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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 and Technology, Science, 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: Christianity, Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment
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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: Teachers, Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles Unified School District, Academic Progress
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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: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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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, Colleges and Universities, Broward County, Broward County Public Schools, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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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: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Politics
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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: Teachers, U.S. House of Representatives, Voting, Politics, Students
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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: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Unions, Lobbying
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Calexico FFA chapter takes organization's motto to heart
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Inspired by the FFA motto “live to serve,” the Calexico FFA chapter often organizes events to help give back to the community that has given them so much support. In October, the chapter organized a canned-food drive that...Tags: Animals, Robert J. Lopez
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March 5 endorsements: The Times recommends
Voting may be the ultimate act of optimism. If it can't help, why bother? People who go to the polls are investing in the future of their city, asserting by their action that there is a choice to be made and that the choice is consequential. But...
Tags: Local Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Koretz, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letter to the Editor - Feb. 27
High school students lacking in typing skills To the editor: As the parent of a college freshman, Tim Rowland’s commentary regarding online courses definitely hit a chord. I feel that the proposed requirement for a high school student to take at...Tags: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Schools
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Perfect standardized test scores will get harder to come by for District 25
With new, higher passing requirements to standardized tests, the high-achieving Arlington Heights School District 25 could see dips and blemishes to some of the schools' perfect and near-perfect state test scores. But officials say those numbers are...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Greenbrier, Science and Technology
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