1 hr ago | The Montgomery Advertiser
STJ students recognized by Duke TIP
Twelve Saint James seventh-graders were recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program in 2012-13, for their excellent academic performance on the ACT and SAT, both universally accepted college entrance exams.
5 hrs ago | Detroit News
Common Core the wrong plan for Michigan
'Draw a deep breath,' I tell myself before explaining my opposition to the Common Core system.
10 hrs ago | Go Local
Julia Steiny: Public Schools Owe Neglected Kids More Than Academics
Dr. James Comer is a rock star in my world, with sterling credentials and a great personal story.
11 hrs ago | Patch.com
Collingswood Juniors: Register Now for August CSAT Classes
Collingswood High School students seeking to raise their SAT scores are invited to participate in the free prep class provided by the nonprofit group, Collingswood SAT .
Committee delays vote on ACT test requirement
The Legislature's budget committee has delayed taking a vote on whether to have every high school junior in Wisconsin take the ACT college entrance exam.
Granderson: The courage of teachers
Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary.
Ryan O'Toole: Salutatorian for CL Central Class 2013
Community High School District 155 announced Ryan O'Toole, of Crystal Lake, earned salutatorian honors for the Class of 2013 at Crystal Lake Central High School.
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Field Tests To Increase In Schools - Do We Want Our Kids to Be Test Dummies?
Educators everywhere are all tested out; however, it is worse in some states than others where they are forced to administer field tests. "Field tests" are instruments of mass instruction, usually given after other standardized testing and state testing is completed.
Why Are Montgomery County Students Flunking Math Exams?
Few Montgomery County Public Schools students enrolled in high school math courses made high marks on final exams last semester, data released by the school district last week showed.
Ringgold Rotary Club honors 2013 STAR student
Pictured from left: superintendent Denia Reese, guidance counselor Dianne Hale, STAR teacher Mark Pierce, STAR student Brenna Schroder, STAR parents Kelly and Jeff Schroder and Ringgold Rotarian Randall Peters.
Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing
Jesse Hagopian , is a high school history teacher and union rep at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington.
Let Passion, Career Goals Guide Law School Decision
If you're having second thoughts about heading to law school, outline your career goals to decide if it's the right move.
Jean Ann Guliano: What Gist's Supporters Are Forgetting
Last week, many members of the Rhode Island business community and many school committees sent letters to Governor Chafee in support of Education Commissioner Gist.
SAT's right answers are all wrong
HAVING SHARPENED THEIR #2 PENCILS, my teenage daughters are about to take this spring's battery of standardized tests, leaving me to wonder what these tests mean - about their education, about the culture of college my husband and I are preparing them for, about American values.
Editorial: Educators help cancer patient toward graduation
Fighting cancer her entire life, Lyndsey Staub hopes to graduate from Dixie Hollins High School in a few days if she can make up her last bit of work.
David A. Pickler, President of the National School Boards Association and member of Tennessee's Shelby County Board of Education, was featured in The Washington Post' s Answer Sheet today discussing the failures of school voucher schemes and the impact of the recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling deeming their state's school voucher program ... (more)
Common Core will be a costly burden for students, taxpayers
"Unfunded mandate." Pick two words that New Hampshire taxpayers detest, and "unfunded mandate" would be high on the list.
READ: Senate's $20.58 billion budget proposal
The state Senate released a $20.58 billion proposed budget late Sunday night that would eliminate class-size limits for the youngest public school students, move the State Bureau of Investigation to a department the governor's appointee controls and puts various environmental programs under the control of a state agency.
Verona, Cedar Grove officials grapple with new mandate
That's one of the state-mandated goalposts local schools are seeing approach as the school year wraps up in Cedar Grove and Verona .
State education department gets No Child Left Behind waiver
West Virginia education officials announced today that the state Department of Education has been granted a waiver from the federal requirements of the law commonly known as No Child Left Behind.