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1 hr ago | San Bernardino County Sun

California releases annual school rankings based on API scores

The state on Friday released its annual list of K-12 school rankings based on student performance on standardized tests, revealing little in the way of surprise for the South Bay and Harbor Area, where nearly 60 percent of the schools surpassed the statewide average.

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Related Topix: California, Education, Education Etc., August, CA, San Marino, CA, Piedmont, CA

5 hrs ago | Washington Examiner

Fairfax standardized tests rescheduled after Internet outage

More than 6,600 Fairfax County students had their statewide Standards of Learning standardized tests rescheduled after an Internet outage on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Education, Fairfax, VA

9 hrs ago | Nashville Scene

Charter School Crowd and MNPS Do Different Math on Student Attrition

In this week's issue of The City Paper , Andrea Zelinski looks at the issue of student attrition and finds Metro schools officials and charter schools advocates doing different math to quantify the problem.

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Related Topix: Education

13 hrs ago | WZVN-TV Fort Myers

Burke's last speech highlights Lee's graduation rate

The theme of Friday morning's breakfast was "It's a Small World After All," focusing on how schools can prepare for the global marketplace.

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Related Topix: Education

15 hrs ago | Northfield.org

Community Action Center Receives a 'College Ready' grant from Great...

The Community Action Center has received a College Ready grant for $126,345 from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation to support the TORCH project.

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Related Topix: Northfield, VT, Education

19 hrs ago | Canberra City News

Circus goes to high school

ACT Minister for Education and training Joy Burch today joined Warehouse Circus to launch the new 'Circus Space' at University of Canberra High School Kaleen.

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Related Topix: Education

23 hrs ago | Albany Times Union

State seeks business backing for new tests

Amid complaints of disruption and angst in the classrooms, the state's major teachers union launched a petition drive asking parents to protest the use of a new set of standardized tests.

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Related Topix: Education

Thu May 23, 2013

Daily Kos

Having it both ways: Tennessee Standardized Testing

The scores that the State of Tennessee send home with kids for parents for TCAPs are vastly different from the scores they give teachers and schools.

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Related Topix: Education, Kids, Family

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, Education, Slidell, LA

MSN Living

Do single-sex schools teach kids stereotypes?

Earlier this year, Maine faced a bill that would allow public schools to offer single-gender classrooms.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Education

Contra Costa Times

Review: A dazzling 'Arcadia' at ACT

Rebekah Brockman and Jack Cutmore-Scott in A.C.T.is production of Tom Stoppardis Arcadia, directed by Carey Perloff.

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Related Topix: Education

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, Education

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

FWCS rejects ISTEP+ results, presses review

Fort Wayne Community Schools has refused to accept results - good or bad - from this year's ISTEP+ exam and is calling on lawmakers to re-evaluate the state's system of accountability centered on test scores.

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Related Topix: Education

Patch.com

Ridgewood Mom: Boycot Standardized Tests

One Ridgewood parent's two sons won't be stressing out about standardized tests this week.

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Related Topix: Education, Ridgewood, NJ, Education Etc.

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: Education

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, Education

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: Education, Education Etc., Louisiana

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, Education, 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: Education

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.

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Related Topix: Education, University of Alabama, Alabama