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Cringe-inducing typo outside N.C. school

Skinner sumitted ago via http://news.yahoo.com (Views: 28, Clicks: 5)
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Well, here's something to make your old English teacher gasp in horror: A road contractor hired to paint the word "school" on a freshly paved stretch of road near Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina rendered the traffic area in question a "shcool" zone.

1 comments | Tags: school crossing nc | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Where’s the rigor in U.S. schools?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 45, Clicks: 17)
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Justin Snider -- Part of the problem with talk about “rigor” is that no one really seems to know or agree on what the word means. Governors boast of the rigors of their K-12 educational systems, while every principal proclaims his or her school “rigorous.” The Common Core Standards, meanwhile, “include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills.”

2 comments | Tags: justin snider rigor high schools hechinger report academic rigor | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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The Classroom Showroom

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 34, Clicks: 4)
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Randy Cohen -- The question of profits is not trivial. If a school’s resources — that classroom, those students — are used to develop a commercial product, then the school should share in any profits. This and other issues in bringing a product to market, particularly dicey when children and a public school are involved, should be resolved openly and in advance, not squabbled over after the fact.

0 comments | Tags: randy cohen ethics transparency | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Little as They Try, Students Can’t Get a D Here

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 2)
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Officials in the Mount Olive, N.J., school district adopted a standard allowing only A’s, B’s, C’s and F’s for students.

1 comments | Tags: mount olive new jersey grading standard larrie reynolds no-d policy | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Scandal Haunts Atlanta’s School Chief

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 2)
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Beverly L. Hall has become a star in the education field, but that has not insulated her from a scandal that threatened to engulf two-thirds of the district’s schools.

1 comments | Tags: atlanta georgia cheating on standardized tests testing irregularities beverly hall | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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School board members must ask questions about finances

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 6, Clicks: 3)
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Oklahoma Editorial -- When state Auditor and Inspector Steve Burrage speaks to school board members across Oklahoma, his message is clear: Ask questions. Demand answers.

0 comments | Tags: oklahoma school board steve burrage school finances teacher training | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Governing based on regional averages a bad approach

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 3)
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Oklahoma Editorial -- If Oklahoma were forced to peg every statistic to a regional average, as State Question 744 proposes to do for school spending, the state would have to lower its top income tax rate from 5.5 percent to 4.9 percent.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma school funding budgetary challenges state question 744 | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Irving school district to appeal 'academically acceptable' rating

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 3)
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The Irving school district missed achieving a "recognized" rating in the recently released state accountability ratings because the completion rates for black students fell 1 percentage point short of the standard.

1 comments | Tags: irving texas state accountability ratings african-american students achievement gap | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Senate musters the votes for aid to states

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 3)
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The $26-billion package, which is on track for final approval by both chambers by next week, is expected to save teachers' jobs and sustain medical care for the poor.

0 comments | Tags: senate school funding arne duncan medicaid | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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America Goes Dark

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 5)
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Paul Krugman - With infrastructure and education crumbling, we’re on the unlit, unpaved road to nowhere.

1 comments | Tags: paul krugman funding stimulus funds teacher jobs | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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State's schools await new standards

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 59, Clicks: 29)
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A recent independent study indicates that switching to national academic standards over the next four years may not be much of a leap for Oklahoma public schools.

1 comments | Tags: math curriculum thomas b. fordham institute common core standards oklahoma kerri white | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Immunizations key to keeping outbreaks in check

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 4)
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California is dealing with the worst outbreak in 50 years of whooping cough, a very contagious disease caused by the bacteria known as Bordetella pertussis. The cause? A lack of vaccinations.

0 comments | Tags: california national immunization awareness month pertussis oklahoma immunizations | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Extra school funds may pose dilemma

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 2)
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Oklahoma schools would be expected to spend $119 million to save teacher jobs this year and not save the money to fill in budget gaps next year when stimulus dollars run out.

0 comments | Tags: oklahoma stimulus funds school funding senate | Topic: Teacher Pay BAD >_<

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Oklahoma charter school sues Oklahoma Department of Education to get funding

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 9)
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A startup charter school has sued the Oklahoma Department of Education for refusing to acknowledge the school as a legitimate entity to receive state funding.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city charter school oklahoma department of education virtual academy epic one | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Obama Calls for U.S. to Lead in Graduation

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 2)
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President Obama, at the University of Texas, called for the nation to lead the world in college graduation.

1 comments | Tags: president obama texas college graduation economic issue | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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