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Unalaska School Recognized for Excellence
Channel 2 NewsDutch Harbor-Unalaska is known not only for its fish, but also for its schools. 900 miles away from Anchorage on the Aleutian Chain, the Unalaska Junior and Senior High School made the National Blue Ribbon Schools list for overall academic excellence....Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Ceremonies
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Bob Griffin - School Board Seat C
Name: Bob Griffin Occupation: Retired Fighter Pilot, current Airline Pilot and union member Registered Political Party: Like most Alaskans, I'm very independent and not affiliated with any political party, but I consider myself "conservative". Why...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Local Elections, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Federal Income Tax, Career and Workplace
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Thousands of Alaska Students' Personal Information Accidentally Released
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Department of Education and Early Development alerted students and parents this week that an external hard drive containing more than 89,000 students' personal information had been stolen from the department’s headquarters in Juneau....Tags: Interior Policy, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Alaska
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Senate skeptical about increasing education dollars
Channel 2 NewsSchool districts have wrapped up their lobbying trip to the state capitol and some lawmakers are still unsure if they should increase education funding. Among them are leaders in the Senate who have significant influence on the decision. “The...Tags: Bettye Davis, Lyman Hoffman, Sean Parnell, Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning
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Mailbag: SAT is only part of the admissions' criteria
Re: "Apodaca: New SAT? How about 'Game of Thrones' style" (May 19): As an application evaluator for UC Irvine, I share many of Patrice Apodaca's concerns over the SAT. She didn't even mention the proliferation of SAT-prep courses that give students, who...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Teaching and Learning, Abortion, Social Issues, Students
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Most Crenshaw High teachers being displaced in LAUSD reorganization
More than half of the teachers and staff at Crenshaw High School, including two teachers union representatives, are being displaced by a campus reorganization process ordered by L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy. The school board in January endorsed Deasy's...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, School Examinations, Students
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Naperville student aces SAT and ACT
It's rare for a high school junior to earn a top score of 2400 on the SAT college test. It's even more uncommon to notch a composite top score of 36 on the ACT test. But Aseem Jha, a 17-year-old at Naperville North High School, recently found out that...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, West Point, Schools, Colleges and Universities
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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating
The job of veteran teacher Ricardo Gonzales was on the line before a state review panel. He's a respected elementary school instructor who tutors students and coaches soccer on his own time. But the L.A. Unified School District wanted to fire him...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Teachers, Sex Crimes, School Examinations
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Apodaca: New SAT? How about 'Game of Thrones' style?
Many of us believe the college admissions process has spiraled out of control. Plenty among us also feel that our education system has become too test-centric. And at the intersection of the two lies the SAT, the most dreaded, derided and feared test...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Education, Teaching and Learning, Game of Thrones (tv program), School Examinations
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State recognizes schools for physical fitness, arts programs
In an era where test scores dominate discussions about education, a handful of schools received state recognition Friday for their physical fitness programs. Other groups were singled out for arts programs or career education. Warren High School in...Tags: Siemens, Education, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Middle Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Gates' warning on test scores
A recent op-ed article in the Washington Post warned against overusing students' standardized test scores in evaluating how well teachers are doing their jobs. There would be no surprise about that — if it had been penned by the leader of a teachers...
Tags: Bill Gates, Teaching and Learning, The Washington Post, Teachers, School Examinations
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Keystone Exams loophole undermines impact of standardized tests
On the surface, the "Keystone Exams" action by the State Board of Education appears to establish firm standards for high school graduation in Pennsylvania. 'It's official," began Saturday's story in The Morning Call. "Students in Pennsylvania will be...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Standardized Testing, Edward G. Rendell, School Examinations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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