a segment of 12 News. BoardBuzz recommends you check out the video from 12 News, as it truely captures the sucessful technology innovations happening in that Dysart Unified School District that are serving as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/04/arizona-school-district-showcases-education-technology-innovation-in-action/</link>
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		<title>NSBA&#8217;s Center for Public Education reviews AJC&#8217;s investigation on school cheating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following was also posted on the National School Boards Association&#8217;s Center for Public Education&#8217;s blog, The EDifier. Last week I showed that the data from the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s (AJC) investigation on cheating, while certainly accurate, was not evidence of a widespread epidemic. Yes, there certainly was evidence that cheating was likely taking place in some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/04/cheating/</link>
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		<title>Arizona school board leader advocates for quality education for all students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BoardBuzz recommends you check out this insightful op-ed in The Arizona Republic by Tim Ogle, Executive Director of the Arizona School Boards Association, on our need to support our local public schools. Ogle notes: Work-arounds and alternatives aren&#8217;t the answer to ensuring a strong and secure future for our nation and its citizens; they leave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/04/arizona-school-board-leader-advocates-for-the-need-local-public-schools/</link>
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		<title>Bryant: Time to make our voices louder for public education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong public schools are the best investment Congress can make—and it’s time for advocates to raise their voices even louder, the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Executive Director Anne L. Bryant says in a commentary for District Administrator. The extremely slow process to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and a sense that Washington [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/04/bryant-time-to-make-our-voices-louder-for-public-education/</link>
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		<title>Is cheating prevalent in our public schools?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following was also posted on the National School Boards Assocation&#8217;s Center for Public Education blog, The Edifier. Articles this past weekend by the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) and the Associated Press  strongly suggest the answer is yes.  AJC attempted to answer this question by analyzing state standardized test scores from all 50 states to identify districts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/03/is-cheating-prevalent-in-our-public-schools/</link>
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		<title>NSBA discusses transforming education through technology on Education Talk Radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National School Boards Association&#8216;s (NSBA) Director of the Education Technology, Ann Flynn, and Project Facilitator for Nevada&#8217;s  Clark County School District, Margie Zamora, appeared on Education Talk Radio discussing how technology is transforming education. NSBA&#8217; Technology Leadership Network (TLN) host several site visits  throughout the school year showcasing outstanding use of educational technology. Since 1987, TLN [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/03/edtech_education_talk_radi/</link>
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		<title>Showcasing education innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the National School Boards Association&#8217;s Director of Education Kanisha Williams-Jones and Director of Exhibits Karen Miller on Education Talk Radio this morning discussing innovations in education and previewing session topics and our exhibit hall at our upcoming Annual Conference in Boston, April 21-23. This year&#8217;s Annual Conference is full of education innovation and will feature [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/03/showcasing-education-innovation/</link>
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		<title>Rep. Payne advocated for public schools, college affordability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BoardBuzz is saddened to hear of the passing of Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.), a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee and longtime proponent of public education. A press release from his office noted that, “Rep. Payne used his senior position on the U.S. House of Representatives Education and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/03/rep-payne-advocated-for-public-schools-college-affordability/</link>
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		<title>Insights into transforming learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out Mary Broderick&#8217;s, President of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the former Chair of Connecticut’s East Lyme Board of Education, insights on Education Week&#8217;s blog, Transforming Learning. In the posting, Broderick discusses the opportunity for America&#8217;s public schools to excel and challenges our schools are facing.  Broderick notes: As our teachers and school officials [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/02/insights-into-transforming-learning/</link>
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		<title>Happy birthday Susan B. Anthony!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Susan B. Anthony was born 192 years ago, on February 15, 1820.  Most of us know about her lifelong crusade for human rights, including temperance, the abolition of slavery and especially for universal suffrage (votes) for women.  But did you know her first paying job was as a teacher?  Anthony taught at two schools in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/02/happy-birthday-susan-b-anthony/</link>
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		<title>What K-12 issues will Obama address in the State of the Union?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Education Week&#8216;s Politics K-12 blog is speculating what education issues will be discussed in the president&#8217;s State of the Union address tonight. Education Week&#8216;s Alyson Klein noted, &#8220;In giving this election-year State of the Union speech, Obama may brag about some of the steps his administration has taken on education, including creating the Race to the Top education [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/01/what-k-12-issues-will-obama-address-in-the-state-of-the-union/</link>
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		<title>The importance of school board professional development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the  Education Talk Radio show from Friday, January 13, 2012 with National School Board Association&#8216;s Executive Director Anne L. Bryant discussing our upcoming 2012 Annual Conference in Boston and the importance of school board professional development and leadership. Listen to internet radio with EduTalk on Blog Talk Radio]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/01/nsba-discusses-the-importance-of-school-board-professional-development-on-education-talk-radio/</link>
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		<title>Ten years into NCLB&#8217;s backlash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been ten years since President George W. Bush was signed into law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had an opinion piece in The Washington Post where he noted: Unfortunately, the law is unintentionally creating barriers for these reforms. States that have chosen to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2012/01/ten-years-into-nclbs-backlash/</link>
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		<title>Turning America&#8217;s schools &#8220;green&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that 33 states and the District of Columbia have submitted intents to nominate schools for the new Green Ribbon Schools awards program launched this past September. Schools nominated by state education agencies are eligible to receive the award. Participating states, as well as the District of Columbia, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2011/12/green-schools/</link>
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		<title>NSBA&#8217; s president discusses school climate on Education Talk Radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Broderick, president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), recently appeared on Education Talk Radio and discussed school climate and NSBA&#8217;s Students on Board initiative. Broderick talked about how school boards are addressing  and finding solutions to improve school climate. Listen to internet radio with EduTalk on Blog Talk Radio In August, Broderick discussed school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2011/11/nsba-s-president-discusses-school-climate-on-education-talk-radio/</link>
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		<title>Involving families in schools: addressing opportunities and challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is common sense that family involvement in schools is essential to increasing student achievement.  Research also suggests it reduces risky behaviors and improves attitudes about school among students. However, family involvement in schools doesn’t always come easy.  For one, schools and parents often have a different understanding of what that involvement should look like.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2011/10/involving-families-in-schools-addressing-opportunities-and-challenges/</link>
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		<title>Steve Jobs&#8217; edtech legacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs has triggered an outpouring of worldwide support by individuals touched by the innovations he enabled. One reporter compared Jobs to the Thomas Edison of our generation, and indeed his vision has transformed the way we create, connect, and communicate much as Edison changed the lives of those in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2011/10/steve_jobs_edtech/</link>
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		<title>Remembering Steve Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, School Board News Today and our other blogs have posted many times about Apple and Steve Jobs. In 2010, Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak was a keynote speaker at NSBA’s Annual Conference. Check out these postings from our archives: In 21st century, Apples aren’t just for teachers but for students Apple Computer founder: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2011/10/remembering-steve-jobs/</link>
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