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Obama seeks to make No Child Left Behind more flexible - 1 views
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"Some Republicans are so skeptical of the federal role in education that they want to abolish the Education Department." Obama wants to replace the federal metric of adequate yearly progress, known as AYP, with more flexible measures that reward student growth. Yet it remains unclear how the government would force improvement of low-performing schools while getting out of the way of those that excel. Obama wants to replace the federal metric of adequate yearly progress, known as AYP, with more flexible measures that reward student growth. Yet it remains unclear how the government would force improvement of low-performing schools while getting out of the way of those that excel.
School Funding Competition: Education Department Secretary Arne Duncan Announces 10 Win... - 0 views
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Race to the Top Winners announced for round 2
Students in Four School Divisions Trade Textbooks for iPads - 1 views
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The VA DOE is launched an initiative to give K-12 students ipads to increase the use of technology in the classroom and will then study the affects on SOL rates and student achievement.
VDOE Staff Names & Numbers - 1 views
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Staff directory for Virginia Department of Education
Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor-Management Collaboration | U.S. Department ... - 0 views
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teachers, we should look at multiple measures of effectiveness, including student achievement. I encourage you to survey your colleagues and develop a system that works for you.
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school boards should be evaluated as well
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we need a system where school boards also get the meaningful feedback they need from their partners, not just voters
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One of the suggestion that Duncan made in his remarks is that school boards should be evaluated by means other than just elections.
WHEN THE GOP'S HOSTILITY TOWARDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECOMES MORE OVERT.... - 2 views
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Indeed, Republican pollsters have advised GOP candidates repeatedly in recent years to avoid calling for the end of the federal Department of Education, largely because it gives the appearance of hostility towards public education, which is thought to be an electoral loser for Republicans. And yet, here we are. Republicans aren't just criticizing public schools, they're overtly calling for the institution's complete elimination. This isn't something they're embarrassed about; these GOP voices are stating the goal plainly, as if there's a genuine appetite among voters to scrap the entirety of the American public education system. All of this, by the way, comes against the backdrop of Republican governors slashing funds for public schools, and even the reinvigoration of the school voucher movement, which has been largely dormant for years.
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I am speechless...and that doesn't happen very often. Though I agree that schools have become a means for a lot of propaganda, I don't believe it is the same light as they do. Wow, so what would the American children do with themselves? Are they going to pay stay-at-home moms teacher salaries? Ha...
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant - 1 views
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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is inviting school divisions, nonprofits, local government agencies, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, and for-profit corporations to apply for 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants
Education Week: At-Risk Kids Treated as 'Gifted' Perform Better, Study Finds - 0 views
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A U.S. Department of Education evaluation of a North Carolina program shows that when at-risk students are taught as if they are gifted and talented, they are likely to perform better academically.
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Well duh! Imagine how many more students could have been helped if we redirected the money that was spent to "prove" what we already knew to increasing the reach of the program!
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Increase in education administrators causes New York State's public school spending to ... - 0 views
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The number of supervisory staff in public schools increased to 42,000 this year from 31,332 in 1997, even as student enrollment statewide fell and performance rankings sat stagnant, according to a Post analysis of state Education Department data. The state's student population dropped to 2.7 million from 2.8 million -- or 4.6 percent -- during that period.
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According to the governor's research, 223 (33 percent) of school-district superintendents earn more than $175,000.
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Heads of the smallest districts, which oversee up to 250 students, would get a $125,000 cap.
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Some interesting numbers and ideas to consider, although it is important to consider the source... The NY Post.
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