The results indicated a dismal performance statewide, after years of significant gains.
New York Students’ Passing Rate Plummets
Jul
2010
Obama Speaks to Civil Rights Group on Education
Jul
2010
Economic Scene: Study Rethinks Importance of Kindergarten Teachers
A new study found students with better teachers learned more in kindergarten — and earned more as young adults.
Jul
2010
18 States and D.C. Are Race to the Top Finalists
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia advanced to the second round of a national competition for federal financing to support education reform.
Jul
2010
On Education: Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten
Because test prep “boot camp” and $145-an-hour tutoring is available to those who can pay, children from wealthy families have an advantage, some parents say.
Jul
2010
The D.C. teacher firings
ALOT OF LIP service is given to not tolerating bad teachers. Educators, politicians and even union leaders say that there is no place in the classroom for a teacher who can’t produce results. But actually doing something about the situation is an entirely different matter.
Jul
2010
School Chancellor Fires 241 Teachers in Washington
Most of them were fired under a system that held them accountable for students’ standardized test scores.
Jul
2010
School Chancellor Fires 241 Teachers in Washington
Most of them were fired under a system that held them accountable for students’ standardized test scores.
Jul
2010
Paul Smiths Journal: A New Summer School for Lumberjacks
A two-week program at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks teaches skills like logrolling, felling trees with axes and making fires without matches.
Jul
2010