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Kansas school board reviewing science standards
The Kansas State Board of Education is preparing to consider new science standards for public schools. The board's agenda Tuesday included a review of the final draft of new guidelines developed by 26 states, including Kansas, and the National...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Roncalli mission fosters community
Pat Gallagher is the advancement director for the Aberdeen Catholic School System. “Instilling Catholic values and promoting academic excellence by nurturing mind, body and soul.” This mission statement is in action in the lives of the...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Christianity, Teaching and Learning, Music, 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: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers
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Interest in teaching continues to drop in California
Interest in teaching is steadily dropping in California, with the number of educators earning a teaching credential dipping by 12% last year -- marking the eighth straight annual decline. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing reported...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Labor Legislation, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace
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New career-oriented high school diploma could boost grads' job chances
In an admission that not all Florida high schoolers want to go to college, lawmakers are creating a three-track system where the diploma you earn depends on what you want to do after graduation. A bill passed by both houses of the Legislature creates two...
Tags: Advanced Training, Broward College, Rick Scott, Palm Beach State College, Students
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Testing-contingent-on-technology bill advances
Florida would not be able implement new, online standardized tests -- designed to replace FCAT -- until all schools have the technology to give the computer-based assessments, under a bill that passed a Senate panel Thursday. The bill (SB 1630) would...Tags: Politics, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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L.A. teachers vote 'no confidence' in Supt. Deasy
Los Angeles teachers overwhelmingly expressed "no confidence" in L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy in the first vote of its kind in the nation's second-largest school system. In the weeklong referendum that ended Wednesday, 91% of the participating teachers...
Tags: Students, J. Paul Getty Trust, Teachers, Elections, Politics
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Teachers vote no confidence in Supt. Deasy
Los Angeles teachers overwhelmingly expressed “no confidence” in L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy in the first vote of its kind in the nation’s second-largest school system. Over the weeklong referendum that ended Wednesday, more than...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Unions, Teachers, Elections
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Opting out
Thank you for the article regarding "opting out" of standardized testing. In addition to the recent letters to the editor regarding the Core Curriculum controversy, this is a pertinent topic for parents and taxpayers in the state of Pennsylvania and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Gun Control
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Education coalition wants to stay course in L.A. Unified
A coalition of groups, including the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, has launched an effort to put education at the center of the mayoral race and civic attention. But they aren't calling for sweeping changes in the L.A. Unified School District....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers, United Way , Antonio Villaraigosa
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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: Teaching and Learning, Students, Examinations, Teachers, Bill Gates
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Schools facing tougher standardized tests
The number of Libertyville and Lake Forest grade school students who fail standardized state tests will likely spike this year as a result of more stringent passing requirements and tougher exam questions, but district officials in both areas say they'...
Tags: Lake Forest, Teaching and Learning, Libertyville, Students, Science and Technology
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