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Peabody Columns Fall 2008

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Fall 2008 News Briefs

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Vanderbilt researchers seek to make standardized tests accessible

J. Luke Webb - Vanderbilt News Service

Peabody researchers have developed a decision-making instrument called the Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory (TAMI) to address the issue of accessibility for students with special needs.

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Performance-Pay Plans Leave Teachers Divided

Larry Abramson, NPR

Public school administrators in the District of Columbia and Denver say their plans to reward effective teachers are the best way to raise teacher pay and improve student performance.

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Respect is key to school safety

Baltimore Sun

Donna Ford featured on the subject of reducing violence in urban schools.

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Rittle-Johnson on kids and calculators

Melanie Moran, Vanderbilt News Service

Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when calculators should be used in the classroom.

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