Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Sat May 19 18:33:11 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Gov. Rick Scott tonight weighed in on the FCAT writing issue, saying the ”significant contrast” between this year’s and last year’s scores is an “obvious indication” that the FL DOE needs to “review the issue.” His statement also included his often-repeated support for “measurement” as it applies to education. “Our students must know how to read and write, and our education system must be able to measure and benchmark their progress so we can set clear education goals,” Scott said. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15480.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15480.html Mathetude Buldog 18/05/2012 As fourth, eighth and tenth graders across Florida write their hearts out (really?) for the FCAT, we thought it appropriate to consider who will evaluate their work and decide whether they're meeting grade level expectations. No, it's not people who answer a Craigslist ad (at least not anymore). But is it much better than that? http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15479.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15479.html Mathetude Buldog 18/05/2012 When Max Wolters was in fourth grade, he rarely talked and was faltering in school. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15481.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15481.html Mathetude nitajo 19/05/2012 A Broken Arrow legislator unveiled a plan Thursday night to ease the impact of the state's controversial graduation testing requirement, which could deny thousands of high school seniors their diplomas this year if it isn't altered. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15482.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15482.html Mathetude nitajo 19/05/2012 Catherine Gewertz -- One of the chief architects of the Common Core State Standards was named the next president of the College Board today and said one of his top priorities is to reshape the organization’s influential college-admissions test, the SAT, to better reflect the new standards. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15483.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15483.html Mathetude nitajo 19/05/2012 An auditor reportedly found several serious violations with the administration of an SAT exam at a Brooklyn school, where the scores of 199 students were invalidated this week. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15488.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15488.html Mathetude nitajo 19/05/2012 The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers announced the names of the experts serving on the Common Core State Standards Development Work Group and Feedback Group and provided more detailed information on the college and career ready standards development process. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15486.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15486.html Mathetude nitajo 19/05/2012 School officials said the high passage rate reflected tight budgets and staff cuts as most districts fought to stay under the new limit. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15470.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15470.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2012 A study by researchers at John Hopkins University found that as many as 15 percent of students miss at least one school day in 10, and have gone undetected because of the way attendance is measured. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15469.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15469.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2012 Teachers, pressured to better juggle disparate student needs, are finding that customized lessons help. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15471.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15471.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2012