Report Cards

Report cards for Orange County Public Schools' 180,000-plus students have been delayed six days after a problem was discovered with some of the cards. As the district began to produce the report cards earlier this week, staffers discovered that credit...

Your middle-schooler just got her first D. What's an appropriate response? Parent advice Try not to overreact and then try to find out the reason by calmly discussing it. If the reason is vague, request a conference with the teacher as soon as...

Q. Our ninth-grade son always manages to get A's and B's on his report card, but just before the report card comes out, his grades take a complete dive. Should we punish him for this or just accept this imperfection? A. Your son is obviously smart...

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No school should fall more than one letter grade on Florida's school report card this year, as a way to transition into the state's new, tougher school grading formula, Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson has recommended. Robinson plans to formally...

World TB Day The Department of Health observes World TB Day March 24 with a display in the lobby of the Health Services Building, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis. Tuberculosis, a disease caused by bacteria, is transmitted through the air, usually by...

The biggest difference between Danville’s current academic calendar and next year’s is that Danville students start school five days later in the 2012-13 year, said Chuck Stallard, director of pupil personnel. “The calendar for 2012-...

APNewsBreak: Leaders ambivalent on online reports LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of Michigan’s local governments have posted online reports in recent months measuring crime, debt — even the amount of curbside recycling — after...

Baltimore's scores on a rigorous national math and reading test were in the bottom third of large urban school districts across the country, though educators highlighted some progress in math and a promising trend of better-than-average results among some...

On January 1, 2012, more than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will go into effect. Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson says some that might impact you the most include: - Toll hike - Electronics...

Florida's 13-year-old school grading system is about to get an overhaul that will likely make it tougher for public schools to earn good marks on the annual A-to-F school report card. Since it started grading schools in 1999, the state has raised the...