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Test improvements punctuated with teacher layoffs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In the same week that Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett praised the Dickinson Fine Arts Academy in South Bend for improving its test scores enough to avoid a state takeover, the South Bend Community School Corp. voted to...
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'Not us': Dickinson's rallying cry
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Students and staff members at Dickinson Intermediate Fine Arts Academy say "not us" when it comes to the potential for a state takeover. "It's the slogan we've adopted," Principal Tom Sims said. "We want the community to recognize we are...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Human Interest
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State: Michigan reading, math test results improve
Michigan elementary and middle school students generally improved scores for math and reading in the latest round of standardized test results.
The scores released Wednesday are more difficult to compare to previous years because of a tougher grading...Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Ed Dept. seeks public input on cheating
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department wants the public's input to develop guidelines to prevent and detect cheating. The effort comes after several cheating scandals involving teachers. The department is accepting opinions until Feb. 16. It...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), School Examinations, Washington, DC
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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Teachers, Academic Progress, Standards, Barack Obama, Academic Progress
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Tutoring part of learning community effort
SOUTH BEND — The after-school tutoring help at Washington High School is part of the school’s identity as a 21st Century Community Learning Center. That means the school provides a place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. four days a week where students...Tags: Arts and Culture, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Cheating in south Ga. schools called 'disgraceful'
ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of educators in 11 schools in south Georgia's Dougherty County either cheated or failed to prevent cheating on state standardized tests in 2009, state investigators said Tuesday. The state report describes the misconduct as...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Teachers, Richard Hyde, Justice System
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Edwardsburg schools to address consequences of sexting
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentEDWARDSBURG -- Sexting, what it is and its consequences, will be the topic of an assembly for Edwardsburg Public Schools' students after school starts Sept. 6. Superintendent Sherman Ostrander School said school officials are seeking to be proactive by...Tags: Pornography, Justice System, Michigan, Social Issues, Crimes
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Three South Bend schools won't face intervention
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPressure can sometimes serve as a positive motivator, Riley High School Principal Ed Bradford said. " ... And that’s what happened in our high schools," he said today, as he happily hosted the news media, trekking reporters and photographers up and...Tags: High School Sports, Academic Progress, Science and Technology, Indiana, Washington (U.S. state)
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Dickinson could face state intervention
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Sitting on stools in an art studio at Dickinson Intermediate Fine Arts Academy, students are surrounded by supplies, inspirational messages and vibrant prints by artists like Kandinsky. On this morning, though, a group of eighth-graders...Tags: Arts and Culture, Examinations, Metal and Mineral, Television Stations, Television Industry
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SBCSC has a plan to continue improving test scores
SOUTH BEND – Students in South Bend report to class for the first day of school in a month from now. Administrators at Riley, Washington, and Rise Up Academy say they will be building on the improvements they made last year.
This is what got them...Tags: St. Joseph County (Indiana), High Schools, Texas, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress
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Indiana teacher suspended; may have leaked test essay
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A western Indiana school district has suspended a teacher who may have leaked part of the state's standardized test. The Tribune-Star reports that the Clay Community School Board approved a half-day suspension with pay...Tags: Republican Party, Facebook, Human Interest, Indiana
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