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 Wed Feb 08 10:29:37 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ A girl’s successful lawsuit to have a prayer removed from her high school has roiled the heavily Roman Catholic city of Cranston, where residents are appealing the decision. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14475.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14475.html Mathetude nitajo 27/01/2012 Rhode Island is among the states that have made the most strides on teacher quality policies in the last two years, a national education research and policy group said Wednesday. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14463.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14463.html Mathetude Newman 25/01/2012 U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin has announced the winners of a Rhode Island cyber-security contest for high-school students. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13968.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13968.html Mathetude nitajo 08/12/2011 In an address to a joint session of the state House and Senate, Education Commissioner Deborah Gist said parents, teachers and elected leaders must work together to increase student performance and turn out graduates ready for jobs or college. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12568.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/12568.html Mathetude nitajo 02/06/2011 The plan came under attack from advocates of low-income, minority and special-education students who often score poorly on standardized tests. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11770.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11770.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2011 Valerie Strauss -- Things aren’t going well at Central Falls High, the Rhode Island school that became famous early this year when all of the teachers were fired and President Obama praised the “accountability” move. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11305.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11305.html Mathetude nitajo 23/11/2010 When they don their caps and gowns in June 2012, graduating seniors may get one of three different diplomas, based on their proficiency in standardized math and English tests. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11296.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11296.html Mathetude nitajo 21/11/2010 A Rhode Island school board’s decision to fire the entire faculty of a poorly performing school, and President Obama’s endorsement of the action, has stirred a storm of reaction nationwide, with teachers condemning it as an insult and conservatives hailing it as a watershed moment of school accountability. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9670.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9670.html Mathetude nitajo 07/03/2010 The decision last month to replace the teaching staff at the end of the school year cast the spotlight on a new Obama administration policy: To qualify for a share of $3.5 billion in federal turnaround aid, local officials must close the struggling school or replace the principal and start over with a new academic game plan and perhaps a new staff. That significantly tightens accountability measures under the 2002 No Child Left Behind law. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9640.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9640.html Mathetude nitajo 04/03/2010 President Obama voiced support Monday for the mass firings of educators at a failing Rhode Island school, drawing an immediate rebuke from teachers union officials whose members have chafed at some of his education policies. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9633.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/9633.html Mathetude nitajo 03/03/2010