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3 bills tied to EPISD on way to governor
El Paso Times, TexasThree bills filed in response to El Paso County school scandals are headed to the governor. The bills passed the Texas Senate on Friday as the legislative session enters its final days. Filed in response to cheating in the El Paso Independent School...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Subway Transportation, Gaming, Entertainment, Trials
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So much state testing, so little scrutiny
In the past few weeks we have heard horror stories from throughout Indiana about testing under ISTEP+ -- particularly the overload of the computer system and the failure of the testing company's servers to handle the testing. This caused Indiana to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress
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Baltimore Teachers Union supports call to halt Common Core consequences
The Baltimore Teacher's Union has called for the district hold off on attaching penalties to schools' performance on the the new Common Core assessments, citing insufficient professional development and resources to implement the new high-stakes...Tags: Credit and Debt, Teaching and Learning, Parent Organizations, Teachers, American Federation of Teachers
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Two Portland schools, two miles apart, far different grades
Portland Press Herald, MaineSarah Thompson and her husband, John, put two daughters through Portland elementary schools. One went to Fred P. Hall. The other went to Longfellow. As far as Sarah Thompson is concerned, neither child got a better education than the other. That's...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Brown University, Poverty, Arizona State University, Regional Authority
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Ken-Ton school board hopefuls take stage
Tonawanda News, North Tonawanda, N.Y.TOWN OF TONAWANDA -- Residents brought their questions and concerns to Ken-Ton school board hopefuls Wednesday at the district's Meet the Candidates Night. The event came less than two weeks before residents will make their choices at...Tags: Elections, School Examinations, Politics
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PolitiFact: Roundup for past week
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPolitiFact Georgia and the AJC Truth-O-Meter brought out the calculators last week for three fact checks that put our math skills to the test. We calculated how much time Congress has spent in recess versus working in Washington. We cracked the books to...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Steny Hoyer, Republican Party, Nathan Deal
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We asked you: Should severely disabled students take standardized tests?
We asked you: Should severely disabled students take standardized tests? YES 9% NO 91% Health care or education? What disabled children ... are receiving is not an education but occupational therapy. It should be handled by the health-care system,...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Family, Physical Disabilities
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Debate continues over weight of student test scores in teacher evaluations
Bangor Daily News, MaineA lengthy and ongoing legislative debate over how much student test scores should count when evaluating teachers continued Wednesday with a new proposal to limit the scores' impact to 10 percent. Boothbay Democrat Rep. Bruce MacDonald's bill, An Act...Tags: Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress, Examinations
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Union Sues Over Basis of Appraisal
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.In a step some experts think could fuel similar moves elsewhere, a teachers' union has for the first time sued over the specific measures used to calculate teachers' contributions to student learning. The National Education Association, on behalf of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, The Pennsylvania State University, Medical Procedures and Tests, Laws, Unions
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EC students outperform state average on standardized test
The Leader-TelegramStudents in the Eau Claire school district continue to outperform the state average on standardized test scores, which is a good sign, said Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on Tuesday released the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Report Cards, Students, School Examinations
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Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn., David Cook column
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.It's TCAP time in Tennessee, when prepubescent kids -- chocolate milk stains on their shirts and stubby No. 2 pencils clutched tightly in their grip -- spend hours and hours bubbling in question after standardized question. Good moms and dads will...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Freedom of the Press, Politics
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Test scores under investigation at Burbank school
A McKinley Elementary teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a third-grade student reported that the teacher helped a class answer questions on state standardized tests this week. Burbank Unified Supt. Jan Britz, who made the announcement...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Students, School Examinations
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