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    Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. New ISAT standards increase pressure on schools

    The number of students who meet or exceed standards imposed by state testing is expected to decrease in Oak Park, River Forest and many other areas in the region and state this year as school districts are adjusting to more stringent testing standards imposed by the Illinois school officials.
    The number of students who meet or exceed standards imposed by state testing is expected to decrease in Oak Park, River Forest and many other areas in the region and state this year as school districts are adjusting to more stringent testing standards...

    Tags: Oak Park, Students, River Forest, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning

    2. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. New standards mean fewer passing ISAT scores in Downers Grove schools

    Some Downers Grove elementary school students could see a significant dip in their performance on standardized tests this year, a byproduct of a more difficult state exam and higher passing requirements for 2013.
    Some Downers Grove elementary school students could see a significant dip in their performance on standardized tests this year, a byproduct of a more difficult state exam and higher passing requirements for 2013. The higher demands come as Illinois...

    Tags: Downers Grove, School Examinations, Students, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning

    3. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Make teacher evaluations fair

    There has been much recent debate about Race to the Top (RTTT) and its efficacy in improving K-12 education. RTTT was a competitive federal grant that challenged states to pursue innovative reforms on a rapid timeline from 2010 through 2014. The reforms are designed to ensure that every student is prepared with the requisite skills to succeed in college or in a livable-wage career. Maryland, like other RTTT-winning states, is using its grant ($250 million) to fund a new curriculum and a controversial teacher evaluation model that incorporates student growth, as measured in part by state test results.
    There has been much recent debate about Race to the Top (RTTT) and its efficacy in improving K-12 education. RTTT was a competitive federal grant that challenged states to pursue innovative reforms on a rapid timeline from 2010 through 2014. The reforms...

    Tags: Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Howard County

    4. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Screening Kids For Mental Health Critical

    The Hartford Courant
    The shootings in Newtown, Chicago and other communities raised concerns about mental health relative to those committing such crimes, but the discussion has missed a critically important point. Screening for early warning signs and providing accessible...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Mental Health, Lead Poisoning, Government Health Care, Medicaid

    5. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Md. is flagged for Race to the Top delays

    The Baltimore Sun
    Maryland is among three states flagged by the U.S. Department of Education for significant delays in implementing federal Race to the Top programs in the last two years, namely in overhauling its evaluation system to tie educator effectiveness to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education, Science and Technology, Washington, DC

    6. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. Imaginative Mayor Made New Haven Better

    New Haven was struggling in the early 1990s. Schools were decrepit. Downtown was moribund, with litter wafting past empty storefronts. It looked like another once-bustling urban core that was dying of disinvestment, suburbanization, racism, lack of...

    Tags: Sales, Teachers, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

    7. Feb 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Deasy orders test scores to count for 30% of teachers' evaluations

    L.A. NOW
    L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy announced Friday that 30% of a teacher’s evaluation will be based on student standardized test scores, setting off another round of contention in the nation’s second-largest school system just weeks before a...
    8. Feb 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Anti-LAPD graffiti likely inspired by Dorner, police say

    L.A. NOW
    A tagger who spray-painted an expletive about the LAPD across a wall in El Monte probably was inspired by Christopher Dorner, the fugitive who died in a gun battle, police said Friday....
    9. Feb 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Fl’s value-added model has “leveled the playing field,” DOE says

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    Since ushered in by a new law nearly two years ago, Florida's new teacher evaluations have prompted lots of complaints, worries and arguments. Recently, even Gov. Rick Scott and Republican lawmakers — who signed and voted for the law — have...
    10. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list

    After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut.
    Tribune reporters
    After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Charter Schools, Daniel Solis, Proco Joe Moreno

    11. Feb 6, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Teacher evaluations: DOE moves to set standards for test-score data (the valued-added or VAM piece)

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    Florida's new, complicated teacher evaluation system crunches student test-score data (using a so-called value-added model, dubbed VAM) to help determine teacher quality. It is a required part of the 2011 teacher merit pay law passed by the Florida...
    12. Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  12. Skerry leads turnaround of Towson men's basketball program

    Pat Skerry sat behind the big desk in his office at Towson University on Wednesday looking way better than I thought he would.
    Pat Skerry sat behind the big desk in his office at Towson University on Wednesday looking way better than I thought he would. Less than 12 hours earlier, the Tigers had dropped a tough 75-70 decision to James Madison, a team they beat by 26 at Towson...

    Tags: College Basketball, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Colonial Athletic Association, College Sports, Basketball

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