The Trouble With Testing Mania
Congress made a sensible decision a decade ago when it required the states to administer yearly tests to public school students in exchange for federal education aid. The theory behind the No Child...
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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,...
View ArticleJuly 5, 2013: Lincoln Financial Foundation Expands Educational Opportunity —...
(Source: Lincoln National Corporation) Lincoln Financial Foundation Expands Educational Opportunity $544,000 in Education Grants Awarded Greensboro, NC., July 5, 2013 - Lincoln Financial Foundation is...
View ArticlePflugerville students exceed state passing standards on STAAR exams
Pflugerville school district students taking the 2013 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness and high school end-of-course exams exceeded this year’s average passing rates statewide....
View ArticleTeacher assistants hold breath as state legislators discuss budget cuts
RALEIGH — Angela Lewis prepared for a new class of kindergarteners at Barwell Road Elementary this week under a cloud of job insecurity. The summer months often bring worry to teacher assistants as...
View ArticleTeacher assistants hold breath
RALEIGH Angela Lewis prepared for a new class of kindergarteners at Barwell Road Elementary this week under a cloud of job insecurity. The summer months often bring worry to teacher assistants as the...
View ArticleMore than a third of NM schools graded A or B
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — About 70 percent of New Mexico's public schools improved or maintained their letter grade that rates their performance this year, and more than a third received an A or B, state...
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...
View ArticleMillage down, but Allegheny County tax bills vary
Although 41 of the 42 suburban school districts in Allegheny County lowered millage rates in their 2013-14 budgets because of the countywide reassessment, taxpayers should not be fooled into believing...
View ArticleBlackhawk agriculture program gone to seed
For years, Bonnie Goehring has lived on a farm in the Blackhawk School District, where her three children and several of her grandchildren studied agricultural science at the high school. But her...
View ArticleChildren who attend preschool do better in kindergarten than those who...
Children who attend preschool do better in kindergarten than those who stay at home with their parents or relatives, according to a national report. The federal data, which focused on children who...
View ArticleStudy: Pa. charter students' skills fall far short
PITTSBURGH (AP) — From the start, Keisha Dumas knew she would never send her son to a public school in Pittsburgh. "Even when my son was a baby, I was like, 'He's not going to go,'" said Dumas, a...
View ArticleJuly 5, 2013: Lincoln Foundation Strengthens Philadelphia Education — 30...
(Source: Lincoln National Corporation) Lincoln Foundation Strengthens Philadelphia Education 30 Local Nonprofits Receive Grants PHILADELPHIA, July 5, 2013 - Lincoln Financial Foundation is helping to...
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