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Why I Protest
Eric BrunsellMarch 1, 2011
Tags Teacher Development, All Grades, Wisconsin

(DISCLOSURE: As a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, I am a non-unionized state employee. The increased benefit contributions will cost me nearly $500 per paycheck.)

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On Education Reform: Equity
Eric BrunsellNovember 23, 2010
Tags Achievement Gap, Digital Divide, Education Reform, All Grades, Rhode Island, Wisconsin

Two months ago, education reform was at the center of discussion. The documentary Waiting for "Superman" was creating a stir. NBC hosted "Education Nation." A spirited debate was on -- perhaps not in the traditional media, but at least in many forums around the web, including here at Edutopia. Many were inspired by the discussions. Others were outraged at the one-sidedness of the discussion.

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Engaging Students with High Quality Science Tradebooks
Eric BrunsellSeptember 14, 2010
Tags Comprehensive Assessment, Curriculum, Literacy, Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), District of Columbia, Science, Illinois, Wisconsin

The newly released Common Core Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts included a set of standards for literacy in science and social studies.

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Amelia's Daughters: A Legacy of Women in Flight
Cheryl YoungJuly 23, 2010
Tags After-School Learning, Career and Technical Education, Integrated Studies, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), History, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Editor's Note: Today's guest blog is in honor of Amelia Earhart's birthday, July 24, 1897. The author is Cheryl Young, educator, founder of Young Education Services (YES) and biographer of Elizabeth Strohfus, WWII pilot.

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Freedom of Information: How a Wisconsin School District Ditched Internet Filters
EdutopiaJuly 5, 2010
Tags Technology Integration, Wisconsin

Among the more memorable people I met at last week's ISTE conference in Denver is a renegade technology director from Racine, Wisconsin. Just a few months after his promotion from network manager to director of information systems of the Racine Unified School District last summer, Tim Peltz made a revolutionary move: he removed the firewalls that had blocked students from many parts of the Internet. He didn't just remove a brick here and there. He tore those walls completely down.

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The Importance of Project-Learning Schools
Suzie BossAugust 28, 2009
Tags Primary (K-2), Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, All Grades, Wisconsin

When I talk with groups of teachers about project learning, audiences typically divide along predictable lines.

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