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Districts Hoping To Win Approval for Teacher Evalution Plans That Differ From State Guidelines
The Hartford CourantThe state wants school systems to base almost a quarter of a teacher's evaluation on standardized test scores, but Madison Superintendent Thomas Scarice doesn't think it makes sense for his town. His students score so high on standardized tests —...Tags: Arts and Culture, Philosophy, Customs and Tradition, Examinations, Academic Progress
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Letters: Evaluating Common Core
Re "Was adopting Common Core a mistake?," Editorial, June 17 Politics aside, the changes outlined in the Common Core curriculum standards — which emphasize analysis and understanding over rote memorization — are essential. For too long,...Tags: Teachers, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Teaching and Learning, Education
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State Hopes To Avoid 'Double-Testing' Students In Coming Year
The Hartford CourantThe state plans to take steps to avoid "double-testing" students next year while it transitions from the Connecticut Mastery Test to a new computerized test called "Smarter Balanced." The move comes as a result of a letter issued Tuesday by U.S....Tags: Teachers, West Hartford, Students, Education, School Examinations
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Corinthian Colleges' stock tumbles 23% since disclosing SEC probe
Shares of Corinthian Colleges Inc. fell 23% last week after the Santa Ana for-profit college chain disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission had launched an investigation into the company. Corinthian said it received a subpoena this month...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Colleges and Universities, Politics, For-Profit Colleges, Africa
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Inside Sandy Hook School: Learning To Heal
The Hartford CourantOn those nights when Amy DeLoughy's children can't sleep, haunted by memories of the massacre at their elementary school, or on those mornings when they can't face the daily routine, she calls in the ducks. Doctor ducks, military ducks, postal worker...Tags: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Health, Sandy Hook Elementary School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yale University
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School director admits to tampering with student records to receive federal funds
The president of the Galiano Career Academy, a local trade school that offers programs for medical assistants and pharmacy technicians, has admitted to tampering with student records and a variety of other schemes so he could receive millions of dollars...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Trials, Court Preliminary, Students
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Pocono charter school founder admits tax evasion
SCRANTON — The Rev. Dennis Bloom, the embattled founder of a Pocono charter school, admitted Thursday in federal court he failed to report a $180,000 transfer of property from his Coolbaugh Township church into his own name. Bloom, a former police...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Judges
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Our View: Catholic schools provide a good mix of moral, academic instruction
Contrary to what seems to be taking place elsewhere, Catholic schools here in the Valley are seeing their enrollment numbers hold steady. The trend is a positive one, we feel, as it is evidence of a strong local desire to maintain and enhance family...Tags: Religious Education, Parochial Schools, Schools, Education, Christianity
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Achievement First Pledges To Do Better With Disabled Students
The Hartford CourantA new federal civil rights agreement aims to get better and more appropriate services for children with disabilities who have been continually suspended or excluded from class at Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle School for disciplinary reasons....Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Schools, Civil Rights, Middle Schools, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Coppin State again targeted for transformation
When Tasha Wilkie helped out in the math department as an undergrad at Coppin State University, she dealt with some students who came in without basic skills. They didn't know their multiplication tables or how to work with fractions. "We have...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Medical Specialization, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Science, The Ohio State University
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Imperial Valley's catholic schools have steady enrollment rates
Staff WriterMaria Elvira Giusti de Gutierrez of Calexico said she believes it is important and necessary to send all three of her children to Catholic school for the academic excellence and morals they receive. Tuition for that excellence and those morals come at...Tags: Parochial Schools, Values, Demographics, Passenger Cars, Schools
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When anti-gay bullying and free speech collide
As Congress revisits federal education policy, gay rights activists are pressing for the enactment of the Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013, which would prohibit harassment of students in public schools “on the basis of actual or perceived...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Minority Groups, Bullying, Human Rights, Politics
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