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    Apr 6, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Educator backs state's Keystone Exams

    Professional word merchants can get a little insecure when some unjournalist comes along and does a better job of putting passages together. It happens to me all too often. I'll write a column filled with dazzling piquancy and logic, and along comes...

    Tags: Students, Kutztown, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress

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

  2. 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: Awards and Prizes, Students, University of South Florida, High Schools, Teaching and Learning

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

  3. 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: Awards and Prizes, Students, University of South Florida, High Schools, Teaching and Learning

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

  4. 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: Students, Elections, Unions, Teaching and Learning, Teachers

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  5. McKinley Elementary students prepare for standardized test in fun fashion

    In 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.
    Staff Writer
    In 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: Students, Teaching and Learning, Sports, School Examinations, Baseball

    6. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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, international and other programs.
    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: Students, University of Illinois at Chicago, Education, Teaching and Learning, Science

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

  7. 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: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District, Academic Progress, School Examinations

    8. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. 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: Finance, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Economy, Business and Finance, Freedom of Information Laws

    9. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. 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: Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Organized Crime, School Examinations

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

  10. 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: Students, Edward G. Rendell, George W. Bush, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations

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

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

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

  12. 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: Politics, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers

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