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Teachers to vote on 'confidence' in L.A. schools Supt. Deasy
Members of the L.A. teachers union begin casting ballots Tuesday in a symbolic confidence-vote referendum on L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy. The result will have no direct effect on Deasy’s employment but could provide a temperature check on how...
Tags: Examinations, Academic Progress, Students, Unions, Teachers
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Indicted educators surrender in Atlanta school testing scandal
A parade of Atlanta educators trooped to the county jail beginning in the early hours of Tuesday morning and surrendered to officials on criminal charges stemming what is believed to be the biggest testing scandal in American education. By early...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Justice System, Lawyers, Teachers
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The test score racket
WASHINGTON -- It is time to acknowledge that the fashionable theory of school reform -- requiring that pay and job security for teachers, principals and administrators depend on their students' standardized test scores -- is at best a well-intentioned...
Tags: Organized Crime, Examinations, The Washington Post, Students, Teachers
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Power and influence in America
Atlanta Public Schools officials have been accused of helping students improve their scores on standardized tests. Before the allegations surfaced, students gained praise and adults garnered promotions. If convicted, the educators could face hefty fines...Tags: Punishment, Banking, Fines
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Apodaca: Making the case for preschool
When my older son turned 3, I decided he should go to preschool. My reasons were simple: We were living in Los Angeles, and I had a busy career as a reporter. My son played with a few neighbor kids, but it was obvious he was ready for something more,...Tags: Head Start, Preschools, State of the Union Address, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Ex-Atlanta schools chief, 34 others indicted in cheating scandal
A former Atlanta schools superintendent helped fuel widespread cheating on standardized tests with bonuses for increased scores and a practice of punishing whistleblowers and praising cheaters, prosecutors said. Beverly Hall, who resigned from Atlanta...
Tags: The New York Times, Prosecution, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Letters: Michelle Rhee and teaching children
Re "'Radical' educator takes on state's unions," March 27 I've always viewed the policies and philosophy of Michelle Rhee, a former District of Columbia schools chancellor, with some ambivalence. While she's to be commended for her determined efforts at...Tags: Religion and Belief, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Philosophy, Same-Sex Marriage
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Reggie Rose knows brother's plight
The same day Derrick Rose had surgery to repair the torn ACL in his left knee, his older brother Reggie Rose told me how a similar knee injury adversely affected his college basketball career. No doubt Reggie's unfortunate experience is influencing...
Tags: LeBron James, National Basketball Association, Sports, Basketball, College Basketball
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On Education: Time to be a little less polite
Glendale Unified school board candidates are a very polite bunch. I am convinced, in fact, that our local education race might be the last bastion of civilized discourse in American politics. Two months of campaigning has seen a string of cordial forums...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Media Industry, PTA, Princeton University
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Inland Empire school district repeats as finalist for academic prize
The Corona-Norco Unified School District was named as a finalist Thursday for the prestigious Broad Prize, which honors academic excellence by minority and low-income students in urban districts across the nation. The Riverside County district is one of...Tags: Vicodin (drug), Eli Broad, Students, Teaching and Learning, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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District 73 hopefuls weigh in on Title I
How Hawthorn Elementary District 73 can better meet federal education requirements has emerged as a top concern in three school board contests on the April 9 ballot. The district is not in compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind law and risks...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Judges
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OPRF will consider eliminating class rank
The Oak Park and River Forest High School board of education is expected to vote Feb. 28 on whether to remove individual class rank in the district. District administrators are recommending that students, beginning with the Class of 2015, no longer be...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Unemployment, Students, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning
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