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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: A shallow victory
Holy smokes! La Cañada did pretty good on the standardized tests as reported by the California Department of Education. Traditionally, La Cañada Unified is a superstar when it comes to achievement tests. This is a credit to our teachers, support staff,...Tags: Values, Peace Corps, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Tests Aren't The Problem — And New One Is No Solution
The Hartford CourantState Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said that a new standardized test given on computers will adjust its questions according to a student's answers. If a student gets a question incorrect, "the system will provide other questions to try to get at...Tags: University of Connecticut, New Britain, Teaching and Learning, Education, Storrs
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NEA joins chorus of those calling for changes in school testing
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe National Education Association today called for an end to the “misuse of standardized tests” in a measure approved at its meeting in Washington, D.C. with support from its Florida delegation. The vote means the national teachers union... -
Time to try something different in education
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — Is 77 percent good enough? That’s the question we face this summer regarding our school children throughout South Dakota. The 77 percent reflects how many of our students performed at the acceptable levels of proficient or advanced...Tags: Education, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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NAACP questions hiring of Danville High School principal
smojica@amnews.comThe local NAACP president has officially voiced his dissatisfaction with the Danville High School principal hiring process and believes a Danville native should have been interviewed for the recently filled position. Norman Bartleson, president of the...Tags: Elections, Newspaper and Magazine, The Washington Post, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, School Examinations
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Osceola school board to consider anti-testing resolution tomorrow
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelOsceola County Superintendent Terry Andrews will ask the county school board to sign a national anti-testing resolution that four other Florida school districts already have adopted. The board is to take up the issue at its meeting tomorrow. ”... -
11 school districts sign national resolution criticizing “over-reliance” on testing; Orange and Seminole could discuss joining at meetings today
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelUPDATE: Now it's 12 districts, as Pinellas schools this afternoon signed on, too, reports FairTest. Eleven Florida school districts, including Osceola County's, have signed the national anti-testing resolution that calls for states and the federal... -
Palm Beach school board backs new anti-testing resolution, agrees there is an “over-reliance” on standardized tests
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Palm Beach County School Board has joined a new, national push to scale back standardized testing. The board voted today today to join the national group, which is urging a “time out from testing” and for states and the federal... -
Schools with grants struggle with teacher evaluation systems
Elliott Elementary in Lincoln, Neb., struck off on its own last year when it became the only school in the city to win money through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. Winning wasn't something to be proud of, though: It meant the school...Tags: St. Louis, Teachers Unions, Financial Aid, Concerts, Academic Progress
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Scholastic Scrimmage may need adjustment
!["Good evening. I'm your host of PBS 39's 'Scholastic Scrimmage,' where high school scholars from all over the Lehigh Valley match wits. Our competitors today are from Southern Northwestern and Louis E. Dieruff high schools. Is everyone ready? Let's begin with an easy tossup …](http://www.mcall.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-04/69471219-19044214.jpg ""Good evening. I'm your host of PBS 39's 'Scholastic Scrimmage,' where high school scholars from all over the Lehigh Valley match wits. Our competitors today are from Southern Northwestern and Louis E. Dieruff high schools. Is everyone ready? Let's begin with an easy tossup …")
"Good evening. I'm your host of PBS 39's 'Scholastic Scrimmage,' where high school scholars from all over the Lehigh Valley match wits. Our competitors today are from Southern Northwestern and Louis E. Dieruff high schools. Is everyone ready? Let's...Tags: Academic Progress, School Examinations, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Education's perfect world
You have undoubtedly heard the expression, “In a perfect world...” At a statewide education conference, our organization developed its 2013 legislative agenda. Although some of our proposals seem unattainable, that got me to thinking about...Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Environmental Issues, Education, Natural Resources
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School board orders charter schools to diversify student body
Board of Education members are pushing local charter schools to increase the diversity of their students and enroll more children who are learning English.
Scrutiny of the publicly funded but privately managed schools came while officials deliberated...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Personal Income, Concerts, Students, Entertainment
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Apr 18, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012
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Mar 18, 2012
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