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Avonworth School directors have approved a $25.19 million budget for 2013-14 that raises property taxes 0.53 mills for homeowners in Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, Emsworth, Kilbuck and Ohio Township....
View ArticleJuvenile Offender Graduates Earn Diplomas, GEDs (State of California)
(Source: State of California) Reading, math scores rival those in public schools STOCKTON---Thirty-eight youth from the N.A. Chaderjian High School, located within the youth correctional facility of...
View ArticleU.S. education gap narrows between whites and minorities: report
BOSTON (Reuters) - The achievement gap between white and minority children has narrowed considerably in recent decades, as black and Hispanic students have posted strong gains on math and reading...
View ArticleCepeda: Teacher training exposed
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. Perhaps...
View ArticleMore AP, IB classes for city students
Students who show academic promise in Tacoma Public Schools will be automatically enrolled in advanced level high school classes, beginning in fall 2014. The School Board on Thursday adopted a new...
View ArticleMoon Area board approves budget; spending up 1.8 percent
Moon Area school directors have approved a $63.47 million budget for 2013-14, lowering the millage tax rate from 21.3 to 18.12 for property owners in Crescent and Moon. Despite the lower rate, some...
View ArticlePA Cyber student overcomes Asperger's, earns National Merit Scholarship
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In ninth grade, Colin Knott became so frustrated with school that he decided to drop out. Today this young man with Asperger's syndrome is...
View ArticleWhy McCrory believes NC teaching has too many tests
Testing is a vital part of education, but it’s not teaching. Yet, with the addition of more than two dozen standardized tests this academic year, the number of tests administered to students in grades...
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These graduating seniors at Fox Chapel Area High School were honored for their scholarship and volunteer efforts by the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area: Kelly Capone, Rachel Clapper, Margaret Driver,...
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Seton Hill University has honored six educators with an inaugural Excellence in Teaching Awards: Mark J. Campayno of Sterling, Va., began his music career in 1982 by teaching himself guitar. In 1999,...
View ArticleVa. Board of Education begins to develop formula for grading schools
As Virginia’s Board of Education began working this week to develop a formula for assigning letter grades to public schools, some board members said they are proceeding carefully. “I do get concerned...
View Article2013 SBA Scores Show Record Gains in High School Reading Proficiency (State...
(Source: State of New Mexico) Susana Martinez Governor Contact: Enrique Knell (505) 819-1398 enrique.knell@state.nm.us State of New Mexico Office of the Governor For Immediate Release June 28, 2013...
View ArticleExperts: Pa. needs to heed 3rd grade reading key
It's a well-known concept in education circles: Children learn to read from preschool through third grade. After third grade, they read to learn. In recent years, the focus on third-grade reading...
View ArticleCurriculum teaches Oklahoma students about oil, natural gas industry
The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is working to make the board's education curriculum fit with the state's common core standards in teaching students about the oil, natural gas industry. •...
View ArticleOnline Homeschool Curriculum Options
1. Switched-On Schoolhouse Remote access (for Grades 3-12) – This application-based curriculum works on low speed internet. It provides a great interactive and feedback platform to the students....
View ArticleEditorial: Indiana needs to press harder to improve children's quality of life
Heres a question we as Hoosiers should ask ourselves in light of a new national study: How comfortable are we with mediocrity when it comes to our childrens well-being? If we are content with the...
View ArticlePennridge board can't agree on how to expand laptop program
The Pennridge School Board couldn’t agree on how to expand the one-to-one laptop program piloted in a few middle school and high school classes last school year. The program is meant to promote digital...
View ArticleRite of Passage for French Students Receives 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. By the hundreds of...
View ArticleKaye Brown: solving the puzzling questions about mathematics
This week, we continue to shed light on the importance of mathematics, and how to get it right the first time. Communications & Business Solutions (CBS) spoke with Kaye Brown, a mathematics teacher...
View ArticleMore Advanced Placement, IB classes for Tacoma students
Students who show academic promise in Tacoma Public Schools will be automatically enrolled in advanced level high school classes, beginning in fall 2014. The School Board on Thursday adopted a new...
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