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WKRC-TV CBS 12 Cincinnati
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - About a quarter of Kentucky public schools may fail to fulfill the federal government's demand for "adequate yearly progress," the state Department of Education reported.
For schools that get federal funding, failure for two years in a row means consequences - at a minimum, allowing students to transfer to other schools at the district's expense and drawing up an improvement plan.
The department released early data on Tuesday to meet a federa... |
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Daily Southtown
Bass educators say focus on standardized tests make 'real learning' a rarity
By Linda Lutton
Staff writer
March 29, 11:15 a.m., Room 307
Debra Valenti's fifth-graders are sitting in small groups, writing persuasive letters to 17th Ward Ald. Latasha Thomas about the condition of their Englewood neighborhood.
Writing a persuasive essay is one of hundreds of "assessment objectives" for fifth grade. According to the state, assessment objec... |
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| State fixes schools |
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Third-grade students' scores are
adjusted in the standardized test
By Nelson Daranciang
[email protected]
The state Department of Education adjusted the scores of third-grade students who took statewide achievement tests earlier this year because of errors in two questions.
The questions were from different sections and were each worth up to three points out of 70, said Selvin Chin-Chance, head of the department's Test Develo... |
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| A debate not left behind |
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Star Tribune
Rob Hotakainen
Star Tribune Washington Bureau Correspondent
Published August 3, 2004
SARASOTA, FLA. -- Five years after getting a D on Florida's school report card, Alta Vista Elementary School recorded an A this year, and Principal Constance White-Davis is ready to celebrate. She's throwing a lobster party on Friday.
"We finally got there," White-Davis said. "When I look at the test data, I feel good."
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| Responding to Childhood Obesity Through School Policy |
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Education Week
About the Guests:
Rep. Sean Faircloth, a Democrat in the Maine House of Representatives who has sponsored comprehensive legislation to help the state's schools address childhood obesity;
Sarah Lee, the physical activity health scientist in the division of adolescent & school health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Jane Mandell, a senior nutritionist in analysis, nutrition, and evaluation with the Food and Nutrition Services at the U.S. Departm... |
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| PE classes critical to education |
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Honolulu Advertiser
By Donald B. Weisman
Hawai'i government affairs director of the American Heart Association
In a July 23 article headlined "Law costing state extra $30 million," state Board of Education Chairman Breene Harimoto's comment that the estimates of the cost of the No Child Left Behind federal law might be understated is perhaps itself an understatement.
Not only is the mandate resulting in increased implementation costs, but also it will cost taxpayers much more ... |
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