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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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.
    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: Antonio Villaraigosa, Teaching and Learning, Michelle Rhee, Students, Prosecution

    2. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Letters: Teaching and tests

    <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gates-testing-teacher-evaluations-20130411%2C0%2C7561671.story">Re "Gates' warning on test scores," Editorial, April 11</a>
    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, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers, Bill Gates, Teaching and Learning

    3. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Principals union wants Alonso to return bonuses in light of cheating investigations

    The Baltimore principals union is calling for schools CEO Andr&#233;s 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 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: Teachers, Freedom of Information Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Teaching and Learning

    4. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Law could mean sharp drop in Bright Futures awards

    New state rules will slash the number of <a href=&quot;http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/">Broward County</a> students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa.
    New state rules will slash the number of Broward County students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa. The Legislature in 2011 toughened critieria so that students entering...

    Tags: Florida International University, University of Central Florida, Awards and Prizes, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale

    5. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Law could mean sharp drop in Bright Futures recipients

    New state rules will slash the number of <a href=&quot;http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/">Palm Beach County</a> students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa.
    New state rules will slash the number of Palm Beach County students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa. The Legislature in 2011 toughened critieria so that students entering...

    Tags: Florida International University, University of Central Florida, Awards and Prizes, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale

    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. 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 mistake, and at worst nothing but a 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: School Examinations, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Organized Crime, Teachers, Teaching and Learning

    7. Mar 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Keystone Exams loophole undermines impact of standardized tests

    On the surface, the &quot;Keystone Exams" action by the State Board of Education appears to establish firm standards for high school graduation in Pennsylvania.
    On the surface, the "Keystone Exams" action by the State Board of Education appears to establish firm standards for high school graduation in Pennsylvania. 'It's official," began Saturday's story in The Morning Call. "Students in Pennsylvania will be...

    Tags: School Examinations, George W. Bush, Standardized Testing, Edward G. Rendell, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    8. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  8. Students, parents, teachers voice support of Imagine Imperial Valley to local school board

    In an effort to ensure Imagine Imperial Valley stays open for years to come, parents and students alike pledged the charter school&rsquo;s good work to the El Centro Elementary School District board of trustees at a meeting Tuesday.
    Staff Writer
    In an effort to ensure Imagine Imperial Valley stays open for years to come, parents and students alike pledged the charter school’s good work to the El Centro Elementary School District board of trustees at a meeting Tuesday. More than 50...

    Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Teaching and Learning, Students

    9. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Divided over L.A. Unified

    One nasty election later, there is no sign that the divisiveness in the Los Angeles Unified School District will abate. If anything, it looks likely to increase, with activists in United Teachers Los Angeles announcing that teachers will vote on a passel of anti-reform <a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/union-to-vote-on-aggressive-stand-against-deasy-policies.html">positions.</a> The resolution aims to fight the district's policy of reconstituting some of its lowest-performing schools by removing and replacing teachers, to minimize use of student test scores in teacher evaluations and to spend more money in the classrooms.
    One nasty election later, there is no sign that the divisiveness in the Los Angeles Unified School District will abate. If anything, it looks likely to increase, with activists in United Teachers Los Angeles announcing that teachers will vote on a...

    Tags: Elections, Los Angeles Unified School District, Politics, Teachers, Academic Progress

    10. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Perfect standardized test scores will get harder to come by for District 25

    With new, higher passing requirements to standardized tests, the high-achieving Arlington Heights School District 25 could see dips and blemishes to some of the schools' perfect and near-perfect state test scores. But officials say those numbers are less important than how much students learn.
    With new, higher passing requirements to standardized tests, the high-achieving Arlington Heights School District 25 could see dips and blemishes to some of the schools' perfect and near-perfect state test scores. But officials say those numbers are...

    Tags: School Examinations, Science and Technology, Greenbrier, Teaching and Learning, Students

    11. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Special Report: Class struggle - How charter schools get students they want

    Getting in can be grueling.
    Reuters
    Getting in can be grueling. Students may be asked to submit a 15-page typed research paper, an original short story, or a handwritten essay on the historical figure they would most like to meet. There are interviews. Exams. And pages of questions for...

    Tags: Rutgers University, Roseland, Pingree Grove, Interior Policy, Illegal Immigrants

    12. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 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.
    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: Unions, Elections, School Examinations, Teachers, Academic Progress

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