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Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.eschoolnews.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 1)
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In a recent survey, a majority of students said that while their science and math teachers seem knowledgeable and keep class interesting, they aren’t teaching about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career options.

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Move to drop honors courses at Boston Latin worries some

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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Boston Latin School is dropping its honors courses next year, a move administrators say will prepare more students for Advanced Placement classes in their junior and senior years, though some parents fear the change will have a negative impact on their children’s college admission chances.

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One in three kids drops out of school

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.usaweekend.com (Views: 15, Clicks: 0)
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Colin and Alma Powell -- "For most kids, America is a land of great possibility, where hopes and dreams are met every day, yet we are far from fulfilling even basic promises to children like Tatiana. Today, more than 13 million American children live in poverty, and we have one of the worst infant death rates in the industrialized world."

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Mr. President: Be bold on dropouts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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Jay Mathews -- "The intent of President Obama's offer of $900 million to boost dropout prevention is good. This is our most difficult educational problem. The approach he is taking is less good. The money is likely to go into many programs that say they want to help kids stay in school, but employ methods that have not worked well and are unlikely to get much better with repetition."

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"Gotta Keep Reading" music video gets Ocoee Middle School students on Oprah show

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.orlandosentinel.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 2)
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Oprah Winfrey had a segment of her show filmed on the campus this morning, where she announced that she and Target would pay for a "wall-to-wall" makeover of the school library, including new furniture, new computers and 2,000 books.

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10 Dallas ISD high schools fail to make the grade time and again

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 25, Clicks: 5)
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Ten of more than 30 Dallas ISD high schools have missed the federal academic bar so many times that they are in the worst stage of the national No Child Left Behind school rating system. They represent a third of the schools from Texas that are in such dire shape.

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Students Promote Reading With Black Eyed Peas Song

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Ocoee Middle School students use "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas to promote reading.

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Class Dismissed

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 7)
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Why not eliminate the self-indulgent, debauched waste that is the senior year of high school?

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More high-schoolers reinvent or skip their senior year

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.usatoday.com (Views: 29, Clicks: 2)
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By the fall of 2011, a small group of high schools in eight states will take part in a new initiative, announced last week, that will allow high school sophomores who pass a series of "board exams" to graduate two years early and move directly to a two- or four-year college.

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Graduates Fault Advice of Guidance Counselors

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 0)
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Most people who graduated from high school in the last dozen years believe that their guidance counselors provided little meaningful advice about college or careers, a new study has found. And many said the best advice on their futures came from teachers.

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In Middle School, Charting Their Course to College and Beyond

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 0)
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In New Jersey and elsewhere, middle schools and high schools are experimenting with individualized learning plans that were once used primarily to ensure that special education students received services. Along with differentiated instruction and specialized career academies, it is yet another way that public schools, under pressure to raise test scores and graduation rates, are trying to reach more students.

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Lawsuit filed over Seattle schools math curriculum

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.king5.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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A lawsuit challenging the Seattle School District's math curriculum went to court Monday in King County Superior Court. The plaintiffs say the "Discovery Math" series adopted last year does a poor job, especially with minority students who are seeing an achievement gap widen.

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Should 9th graders take AP?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 4)
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Jay Mathews shares thoughts on the "flap" over Advanced Placement World History in ninth grade.

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Bellevue, Issaquah school districts seek legal advice on texts after court decisions

nitajo sumitted ago via http://seattletimes.nwsource.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 11)
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Two recent state court decisions on high-school math textbooks have area school districts seeking legal advice as they try to settle on which books to choose.

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Diploma Plus approach specializes in educating dropouts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.projo.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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Diploma Plus’ 29 schools and programs, dotted around the country, specialize in educating recent dropouts or those who are over-aged and under-credited, meaning they’re already 17 with maybe a couple of ninth-grade credits.

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Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students

Move to drop honors courses at Boston Latin worries some

One in three kids drops out of school

Mr. President: Be bold on dropouts

"Gotta Keep Reading" music video gets Ocoee Middle School students on Oprah show

10 Dallas ISD high schools fail to make the grade time and again

Students Promote Reading With Black Eyed Peas Song

Class Dismissed

More high-schoolers reinvent or skip their senior year

Graduates Fault Advice of Guidance Counselors

In Middle School, Charting Their Course to College and Beyond

Lawsuit filed over Seattle schools math curriculum

Should 9th graders take AP?

Bellevue, Issaquah school districts seek legal advice on texts after court decisions

Diploma Plus approach specializes in educating dropouts

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