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More California students pass mandatory high school exit exam
L.A. NOWCalifornia students in the class of 2012 improved their pass rate on the state high school exit exam for the sixth year in a row, with 95% demonstrating the required skills in reading, writing and math, state Supt. of Public...... -
Merced teachers union backs controversial federal grant proposal
L.A. NOWA Merced teachers union has voted to back a controversial federal grant program, but only after extracting district guarantees that student test scores would not be used to evaluate individual instructors. Sheila Whitley, president of the Merced Union... -
Lawmaker withdraws teacher evaluation bill
PolitiCalA state lawmaker on Thursday shelved a controversial bill to overhaul teacher evaluations in California, saying he had run out of time in the final week of the legislative session to give the proposal a full airing. Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes...... -
California students continue gains on test scores
L.A. NOWCalifornia students continued making strides on standardized English and math tests based on results released Friday, but fewer than half of the students in Los Angeles are performing at grade level. In all, 57% of California students scored as “... -
Why teachers have test anxiety, too
Change of SubjectThe statement of the obvious: Bad teachers are afraid of being evaluated based on how well their students perform on standardized tests. When they fail their students, their students fail them. The question: But why are so many presumptively good...... -
L.A. Unified administrators confident about new evaluation system
L.A. NOWLos Angeles Unified administrators are optimistic they can reach agreement with district officials over a new performance review system in compliance with court-ordered deadlines, according to legal papers filed Wednesday.... -
Some Schools, Communities Reluctant to Start School Later
FOX40 NewsEvery teen dreads one thing in the morning—their alarm clock. Roseville High School senior Jacob Priley is one of the many students who have to wake up early in the morning to get to school at 7:40 a.m. “I feel like crap,” said Priley,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Health, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Report calls for more teacher training, limiting use of test scores
L.A. NOWThe state needs to focus on recruiting, educating and retaining teachers if it wants to improve student academic performance, a state task force has concluded. Recent budget cuts, however, have pushed the state in the opposite direction, according to the.... -
Time to try something different in education
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — Is 77 percent good enough? That’s the question we face this summer regarding our school children throughout South Dakota. The 77 percent reflects how many of our students performed at the acceptable levels of proficient or advanced...Tags: Standardized Testing, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students, High Schools
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Schools caught cheating on standardized tests [Google+ hangout]
L.A. NOWTimes education reporter Howard Blume will join city editor Shelby Grad at 1:30 p.m. for a Google+ hangout about schools the state stripped of their Academic Performance Index ratings for cheating on standardized tests. Some teachers may have thought... -
Surviving the GRE
Our Town CorrespondentI took my GRE last week, but I think it's safer to say that the GRE took me. Standardized Testing and I do not get along well. If I'm the protagonist, Standardized Testing is the antagonist. If I'm dry socks, Standardized Testing is a puddle. If I'm...Tags: Education, Standardized Testing, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Waste Management Incorporated
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Preparing for the GRE
Last week, I downloaded a free GRE practice test and a smartphone application for on-the-go studying. As both items finished downloading, I recalled the comment that one of my favorite professors made about the GRE. "Taking the GRE is basically...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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