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Education News Roundup
By Eddy Ramírez -
On Education
- May 16, 2008
Immigration raid in Iowa, quake-damaged schools in China, and Arizona vouchers decision
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Kids Who Stay in School Stay Alive
By Eddy Ramírez -
On Education
- May 12, 2008
In Baltimore, those who were shot or slain missed an average of 46 days per year.
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Teachers Are Split on Reforms, Survey Shows
By Lucia Graves -
On Education
- May 12, 2008
Teachers are of two minds when it comes to educational reform, with half supporting the idea of measuring teacher effectiveness according to student growth and half saying it's a poor or fair idea.
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Sizing Up the Charter School Movement
By Eddy Ramírez -
On Education
- May 6, 2008
Parents try to get their kids off the wait lists while legislators aim for more money.
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Aiming for College, Electoral at Least
By Lucia Graves -
Education
- March 13, 2008
High school sophomores can't vote on state law, but they can write it.
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The Value of Good Grades
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- January 3, 2008
Schools offer Happy Meals and cash to improve scores.
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The Education Secretary Talks About NCLB
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 5, 2007
Spellings shares her thoughts on how that law can be improved when it is renewed.
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One Standard Fits All
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
Academic standards vary widely from state to state, leading some people to push for federal standards
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A Tough Test for Second Language Students
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
ESL students have a hard time with standardized tests, and that hurts their schools' overall scores
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Should Teachers Earn According to How Students Learn?
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
Some people say that teachers' salaries should be tied to students' test scores
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For Talented Students, Challenges to Grow
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
Gifted students are often ignored due to efforts to raise other students' test scores.
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Failing Schools Are Hard to Fix
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
NCLB lets people know which schools are struggling but offers few solutions on how to raise performance
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Room to Improve
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
No Child Left Behind is scheduled for reauthorization by the end of this year
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The Muscle of Public Employee Unions
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- November 1, 2007
Poor students are not served well by teachers' antivoucher campaigns.
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New York City Schools Win $500,000 Broad Prize
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- September 18, 2007
Despite criticisms, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reforms are showing notably positive results.
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