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Group urges teachers' raises based on student achievement
A local advocacy group is pushing for teachers' raises and bonuses based on whether instructors are willing to take on difficult assignments and on whether they deliver measurable student achievement gains. The proposals are part of two policy papers...Tags: School Examinations, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Teachers, Education
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Editorial: Parents have to be involved in their kids education
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought to swivel the spotlight this week away from the 49 underused Chicago schools that will close soon and back on the 632 that will not. Byrd-Bennett unveiled a five-year "action plan" to help kids...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, School Examinations, Chicago Public Schools, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Towson hoops docked practice time because of APR, but will be eligible for postseason
Towson’s men’s basketball team — which was barred from the last postseason — will be permitted to play in the 2014 postseason but will be docked practice time because the program hasn’t yet reached academic goals, the NCAA...
Tags: College Sports, College Basketball, Towson Tigers, University of Maryland, College Park, Randy Edsall
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UConn Men Earn 947 APR Score; Eligible For Postseason In 2014
The Hartford CourantAs the old Big East Conference came to an end this year, the UConn men's basketball team was banned from the league's postseason tournament because it was ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. But when the Huskies begin play in the new American Athletic...Tags: College Sports, Jim Calhoun, College Basketball, Kevin Ollie, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NCAA releases latest scores for athletes in the classroom
A decade after it created the Academic Progress Rate, the NCAA says its annual measuring stick continues to show improved classroom performance by college athletes. The most recent four-year APR average for Division I was 974, up one point over last...
Tags: College Sports, College Basketball, Tiger Woods, Mark Emmert, Sports
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Washington County school board briefs
Proposed evaluation model submitted Washington County Public Schools submitted its proposed model for evaluating teachers and principals to the state on June 3, Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said last week. State law calls for student growth to be...Tags: Labor Legislation, Schools, Career and Workplace, Public Schools
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UCI runners lauded
The UC Irvine women's cross country program has earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA based on its Academic Progress Rate. The Anteater team's score ranked among the top 10 percent in its sport for 2011-12, the most recent year in the report....Tags: College Sports, Mark Emmert, Education, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of California, Irvine
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A.J. Duffy, still-feisty former teachers union chief, retires
The lineup of must-see videos for the high school class on public speaking was notable: Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr., Mussolini, President Obama — and A.J. Duffy, the former president of the L.A. teachers union and also the instructor. The...
Tags: Barack Obama, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, Arts and Culture
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PB schools post mixed FCAT scores
State test scores proved to be a mixed bag for Palm Beach County schools, with big gains on high school algebra exams but disappointing middle school results. The state released a giant wave of scores Friday, including FCAT scores for fourth through...
Tags: Greenacres, Biology, Science and Technology, Mathematics, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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FCAT reading, algebra results for 2013 improve
FCAT results for 2013 show Florida students performed better on two key exams, with a higher percentage passing the state's 10th-grade reading test and its algebra 1 exam than last year, according to details released this morning. This year, 54...
Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Seminole County, School Examinations, Mathematics
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Newington Adopts Early Dismissal Plan
The Hartford CourantThe board of education voted 6-3 Wednesday evening to institute a 90-minute early dismissal every other Tuesday starting in the 2014-15 school year. The school board made the change to allow for increased teacher training required by new state...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Teachers, Newington, Teaching and Learning
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East Hartford Teacher Evaluation Plan Clarified
The Hartford CourantCertain elements of the school system's teacher evaluation plan have been revised after being reviewed by the state Board of Education, according to Assistant School Superintendent Debbie A. Kaprove. "They had minor expectations for us to update our...Tags: East Hartford, School Examinations, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Standardized Testing
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