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Cheating, tampering found in city schools
Widespread cheating on state assessment tests has been uncovered at two Baltimore elementary schools, state and district officials are expected to announce today.
Investigators with the state Department of Education found that Maryland School...Tags: Nancy Grasmick, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Arne Duncan, Students
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Multiple options for Chicago-area applicants
Here is a look at major schools that offer Master of Business Administration programs in Chicago or the Chicago area.
Many schools give students a choice of part-time (including evening and weekend options), flexible, full-time, accelerated, dual-degree,...Tags: DePaul University, Mexico, Northern Illinois University, McDonald's, Teaching and Learning
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Find program that fits your dream
The Chicago area has numerous schools with MBA programs, including two — University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management — whose business schools continue to rank among the best in...Tags: Conservation, Colleges and Universities, Education, Politics, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Editorial: The battle between teachers and administrators
With school districts facing ever-higher student achievement standards, it should come as no surprise that the battle between teachers and administrators would increase in intensity. In the latest tussle, teachers unions are decrying resolutions under...Tags: Education, Schools, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning
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The Prospector: Things are coming up Ivy for some of Florida's football prospects
Yale University assistant football coach Kevin Cahill, whose emphasis is on special teams with the Bulldogs, also has the task of recruiting Florida and Georgia for the academic institution. This is his first year at Yale, and so it was also his first...
Tags: School Examinations, College Sports, Yale University, Princeton Tigers, Teaching and Learning
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Newton: It's legacy time for Villaraigosa
![First of two parts | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-villariagosa-20110830,0,366768.column">Part two</a>](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-08/64278427-26195820-187104.jpg "First of two parts | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-villariagosa-20110830,0,366768.column\">Part two</a>")
First of two parts | Part two
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn't like to talk about his legacy. He's still moving forward, plowing through the work that is left for him to accomplish with two years remaining. Like it or not, though, this is what faces...Tags: U.S. Conference of Mayors, Interior Policy, Unions, Transportation, Career and Workplace
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Hairston talks about Baltimore County schools' successes
Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston formally announced Friday that he will leave his post this June, saying he has a record of success. Speaking at a news conference, Hairston pointed to improved academic achievement of African-...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Minority Groups, Knees, Human Body, Political Corruption
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City schools with federal turnaround grants have mixed results
Once students hurled computers out the windows at Calverton Middle School, but today they are learning on state-of-the-art technology that has flooded into the West Baltimore school. Once teachers couldn't wait to transfer out of a place where students...Tags: India, Arts, Bowie, Illinois, Human Interest
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Schools cheat because America is obsessed with standardized testing
It really should come as no surprise that cheating on standardized tests is becoming more prevalent. The schools increasingly are tying almost every kind of evaluation to these scores, including teacher performance evaluations. Teachers and administrators...Tags: School Examinations, Academic Progress, Education, Teaching and Learning
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City experiences setback on MSAs
While students around the state showed progress on the Maryland School Assessment, Baltimore City not only experienced a setback this year with declines in math and reading, but several dozen of the district's schools were among those that performed the...Tags: Maryland, Washington (U.S. state), Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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City school system looks to rebound after MSA disappointment
As the Baltimore school system attempts to rebound from a series of cheating scandals and its first significant test score decline in years, leaders are considering a worrisome possibility: They might have hit a wall in educating children. Schools CEO...Tags: Contracts, Academic Progress, Collective Contract, Maryland, Human Interest
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Studying For The SAT At The Stratford Library
Bunnell High School, Stratford CTThe Stratford Public Library is a great source for helpful and educational programs that are not only a great learning experience but can also prepare Teens for college. The Library has a wide variety of programs and activities that can help teens on the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Teaching and Learning, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Aug 12, 2011
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May 8, 2012
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Aug 29, 2011
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May 3, 2012
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