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Fort Monroe group meets behind closed doors
Wednesday was one of the shortest public meetings I've ever attended, and yet it felt like it went on for hours. Terrie Suit, the Fort Monroe Authority Board of Trustees Executive Committee chairwoman, gaveled in the meeting just after 1:30 p.m....Tags: Litigation and Regulation, G. Glenn Oder, Trials, Fort Monroe, Litigation
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4 local high schools ranked in state Top 20
Two schools in Broward and two in Palm Beach County are ranked among the top 20 in the state, according to a report released by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday. Of almost 800 Florida high schools, Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach ranked...Tags: Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Education Advocates Say Appropriations Budget Would Cripple Reforms
The Hartford CourantAdvocates for education reform say the budget put forward by the General Assembly's appropriations committee last week slashes key elements of the state's school improvement efforts. "These cuts decimate essential reforms our kids need to be prepared for...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, West Hartford, Dannel P. Malloy , Andrew Fleischmann
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A curriculum crunch for California
While education reformers in Sacramento continue to obsess about how easy it should be to fire teachers and how important tests should be in evaluating their performance, almost no one is talking about the central issue of what students are supposed to be...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Teachers, School Examinations
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Lawmakers agree on tying teacher pay raises to evaluations
The Legislature agreed to give all teachers raises next year, as long as they're based on performance. Gov. Rick Scott has pushed for $2,500 across-the-board raises for all teachers but lawmakers agreed Sunday to tie them to merit. Florida Education...Tags: Rick Scott
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In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues
Record spending will continue in the last remaining race for a seat on the Los Angeles school board, as a political action committee has put together a war chest of about $600,000 to use on behalf of a candidate endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Michelle Rhee, Eli Broad, Michael Bloomberg, Political Fundraising
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Netflix Inc., Media Industry, News Corp., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Eli Broad
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Michelle Rhee and the unproven teacher evaluation
The debate -- and that’s putting it nicely -- over the use of standardized test scores in teacher evaluations has always confused me, because the answer seemed so simple. One of the things we ask of teachers -- but just one thing -- is to raise...
Tags: Michelle Rhee, Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, Education, Washington, DC
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Re-elected District 34 incumbents look ahead to finances, unity
Three newly re-elected incumbents in the Glenview School District 34 emphasized maintaining fiscal stability and listening to community members during their upcoming four years of service. Board President Chris Northwick and Board Members Cathe Russe...
Tags: Finance, Political Fundraising, Apple iPad, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Students, Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaraigosa, Family, Career and Workplace
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Teachers union plans new "legal challenge" to teacher evaluations
The Florida Education Association plans tomorrow to file a new legal challenge to Florida's new teacher evaluation system, a teacher union spokesman said. Mark Pudlow, the spokesman, said he could provide no other details until tomorrow. The union...Tags: Leon County (Florida), Florida Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scott to lawmakers on past two years: “It’s working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott went before the Florida Legislature and offered a huge dose of sellf-congratulation as well as praise for lawmakers. “Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses,...
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