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Ask Ellen: First-Year Fears How can I be successful as a new teacher in an urban classroom? (www.edutopia.org/ask-ellen-new-teacher-urban-classroom) Image: Bart Nagel

Unacceptable: Many Teens Aren't Emotionally Ready for College
It's time to redefine "college prep." (www.edutopia.org/dispatches-redefine-college-prep)

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Teachers and Rights Groups Oppose Education Measure
The draft House bill to renew the federal No Child Left Behind law came under sharp attack this week from civil rights groups and the nation's largest teachers' unions. -- New York Times (www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/education/11child.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/N/No%20Child%20Left%20Behind%20Act)

Related Edutopia story: "NCLB: Law and Evolution" (www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2007-nclb-improvement)

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Audio: Children Who Survive Urban Warfare Suffer from PTSD, Too
Here are the stories of three children exposed to trauma and violence, told in a San Francisco Chronicle audio slide show. -- SFGate.com (San Francisco) (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2007/08/25/MN7PRKTI3.DTL&o=0)

Related Edutopia video: "Michael Pritchard: Lessons from the Heart" (www.edutopia.org/michael-pritchard-social-emotional-learning-video)

High-Achieving Students From Lower-Income Families Fall Behind, Study Finds
A report released this week finds that the educational-accountability movement's keen focus on bringing all students to academic proficiency risks leaving behind a group of particularly promising students: high-achieving children from lower-income families. -- Education Week (www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/09/10/03poor_web.h27.html)

Related Edutopia poll: "Should the salaries for educators in troubled schools be higher than for those in other schools?" (www.edutopia.org/higher-salaries-teachers-troubled-schools)

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