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A standards-based revolution arrives in the district

nitajo sumitted ago via http://saving17000kids.kansascity.com (Views: 21, Clicks: 3)
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The Kansas City School District is aiming to become the largest in the country to launch standards-based education systemwide. Teachers have been working all summer to shape Kansas City’s version, which will start this school year in five “pioneer” schools.

1 comments | Tags: kansas city missouri standards-based education robert marzano student achievement | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Progress slows in closing achievement gaps in D.C. schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 3)
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After two years of progress, Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's effort to narrow the vast achievement gap separating white and African American students in D.C. public schools has stalled, an analysis of 2010 test score data shows.

1 comments | Tags: washington d.c. achievement gap michele a. rhee african american students math | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants schools to give parents, teachers more data

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 17)
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan, stoking a national debate over a Los Angeles Times series that examines how much individual teachers have raised test scores, urged public schools Wednesday to give educators more data on student achievement and parents a full report on teacher effectiveness.

2 comments | Tags: los angeles california value-added analysis arne duncan teacher evaluation student achievement | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Private schools stay quiet on cash bonanza

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.smh.com.au (Views: 6, Clicks: 2)
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THE state's wealthiest private schools posted financial surpluses of up to $8.4 million last year after the Commonwealth delivered them as much as $10 million in annual subsidies.

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Tougher state standards crush students' test scores

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 36)
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Student proficiency rates continue to lag at most Tulsa-area schools because of Oklahoma's tougher testing standards in reading and math, a Tulsa World analysis shows.

0 comments | Tags: oklahoma testing standards cut scores oklahoma core curriculum tests student achievement | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Steal This Movie, Too

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 37, Clicks: 23)
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Thomas Friedman -- Public education needs rescuing. The superheroes are already showing the way.

1 comments | Tags: thomas friedman school reform waiting for superman davis guggenheim geoffrey canada | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Parents deserve more information about teacher effectiveness

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 8)
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Oklahoman Editorial -- The premise seemed simple enough. Figure out which teachers help their students learn more and which ones don't. When the Los Angeles Times went public with what it found, parents had access to some information never before made public. Teachers union officials were, well, less than pleased.

1 comments | Tags: los angeles california los angeles unified schools teachers student achievement value-added analysis | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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L.A. Times testing series raises more questions

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 3)
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Jay Mathews -- Few education stories have excited me as much as the series on teacher assessment being done by reporters Jason Song, Jason Felch and Doug Smith of the Los Angeles Times. They have dug up a goldmine of data on the student test score gains of 6,000 individual elementary school teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, information that the district has refused to show to parents despite pleas from its staff to do so.

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Dallas-Fort Worth area schools grapple with social media policies

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 7, Clicks: 2)
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Schools open their doors today to technology-savvy students who probably spent their summer texting their friends and updating their Facebook pages. These are often the preferred methods for staying in touch with friends and family for a generation steeped in electronic media and social networking sites. But should that type of direct and somewhat personal communication extend to teachers and students?

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Replacement teachers 'fired up' at Oklahoma City's U.S. Grant

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 3)
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Stakes are high at U.S. Grant High School this year for the school's test scores and graduation rates to improve, as the district embarks on a drastic reform model backed by millions in federal funds.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city u.s. grant high school annual yearly progress karl springer school reform | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Union leader calls on L.A. teachers to boycott Times

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 11)
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The Los Angeles teachers union president said Sunday he was organizing a "massive boycott" of The Times after the newspaper began publishing a series of articles that uses student test scores to estimate the effectiveness of district teachers.

2 comments | Tags: los angeles california los angeles unified schools teachers student achievement value-added analysis | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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The problem with favoring high schools in turnaround grant program

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 5)
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Sarah Garland - At least 43 percent of the Tier I and II schools that applied for school improvement grants – about 900 out of the 2,100 applicants – are high schools, according to my analysis of a report by Communities for Excellent Public Schools, which was led by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Nationwide, high schools make up only 24 percent of all schools.

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Feds say state can use education money next year

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 7, Clicks: 2)
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Despite a big push by the Obama administration to spend new money now to save teacher jobs, Oklahoma schools legally can carry the funds over until the following school year.

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Data, testing, accountability: The wrong words for reform

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 35, Clicks: 22)
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Sam Chaltain,an organizational change consultant, writes on the importance of words — data, testing, and accountability.

1 comments | Tags: sam chaltain school reform information-gathering campaign sustainability | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Oklahoma charter school faces Epic fight

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 31, Clicks: 10)
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Epic 1 on 1 Charter School will be the first of its kind in Oklahoma if the startup school wins a lawsuit Monday forcing the state Education Department to fund the 400 students that have enrolled in the school to date.

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma charter school epic one university of central oklahoma sandy garrett | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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