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		<title>Movie Inspires Hunger, Feed the Spirit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie/Julia is a great movie to warm the spirit! Teachers, parents and principals...treat yourself!]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Gifted Students</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gifted students are not always easily understood by teachers. Here are some tips to help you be successful with gifted students in the regular classroom.]]></description>
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		<title>Students Deserve a Complete Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curriculum narrowing in Social Studies and Science may have unintended consequences for 21st Century students. ]]></description>
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		<title>Excellent Education Requires Great Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forced placement of teachers who are not a fit into our low income schools is contributing to the failure of those schools. Designate resources to support learning in the classroom. Change the system from the top. Focus resources on the kids.]]></description>
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		<title>New Growth Model Brings Fairness to Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news! Colorado begins instituting the Growth Model today as a means of measuring student progress on CSAP. Hooray! Such student data will be much fairer to teachers and schools in determining whether they are making sufficient progress by measuring individual student&#8217;s achievement over time. In the past, each grade level&#8217;s progress was measured , [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Right School for Your Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent.]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Experiencing Reform Fatigue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers and administrators are experiencing Reform Fatigue as a result of NCLB and Central Office directives. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Principal Donna is Launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction to Ask Principal Donna. ]]></description>
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		<title>Waldorf Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waldorf education provides an inspiring alternative to high stakes testing in public schools. Many parents and teachers are turning to Waldorf education because it fosters a nourishing education for their children that builds capacity in areas of music, art, higher level thinking and community, as well as meaningful academics. 
Waldorf schools make up the largest association of independent schools in the free world. However, the are now many public charter and home school initiatives that are inspired by this approach. Waldorf education is a beautiful approach to educating children and is gaining interest throughout the nation.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Public Education Today Really Equitable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Principal Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Narrowing curriculum as a result of No Child Left Behind testing may have unintended consequences for our nation and its youth. Most negatively impacted are social studies and science. Is this equitable practice for our nation's students? Focusing on tested subjects of reading, writing and math at the expense of social studies and science may lead to a nation of adults who don't know civics, economics, geography, history and science since the foundation for such learning begins in elementary school.]]></description>
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