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Australia: Rift on year 12 figures

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 30, Clicks: 5)
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Only 64 per cent of Victorian students are completing a year 12 certificate or equivalent according to federal figures - far fewer than claimed by the state Education Department.

1 comments | Tags: victoria australia high school dropouts victorian certificate of applied learning victorian education department | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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Australia: Foster carers left out of loop on schooling

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 36, Clicks: 4)
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Education is expected to be a key priority for reform when the state's inquiry into child welfare in tabled in Parliament next week. But meanwhile, foster carers are struggling with bureaucratic delays at the start of the school year.

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Australia: Maths, physics fail to get the numbers at school

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 34, Clicks: 5)
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Data prepared for The Sunday Age by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, which oversees the VCE, show a significant decline in enrolments for the more difficult maths subjects - maths methods and specialist maths - over the past decade.

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Australia: iPad, therefore I am, and keeping a wired open mind

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 32, Clicks: 5)
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THE backpacks at Albert Park College look a little small. But then everything at the school, which is entering its second year, is a little different. Students helped design the bags and point out that they do not need many books. Nor any calculators, notebooks, atlases and diaries. Instead each student has what the principal calls an "electronic pencil box": an iPad.

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The problem with math education

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 39, Clicks: 4)
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Timothy S. Norfolk -- It is crucial to our economic survival that we do better in mathematics and science. Global competition requires manufacturing to be made more efficient and more automated. Incredibly sophisticated mathematical tools are used in the analysis of large data sets in medical research and economics, and in forming government policy on energy and other resources.

1 comments | Tags: valerie strauss timothy s. norfolk the university of akron math education algebra | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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More out-of-state, foreign students apply to UC schools

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 4)
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With the University of California system recruiting more out-of-state and foreign students for the extra tuition they pay, applications from such students rise 56% over last year.

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Yardsticks Vary by Nation in Calling Education to Account

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 40, Clicks: 4)
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The United States isn't alone in promoting accountability in elementary and secondary education. The notion in recent years has become a global phenomenon among nations looking to improve their school systems.

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WA lawmakers aim to strengthen teacher evaluations

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://seattletimes.nwsource.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 4)
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A bipartisan group of Washington state lawmakers announced plans Thursday to make statewide evaluations of teachers and principals more rigorous and uniform.

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Few States Cite Full Plans for Carrying Out Standards

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 49, Clicks: 8)
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Forty-six states and the District of Columbia have adopted a common set of academic standards, but only seven have fully developed plans to put the standards into practice in three key areas, according to a study released recently.

2 comments | Tags: catherine gewertz common core state standards center on education policy race to the top epe/education first | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Advocates, Policymakers Give Mixed Early Reviews to ESEA Draft

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 45, Clicks: 4)
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So what do folks inside the Beltway think of Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.'s draft bills the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind)? That depends on whom you talk to.

1 comments | Tags: elementary and secondary education act no child left behind act arne duncan english-language learners | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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NCLB waiver would replace school AYP rules

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.aikenstandard.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 4)
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The No Child Left Behind waiver that the State Department of Education is seeking to ease federal testing regulations would be temporary, a state official said Tuesday, but its impact would still be significant to South Carolina schools and districts.

0 comments | Tags: south carolina no child left behind act waivers nancy busbee adequate yearly progress | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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U.S. Faults State’s Progress on Race to the Top Goals

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 4)
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The federal Education Department, citing New York’s failure to meet the goals it promised in seeking financial aid, has put the state on a watch list.

1 comments | Tags: new york race to the top u.s. department of education teacher evaluations. arne duncan | Topic: Grants BAD >_<

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California community college board backs sweeping reforms

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 4)
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State Legislature must weigh in on changes. Backers say they are meant to streamline the path to graduation, but critics say they would penalize disadvantaged students.

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States face delays in implementing Race to the Top

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 33, Clicks: 4)
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Several states that won a slice of the U.S. Department of Education's $4.3 billion Race to the Top competition have had to delay plans to implement ambitious reforms and two could possibly lose money if they don't get back on track.

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Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://gothamschools.org (Views: 99, Clicks: 27)
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A historic look inside the nation’s classrooms, including some in New York City, painted a bleak picture, according to a report released by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today. The second installment of the foundation’s ambitious Measures of Effective Teaching study, the report focuses on the picture of teaching yielded by five different classroom observation tools.

3 comments | Tags: teacher evaluations bill & melinda gates foundation student performance teacher-effectiveness initiative charlotte danielson | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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