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Alexander County JROTC honored: The Alexander Central High Navy JROTC program was recently recognized by the Department of the Navy. The school received the Unit Achievement Award and a pennant to...

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Lawmakers call for quashing the Common Core standards in Pennsylvania

"We continue to be baffled why people think it's bad for kids to be ready for the military, college or career." Joan Benso, children's advocate A group of House Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a...

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SouthScape: the South Xtra Bulletin Board

ART Peters -- A 30-day drawing challenge for teens begins Monday and continues through July 30 at the Peters Township Public Library, 616 E. McMurray Road. Participants should pick up a sketch pad at...

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High school seniors fare no better than in 1970s

WASHINGTON — Students preparing to leave high school are faring no better in reading or math than their peers four decades ago, the government said Thursday. Officials attributed the bleak finding on...

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Good Teaching Transforms the Future

National Teacher Survey Confirms Responsive Classroom Ideas Download image TURNERS FALLS, Mass., June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the rapidly changing world of the 21st Century, children...

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Some schools try out teacher evaluation system

Lesa Worthington, a third-grade teacher at Greensburg Elementary School, keeps a green folder on her desk for paperwork from her evaluation. It holds student data, information about the student...

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Hawaii homeless preschool graduates 35 children

HONOLULU -- Homeless and living on a Hawaii beach, Sarah Kanuha never imagined being able to provide preschool for her youngest daughter. But on Thursday, the mother of five watched 4-year-old Aulii...

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A Rite of Passage for French Students Receives a Poor Grade

PARIS — Those who believe the old bromides about the French and their slack work ethic would do well to observe the frenzy of study that seizes this country’s teenagers each June. Connect With Us on...

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New Data, Real Progress

Most teachers and principals don't have a lot of time to pour over the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress long-term trend assessment. That's too bad, because the results...

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Pittsburgh Public Schools board approves new vendor for online academy

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted tonight to change vendors for its Pittsburgh Online Academy from Waterfront Learning, operated through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, to VLN Partners,...

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Progress in the U.S. senate and Palm Beach schools toward successful...

View slideshow: Quotes to ponder on Education Ongoing and as it always has been, educators around the country are busy in preparation for this magnificent change for the prosperity of our nation in...

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Parents speak out against Spanish-language classrooms

A plan to bring eight bilingual teachers to Conrad Fischer School in Elmhurst has some parents clamoring for the return of some non-bilingual teachers who recently were transferred from the school as...

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Edgewater Board of Education considers trimming preschool to fit more older...

— When the new George Washington School opened its doors last September, it not only provided the district with sorely needed classroom space but heralded the return of a full preschool program that...

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Students ages 9, 13 outscore those in '70s

The latest Nation's Report Card shows 9- and 13-year-olds on average are doing significantly better in reading and math than their counterparts of about 40 years ago, but the achievement of...

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NEW LEADER FOR CAJON VALLEY

"> 28 Number of schools David Miyashiro will oversee in the Cajon Valley Union School District el cajon A one-to-one digital learning initiative with iPads for younger students was one of David...

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U.S. teachers woefully unprepared after college

CHICAGO -- Maybe someday, I’ll go back to school and re-experience teacher training decades after the current movement to bring rigor to such programs has finally taken hold in higher education....

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Teacher preparation programs stink

Maybe someday, I'll go back to school and re-experience teacher training decades after the current movement to bring rigor to such programs has finally taken hold in higher education. Perhaps then I...

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McManus: Arizona needs more focus on access to early childhood programs

Last year, Maryvale Prep opened its doors in the Maryvale neighborhood of West Phoenix. This charter school, a part of the Great Hearts Academies network, serves primarily low-income Hispanic students...

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ADB Loan to Help Sri Lanka Upgrade Secondary Schools to Meet Labor Needs...

(Source: ADB - Asian Development Bank) COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $200 million in loans to help the Government of Sri Lanka revamp its secondary school system...

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Susan Benner: Report doesn't reflect quality of UT programs that prepare...

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has one of the best training grounds in the country for aspiring teachers. We draw some of the best applicants nationwide and prepare them to serve at all...

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