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		<title>Taking Human Capital Seriously: Remarks from Allan Odden, SMHC Co-Director</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School
Remarks from Allan Odden, Co-Director of SMHC
Today, Jim Kelly and I released an urgent report from Strategic Management of Human Capital (SMHC), Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School. The report calls for close cooperation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/11/04/taking-human-capital-seriously-remarks-from-allan-odden-smhc-co-director/</link>
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		<title>SMHC Issues Urgent Report on Talent in Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, SMHC released a call to action outlining the dramatic steps necessary to improve teacher and principal talent. Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every Classroom, Talented Principals in Every School comes in response to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s August challenge, in which he called upon SMHC to advance bold ideas for major [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/11/03/smhc-issues-urgent-report-on-talent-in-education/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Teachers are the Center of Education&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[College Board and PDK International are shining a spotlight on great teaching with Teachers are the Center of Education, a new publication that profiles eights teachers. In chronicling the day-to-day work of a handful of incredible teachers from different disciplines, locations, kinds of schools, and student populations, Teachers are the Center of Education illustrates the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/10/21/teachers-are-the-center-of-education/</link>
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		<title>SMHC Highlighted in New Teacher Compensation Report from CED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a new report from the Committee for Economic Development (CED), SMHC is noted for helping to increase public understanding of the importance of strategically aligning all elements in the human resource system with the common goal of improving student learning. The report, Teacher Compensation and Teacher Quality, argues that to increase student achievement, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/10/07/smhc-highlighted-in-new-teacher-compensation-report-from-ced/</link>
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		<title>SMHC Co-Director Kelly to Address Delaware Practitioners on HC Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, October 7, SMHC Co-Director Jim Kelly will meet with Delaware legislators, business leaders, and district superintendents to discuss human capital management. Kelly will also deliver a presentation to education practitioners to kick off the Delaware Department of Education’s Leadership for Learning series. In his presentation, Kelly will advise practitioners on the best practices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/10/02/smhc-co-director-kelly-to-address-delaware-practitioners-on-hc-management/</link>
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		<title>New Book from SMHC Co-Director Allan Odden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SMHC Co-director Allan Odden continues to push for dramatic improvements in public education in his recently published book, 10 Strategies for Doubling Student Performance. The book, which complements his previous work co-authored with Sarah Archibald, Doubling Student Performance … and finding the resources to do it, outlines a comprehensive and strategic school improvement plan for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/09/16/new-book-from-smhc-co-director-allan-odden/</link>
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		<title>The People Have Spoken: New Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll on U.S. Public Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll released last month offers insight into Americans’ perceptions of U.S. public schools. The poll offers a number of interesting findings on the issue of talent management. Highlights from this year’s poll include:

TEACHER PAY &#8211; Almost three out of four Americans favor merit pay for teachers. Advanced degrees, student academic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/09/11/the-people-have-spoken-new-phi-delta-kappagallup-poll-on-u-s-public-schools/</link>
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		<title>SMHC Issues Comprehensive State Strategy and Policy Agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SMHC has written a comprehensive policy Framework addressing teacher and principal effectiveness issues for all states.  The Race to the Top guidelines are now posted (see http://www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html). Having several states adopt similar if not the same policies in these areas could be viewed favorably by people who will review Race to the Top proposals.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/09/04/smhc-issues-comprehensive-state-strategy-and-policy-agenda/</link>
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		<title>NYC Selected for Study on Measuring Teacher Performance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers have joined to participate in “Measures of Effective Teaching” – a 2 year, $2.6 million study from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to determine the most reliable methods of teacher evaluation beyond relying on student performance and standardized tests.
&#8220;There&#8217;s been so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/09/04/nyc-selected-for-study-on-measuring-teacher-performance/</link>
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		<title>Aspiring Principals Inspire Improvement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Graduates of the New York City Aspiring Principals Program (APP) have successfully increased English test scores at traditionally low-performing schools, says a study released August 24 by the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University. APP is part of the New York City Leadership Academy, which was formed in 2003 to recruit, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smhc-cpre.org/2009/08/31/aspiring-principals-inspire-improvement/</link>
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