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Test scores buoy school administrators

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Area educators are encouraged by student performance on the latest state-mandated End of Instruction tests.

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Putting New Tools in Students' Hands

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Two young designers from San Francisco have set up an innovative design-and-build program at a high school in one of North Carolina's poorest areas.

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Oklahoma ACT test scores remain static

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Oklahoma students scored very close to national averages on the ACT, but very few met the college-readiness benchmarks in all four test subject areas, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Where’s the rigor in U.S. schools?

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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.”

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Oklahoma ACT scores continue to lag, particularly in math

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Oklahoma Editorial -- The upside when it comes to the class of 2010's ACT scores is that more Oklahoma students than ever took the test. That gives us hope that more are considering continuing their education beyond high school. But whether they're academically ready for that leap remains a troubling question.

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More Md., Va. students taking ACT for college entrance, data show

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An increasing number of Maryland and Virginia high school students are taking the ACT college entrance test in a region where the SAT has long been dominant, according to data released Wednesday.

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More Oklahoma seniors taking ACT than ever

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State education officials say the scores of Oklahoma high school seniors on the ACT exam remained steady at 20.7, but more students are taking the test than ever before.

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Richardson High School physics instructor has teaching down to a science

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Mr. Hademenos is able to teach students the most complex scientific concepts in a way that they can all understand, and he often uses humor, hands-on activities, and real-world applications to hook his learners," said Kimberly Bearden, executive director of The Ron Clark Academy.

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The Unprepared

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Ed Kelley -- Too many young Oklahomans aren't ready for college.

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Learning in Summer, Gladly

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A nonprofit organization gives students the opportunity to debate foreign policy in the summer, and many of them sign up enthusiastically.

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Md. Eyes Environmental Ed. Graduation Mandate

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Top state officials in Maryland are promoting a plan that would make the study of environmental education a requirement for all students to graduate from the state’s public high schools.

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DPS summer camp makes math matter

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Now in its 18th year, the program has received national acclaim for boosting graduation rates and college enrollment in one of the lowest-performing school districts in the nation.

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Parents fret about MPS middle-high school hybrids

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The Milwaukee School Board has approved an increasing number of sixth through 12th grade schools in the city. Board members think it will improve the transition for students from middle to high school and will consolidate space in the district.

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Carnegie Mellon Invents Robot Moves To Boost Science, Technology Majors

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A push to inspire kids to pursue careers in computers science and other technology and science areas is getting a four-year, $7 million boost at Carnegie Mellon University. The Pittsburgh institution is launching a new multi-front initiative called Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration (FIRE), intended to leverage students' interest in robots and other forms of "hard fun."

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For many, Oklahoma law won't bring bombing to class

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House Bill 2750 directs the state Board of Education to incorporate information about the bombing into the Oklahoma history and social studies core curriculum.

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Test scores buoy school administrators

Putting New Tools in Students' Hands

Oklahoma ACT test scores remain static

Where’s the rigor in U.S. schools?

Oklahoma ACT scores continue to lag, particularly in math

More Md., Va. students taking ACT for college entrance, data show

More Oklahoma seniors taking ACT than ever

Richardson High School physics instructor has teaching down to a science

The Unprepared

Learning in Summer, Gladly

Md. Eyes Environmental Ed. Graduation Mandate

DPS summer camp makes math matter

Parents fret about MPS middle-high school hybrids

Carnegie Mellon Invents Robot Moves To Boost Science, Technology Majors

For many, Oklahoma law won't bring bombing to class

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