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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: Standardized Testing, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief
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Alleged teacher coercion may threaten Atlanta test cheating case
ReutersATLANTA (Reuters) - Indictments against 35 former public educators charged in a sweeping standardized test cheating case in Atlanta appeared to be on shaky ground Wednesday after a judge said he would likely rule they were coerced into talking to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Prosecution, Teachers, Justice System, Examinations
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UPDATE 1-Alleged teacher coercion may threaten Atlanta test cheating case
Reuters(Updates with response from District Attorney's Office) By David Beasley ATLANTA, June 19 (Reuters) - Indictments against 35 former public educators charged in a sweeping standardized test cheating case in Atlanta appeared to be on shaky ground...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Prosecution, Teachers, Justice System, Judges
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New summer enrichment program begins in Roanoke City
WDBJ7 ReporterFor most, school's out for the summer, but several Roanoke City students are leaving the beach towels on the shelves and sports equipment in the closet. RCPS-Plus is in it's first week of what administrators hope to be its first of many years. It's...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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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: Standardized Testing, Teaching and Learning, Arne Duncan, Teachers, West Hartford
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Fear of school-grade plunge prompts study
Florida's superintendents fear their schools' A-to-F grades will drop this year, thanks to a new, tougher grading formula that could overshadow better student test scores. In response, the chairman of the State Board of Education on Tuesday called for a...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Academic Progress, Education, Students
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New teacher training study decries California universities
A new front is opening in the education wars as a report released Tuesday derides California's teacher training schools as among the worst in a nation full of substandard programs. The study by a controversial Washington, D.C.-based policy group singles...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Teachers, Academic Progress
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Norvel Pelle withdraws from NBA draft over foot issue
Norvel Pelle’s odyssey to reach the NBA just got at least one year longer. The former Los Angeles Price High star who twice failed to meet college academic entrance requirements withdrew from the NBA draft on Monday because of a foot issue that...
Tags: NBA Draft, Sports, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, Basketball
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Disparate Indiana pols agree ISTEP answers needed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's top Statehouse leaders all agree they'd like some answers from CTB/McGraw-Hill on the ISTEP+ failures, and they could get some as soon as the end of the week. A legislative panel studying why 78,000 test-takers were...Tags: McGraw-Hill Incorporated
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Another No.1 for Maryland
A Washington-based think tank has named Maryland No.1 in the country for the performance of its low-income students, finding that in the last eight years, Maryland's poorest students made the most academic progress than any comparable population in the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Personal Income, Poverty
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Saving youths one scholarship at a time
Estancia High School senior Erik Cerros will be the third person in his family to go to college, following the lead of his two older sisters. He'll be the second of the siblings to get there with help from the Westside Costa Mesa nonprofit Save Our...Tags: Teaching and Learning, California State University, Fullerton, University of California, Los Angeles, Awards and Prizes, Education
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Deasy and new board member Ratliff laud teacher report
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy on Thursday broadly endorsed proposals from an outside group for attracting and retaining teachers, including more money for those who take on difficult assignments and deliver measurable academic gains. Positive...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress, Adult Education
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