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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Media Industry, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Michael Bloomberg, Teaching and Learning, Eli Broad
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Michelle Rhee and the unproven teacher evaluation
The debate -- and that’s putting it nicely -- over the use of standardized test scores in teacher evaluations has always confused me, because the answer seemed so simple. One of the things we ask of teachers -- but just one thing -- is to raise...
Tags: Education, Teachers, Washington, DC, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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Re-elected District 34 incumbents look ahead to finances, unity
Three newly re-elected incumbents in the Glenview School District 34 emphasized maintaining fiscal stability and listening to community members during their upcoming four years of service. Board President Chris Northwick and Board Members Cathe Russe...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Apple iPad, Political Fundraising, Elections
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California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer
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Teachers union plans new "legal challenge" to teacher evaluations
The Florida Education Association plans tomorrow to file a new legal challenge to Florida's new teacher evaluation system, a teacher union spokesman said. Mark Pudlow, the spokesman, said he could provide no other details until tomorrow. The union...Tags: Leon County (Florida), Florida Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: Teaching and tests
Re "Gates' warning on test scores," Editorial, April 11 Bill Gates has figured out what those of us in education have known all along: Standardized tests are pretty good at identifying students' academic strengths and weaknesses, one of them being test-...
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Examinations, Teachers, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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Scott to lawmakers on past two years: “It’s working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott went before the Florida Legislature and offered a huge dose of sellf-congratulation as well as praise for lawmakers. “Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses,... -
State report: Florida charter schools outperform traditional schools
Sun SentinelSo do charter schools outperform traditional schools in Florida? The state says yes. The Florida Department of Education released a report saying that charter school students outperform students at traditional schools in math, science and reading,...Tags: Education, Science, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Students, Public Schools
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School board election: Split decision for Deasy; 3rd race to runoff
L.A. NOWIn a school board election that attracted national money and attention, candidates backing both Supt. John Deasy and the teachers union won election Tuesday night.... -
Exerpts from Scott’s SOTS speech – and why he thinks teachers deserve a $2,500 raise
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThere's not a whole lot of news here — presumably, Gov. Rick Scott is saving his best lines for actual delivery of his State of the State speech tomorrow — but the gov's office has released excerpts from the speech. For the most part, it's... -
Teacher evaluation bill would count “student performance” less, dropping it to 40% and adding in other measures of teaching
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelA bill filed in the Florida Senate would alter Florida's teacher evaluation law to count “student performance” — as measured by test score data — less in instructors' final reviews. Under the current teacher merit pay law,... -
Educator backs state's Keystone Exams
Professional word merchants can get a little insecure when some unjournalist comes along and does a better job of putting passages together. It happens to me all too often. I'll write a column filled with dazzling piquancy and logic, and along comes...Tags: Standardized Testing, Kutztown, Examinations, Teachers, School Examinations
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