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Romney vs. Obama: Getting schooled on education
With jobs and mortgages and same-sex marriage to be bandied about, who has time to talk about what kids are or aren't learning in school? The conversation finally veered toward education last week with Mitt Romney coming out with some stands. The...
Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Think Congress is sophomoric? A study says you're right
— If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have. Discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level — to the equivalent of high school sophomore, according to a new...
Tags: Republican Party, Education, Politics, YouTube, Victor Hugo
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Congress sounding increasingly like teenagers, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved to that of teenagers, it’s because they have. The level of discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level -- to the equivalent of a sophomore in high school,...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, YouTube, Georgetown University, Justice System
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No procrastinator left behind
Now that most states have received or applied for relief from the No Child Left Behind Act, California is submitting its own proposal. And in true California fashion, it's — different. The state has long been at odds with the U.S. Education...
Tags: Education, Politics, Justice System, Judges, Academic Progress
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Westside charter school teacher gone after allegations of cheating
A Westside charter school teacher has left her job following allegations that she pointed out wrong answers to her fourth-graders during state testing this month and then gave them an opportunity to make corrections. According to an Ocean Charter...Tags: Concerts, Music, Entertainment, Teachers, Students
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When a charter school is failing
The Los Angeles Unified school board did an injustice to hundreds of students and to the school reform movement when it overrode the recommendation of its staff and decided not to close a low-performing charter school. Academia Semillas del Pueblo in...
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How automated grading can make good writers
Editorial writers are entitled to their opinions. But Karin Klein's May 6 piece on automated essay scoring simply misses the point. She questions the value of automated essay scoring software (AES) as a teaching supplement in the area of writing, based...
Tags: Education, Concerts, Music, University of Akron, Entertainment
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Lakers lose to Nuggets, 102-99, in Game 5
addCustomPlayer('laa00nw8zj4f1l3ztd2fc1fmy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perflaa00nw8zj4f1l3ztd2fc1fmy', 'eplayer15'); Andrew Bynum had it all planned out. No problem. Piece of cake. “Close out games are actually kind of easy,” Bynum said on...
Tags: Ty Lawson, Corey Brewer, Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant, Basketball
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Students at charter-run Locke do better than nearby peers
Students at Locke High School are faring better than their peers in nearby traditional schools, but achievement overall remains low at the charter-managed campus near Watts, according to a new study.
Still, the Locke students were more likely to graduate...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Charity, Arts and Culture
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Letters: Testing a charter
Re "When a charter is failing," Editorial, May 11 The Times' editorial on Academia Semillas del Pueblo in El Sereno underscores the primacy of standardized testing and its reputed ability to measure student learning. Presumably, standardized tests...Tags: Education, Students, Standardized Testing, Teaching and Learning
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Posted images of California school tests raise cheating concerns
Hundreds of photos of standardized tests have begun to appear on social-networking sites in California, raising concerns about test security and cheating by students. In the worst-case scenario, the photos could lead to invalidating test scores for...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Examinations, Social Media, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Cheating feared after photos of school tests leaked
L.A. NOWHundreds of photos of standardized tests have begun to appear on student social-networking sites in California, raising concerns about cheating and test security that could create thorny problems for schools and school districts. In the worst-case...
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