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Key Daniels Education Reforms Move Forward
Indiana's House Education Committee was a busy place Wednesday.
Two of Governor Mitch Daniels key education reforms passed the committee.
On an 8-5 party line vote, a bill to create vouchers that would let low and middle-income parents use public...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, Elections, Executive Branch, Education
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Apodaca: New SAT? How about 'Game of Thrones' style?
Many of us believe the college admissions process has spiraled out of control. Plenty among us also feel that our education system has become too test-centric. And at the intersection of the two lies the SAT, the most dreaded, derided and feared test...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), School Examinations, William McKinley, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Seattle schools back down from standardized test after protests
ReutersBy Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE, May 14 (Reuters) - The Seattle public school system, facing a rebellion that stoked the national protest movement over standardized testing in U.S. public schools, is backing away from the contentious multiple-choice exam...Tags: Standardized Testing, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress
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Naperville student aces SAT and ACT
It's rare for a high school junior to earn a top score of 2400 on the SAT college test. It's even more uncommon to notch a composite top score of 36 on the ACT test. But Aseem Jha, a 17-year-old at Naperville North High School, recently found out that...
Tags: High Schools, Schools, Teaching and Learning, University of Chicago, West Point
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State recognizes schools for physical fitness, arts programs
In an era where test scores dominate discussions about education, a handful of schools received state recognition Friday for their physical fitness programs. Other groups were singled out for arts programs or career education. Warren High School in...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Siemens, Students
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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating
The job of veteran teacher Ricardo Gonzales was on the line before a state review panel. He's a respected elementary school instructor who tutors students and coaches soccer on his own time. But the L.A. Unified School District wanted to fire him...
Tags: School Examinations, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Students
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The big schools
Here's a look at major schools that offer Master of Business Administration programs in the Chicago area. Many schools give students a choice of part-time (including evening and weekend options), flexible, full-time, accelerated, dual-degree,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Chicago, Teaching and Learning, Northern Illinois University, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Education advocate Michelle Rhee fends off accusations
Michelle Rhee, head of an influential education advocacy group that backs using student test scores to evaluate teachers, this week fended off accusations that she failed to pursue evidence of cheating when she ran the District of Columbia school system....
Tags: The Washington Post, Michelle Rhee, Antonio Villaraigosa, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Letters: Teaching and tests
Re "Gates' warning on test scores," Editorial, April 11 Bill Gates has figured out what those of us in education have known all along: Standardized tests are pretty good at identifying students' academic strengths and weaknesses, one of them being test-...
Tags: School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Bill Gates, Academic Progress
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Principals union wants Alonso to return bonuses in light of cheating investigations
The Baltimore principals union is calling for schools CEO Andrés Alonso to pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses he received in years that schools were later found to have cheated on state tests. The request comes as a contract, released through a...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Freedom of Information Laws
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Gates' warning on test scores
A recent op-ed article in the Washington Post warned against overusing students' standardized test scores in evaluating how well teachers are doing their jobs. There would be no surprise about that — if it had been penned by the leader of a teachers...
Tags: School Examinations, The Washington Post, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Bill Gates
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McKinley Elementary students prepare for standardized test in fun fashion
Staff WriterIn an effort to encourage and excite its students for the state standardized test, McKinley Elementary School held its fifth annual Red Carpet Gala here Friday. The gala serves as an opportunity for the school to recognize its students who scored...Tags: Sports, Standardized Testing, Baseball, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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