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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: Washington, DC, School Examinations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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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: Entertainment, John Kline, Human Rights, Politics, Republican Party
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Go Overseas to Find Yourself: Students claim gap years abroad have greatly influenced their lives.
Jessica Margolis-Pineo had an acceptance letter in hand and was ready to attend Montreal's McGill University in the fall of 2003. However, while embarking on a backpacking trip in Europe after graduating from high school, she couldn't shake the feeling...Tags: Students, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Local students to ride on Glendale's float
Three years ago, Angela Sanchez was living in a homeless shelter with her father, laboring over classwork and college applications while trying to keep her circumstances secret from teachers at Hoover High School. On Monday, Sanchez, now 20 and studying...Tags: Students, Festive Events, Schools, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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Clark: An educational beacon
That Clark Magnet High School stands to earn its second National Blue Ribbon designation is a testament to that model of delivering education to a diverse student population. The math-and-science-focused campus was one of just 35 schools in California to...Tags: Academic Progress, School Examinations, Academic Progress
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A bad plan for education
Once again, politicians are trying to dictate a top-down approach for reforming education. South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard's recent proposal for “fixing” education is the latest in a long line of bureaucratic edicts designed to remedy what they...Tags: Government, Academic Progress, Politics, Science, Dennis Daugaard
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Community Commentary: American colleges are outsourcing education
American colleges have responded to harsh criticism that tuition rose four times as fast as the cost of living over the last 25 years — resulting in their graduates leaving school as debt slaves with an average of $25,250 in student loans — by...Tags: Slavery, Medical Specialization, Students, Graduation, Psychology
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Educator evaluations to be partially linked to student performance in Waynesboro school system
waynesboro@herald-mail.comStudent achievement will become part of teacher assessments this year in the Waynesboro Area School District under a state pilot program. Waynesboro is one of 83 school districts in Pennsylvania participating in the program launched through an $800,000...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Music, Students, Entertainment, Music
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Due to testing error, Pasadena school to lose Blue Ribbon nomination
Roosevelt Elementary School in Pasadena is expected to have its federal Blue Ribbon nomination rescinded due to an administrative test-taking error that was reported in October, officials said.
Roosevelt Elementary would have been the nearest school to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Academic Progress, Students, School Examinations
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Daugaard suggests eliminating teacher tenure in favor of bonuses
One year after he successfully proposed 10 percent cuts in much of state government spending to eliminate a budget deficit, Gov. Dennis Daugaard is challenging the Legislature to take on an even thornier thorny topic: Teachers’ performance and pay....Tags: Government, Music, Entertainment, General Practitioners, Colleges and Universities
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Educators criticize latest Florida school rankings
Florida's more than 3,000 public schools have been ranked from best to worst in a new database released this morning by the state. The school rankings come a week after the state released its first-ever ranking of its 67 school districts. The latest...Tags: Personal Income, Music, Students, Rick Scott, Entertainment
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