News & Articles
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What Can We Learn From Finland? Article from the Education Week blog Bridging Differences. Written by Diane Ravitch. Read More>
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Capitol ceremony Wednesday to celebrate 118 Wisconsin School of Recognition recipients. Article release from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Read More>
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State of Education Address. Full text article from the speech delivered by State Superintendent Tony Evers, Sept. 15, 2011. Read More>
- Howe Elementary School Featured on Wisconsin Public Television for Closing the Achievement Gap. Green Bay Area Public School District news article. Read More>
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Eight State Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Award. NBC26 article. Learn More>
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Dual-language classes put Unified English and Spanish speakers in one room. Journal Times article by Lindsay Fiori. Read More>
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Frustrations mount as racial achievement gap persists in Madison schools. Wisconsin State Journal article by Matthew DeFour. Read More>
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How Do States Compare to Each Other? 9/2011 publication via the Southern Poverty Law Center. Read More>
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ASPE Issue Brief. Information on Poverty and Income Statistics: A Summary of 2011 Current Population Survey Data. September 13, 2011 brief located on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Website. Learn More>
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An Alternative Vision for Public Education. Four videos from the National Council of Churches USA featuring Dr. John Jackson and Dr. Diane Ravitch. Watch the videos>
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What effect do behavioral strategies have on disproportionate representation in special education? September 2011 video release located on the National Center on Responsive to Intervention website. Watch now>
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American Indian Studies Program. 2011-12 Application for American Indian Language Revitalization Grants. Learn More> |
October 2011 |
Quote of the Month
"Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently superior to those who have less, we should be troubled by the fact that patterns of achievement are often fairly predictable, particularly with respect to students’ race and class."
~Dr. A. Wade Boykin and Dr. Pedro Noguera~
Resources
- RACE - Are We So Different? Learn more about the RACE Project>
- CREATE Year 2 Evaluation. Learning Point Associates has published a second year evaluation report on the CREATE initiative. Contents include: profiles of each CREATE component, feedback on implementation of CREATE components, as well as district case studies. Read the evaluation>
CREATE Spotlight
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Ron Dunlap Column: Martin Luther King Jr. Worthy of New Memorial. Post Crescent Article by Ron Dunlap. Read More>
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CREATE Coordinator Ron Dunlap has written an article regarding CREATE Wisconsin. Read More>
In the Community
- 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest. Learn More>
- UMOJA: A Black Heritage Experience. October 21-23, 2011 in Green Lake, Wi. Learn More>
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Professional Development
- AFS 2011 Race, Families & Milwaukee Summit. October 14, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wi. Learn More>
- 13th Annual Institute for Learning Partnership Fall Conference. October 20-22, 2011. Visit the UW Green Bay website for details>
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2011 Summit for Courageous Conversation. October 29 to November 2, 2011. Location: Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California. Learn More>
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NAME 21st Annual International Conference. November 2-5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Learn More>
- Leave Nothing To Chance. The Education Trust 2011 National Conference. November 3-5, 2011 in Arlington, VA. Learn More>
- Beyond Diversity I. December 6-7, 2011 in Madison, Wi. Learn More>
- XVI Annual WEASSP Sharing Conference. Dec. 8-9, 2011 in Lake Geneva, Wi. Learn More>
Recommended Reading
Connect with us
To submit information to the CREATE Newsletter contact Erin Bonnin: ebonnin@cesa6.org on or before November 4, 2011
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