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Apodaca: New SAT? How about 'Game of Thrones' style?
Many of us believe the college admissions process has spiraled out of control. Plenty among us also feel that our education system has become too test-centric. And at the intersection of the two lies the SAT, the most dreaded, derided and feared test...Tags: Education, Game of Thrones (tv program), School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, World War I (1914-1918)
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Naperville student aces SAT and ACT
It's rare for a high school junior to earn a top score of 2400 on the SAT college test. It's even more uncommon to notch a composite top score of 36 on the ACT test. But Aseem Jha, a 17-year-old at Naperville North High School, recently found out that...
Tags: Harvard, Annapolis, Science and Technology, University of Chicago, Schools
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State recognizes schools for physical fitness, arts programs
In an era where test scores dominate discussions about education, a handful of schools received state recognition Friday for their physical fitness programs. Other groups were singled out for arts programs or career education. Warren High School in...Tags: Siemens, Education, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Middle Schools
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Seattle schools back down from standardized test after protests
ReutersBy Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE, May 14 (Reuters) - The Seattle public school system, facing a rebellion that stoked the national protest movement over standardized testing in U.S. public schools, is backing away from the contentious multiple-choice exam...Tags: Teachers, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Standardized Testing
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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating
The job of veteran teacher Ricardo Gonzales was on the line before a state review panel. He's a respected elementary school instructor who tutors students and coaches soccer on his own time. But the L.A. Unified School District wanted to fire him...
Tags: Teachers, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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The big schools
Here's a look at major schools that offer Master of Business Administration programs in the Chicago area. Many schools give students a choice of part-time (including evening and weekend options), flexible, full-time, accelerated, dual-degree,...
Tags: Science, Education, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Northern Illinois University, Science and Technology
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Education advocate Michelle Rhee fends off accusations
Michelle Rhee, head of an influential education advocacy group that backs using student test scores to evaluate teachers, this week fended off accusations that she failed to pursue evidence of cheating when she ran the District of Columbia school system....
Tags: Michelle Rhee, Antonio Villaraigosa, The Washington Post, Teaching and Learning, Prosecution
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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, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Principals union wants Alonso to return bonuses in light of cheating investigations
The Baltimore principals union is calling for schools CEO Andrés Alonso to pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses he received in years that schools were later found to have cheated on state tests. The request comes as a contract, released through a...
Tags: Teachers, Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Finance, Freedom of Information Laws
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Gates' warning on test scores
A recent op-ed article in the Washington Post warned against overusing students' standardized test scores in evaluating how well teachers are doing their jobs. There would be no surprise about that — if it had been penned by the leader of a teachers...
Tags: The Washington Post, Teachers, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Bill Gates
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McKinley Elementary students prepare for standardized test in fun fashion
Staff WriterIn an effort to encourage and excite its students for the state standardized test, McKinley Elementary School held its fifth annual Red Carpet Gala here Friday. The gala serves as an opportunity for the school to recognize its students who scored...Tags: School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Sports, Baseball, Standardized Testing
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Students, parents, teachers voice support of Imagine Imperial Valley to local school board
Staff WriterIn an effort to ensure Imagine Imperial Valley stays open for years to come, parents and students alike pledged the charter school’s good work to the El Centro Elementary School District board of trustees at a meeting Tuesday. More than 50...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Robert J. Lopez, Students
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