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2 hrs ago | Banner-Tribune

Senate to have say on Common Core standards

BATON ROUGE, La. - A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, Standardized Testing, Slidell, LA

6 hrs ago | Journalgazette.net

FWCS rejects ISTEP+ results, presses review

The district will not use the data from the test in its evaluations and will not distribute the test results to parents or teachers 'unless and until they can be validated by a legitimate, independent third party.' 'It is now time to pause sanctions related to this test - a test that was not designed to measure all aspects of educational ... (more)

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing

10 hrs ago | Missileer

Director details furlough plans for DOD schools

DODEA operates schools overseas and at some U.S. locations for the children of military families.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, Department of Defense, US News, Standardized Testing

14 hrs ago | TheBlaze.com

Power to the Parents: The Fight for Home-School Rights

Editor's note: For TheBlaze Magazine 's June cover story, Assistant Editor Sharon Ambrose dug into the history and success of - and Progressive attacks on - home-schooling. What she found was, despite a history of proven great accomplishment in the home-education movement, the Left continues to wage war on home-schoolers. And these attacks aren't ... (more)

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Related Topix: Home Schooling, Kids, Family, US Politics, US News

17 hrs ago | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech System leaders give annual update on institutions

Texas Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec speaks during the State of the Texas Tech University System luncheon Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, Standardized Testing

21 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette

Rock County Christian students post above average test scores

Rock County Christian students take the Explore and PLAN tests, which are part of the ACT suite of tests, intended to show students' readiness for college work.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing

Wed May 22, 2013

CBS Local

Grief Counselors At A Broward High School After Soccer Star Commits Suicide

Grief counselors were called into a Broward High School on Wednesday after a 17-year star soccer player with a bright future took her own life.

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Related Topix: Suicide, Broward County, FL, Standardized Testing

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Rep. Jorgenson says Iowa lawmakers have tentative education deal

Republican Rep. Ron Jorgenson of Sioux City says Iowa legislators have a tentative education policy deal that would provide additional school funding.

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Related Topix: Sioux City, IA, Home Schooling, Webster County, IA, Harlan, IA

Star Tribune

Dayton signs education bill with all-day kindergarten starting fall 2014

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

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Related Topix: Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Minnesota, US Governors, Family, Kids, Standardized Testing

Independent Weekly

Crowd size and arrest totals increase at latest Moral Monday protest

Supporters along Lane Street in downtown Raleigh cheer on the 57 protesters who were arrested after the fourth Moral Monday demonstration at the State Capitol on May 20.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Healthcare Law, Law, School Vouchers, Chapel Hill, NC, Wake County, NC

The Washington Post

'It's just our job' -- teacher who saved students from tornado

"Before I shut the doors, because both bathrooms had doors, I said, 'I'm going to shut these doors,' and I said, 'I love you.' The boys looked at me a little strange.

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The Washington Post

Jefferson-Houston to get a fresh start with a new building

The Nationals' Thomas Jefferson mascot joins principal Rosalyn Rice-Harris and other school officials to break ground for Jefferson-Houston's new building.

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Related Topix: Virginia

The Times-Picayune

St. Tammany Parish's overall student performance on standardized tests improves

St. Tammany Parish School Superintendent Trey Folse reads Have your filled a bucket today to school children at Cypress Cove Elementary School Tuesday October 9, 2012.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education Etc., Louisiana

Patch.com

What Does the Minnesota Education Bill Mean for STMA Schools?

A $15.7 billion education package that will "make life easier" for working parents, according to the bill's supporters, now awaits Minnesota Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors, Fridley, MN, Education Etc., Standardized Testing

Christian Science Monitor

American Idol winner, Candice Glover, first album in July

The 23-year-old, who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16.

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Related Topix: St. Helena Island, SC

Christian Science Monitor

Korean kimchi pancake with chicken

Savory, crunchy and often spicy, pickled kimchi is the Korean national dish. It's also the delicious heart of this weeknight-quick pancake.

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Related Topix: Life, Recipes

NewsOne

Re: Chelesa Fearce Atlanta: Homeless Teen Graduates At the Top Of Her ...

Even though Chelesa Fearce was homeless for most of her high school years, the young dynamo will still manage to graduate high school with honors on Thursday as its star student and the class valedictorian, reports WSBTV .

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Standardized Testing, Spelman College

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Test results up overall; voucher schools flat

State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing

Observer

One more year in Harrison for Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty Academy Charter School of Newark, which has rented space in the former Holy Cross parish school in Harrison the last two school years, is re-upping for a third year at the same location.

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Related Topix: Harrison, NJ, Newark, NJ, Standardized Testing

WISN-TV

Milwaukee high school cited for college preparedness

Tony Tagliavia of MPS said Rufus King International School was given the ACT's College and Career Transition Award for high schools Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The school was nominated by Gov.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Standardized Testing, Scott Walker, US Governors