By Jason | March 27, 2012 at 9:18 am | No comments
NYPost has an interesting article about how certain parents want the teacher evaluation grades be made public.
Albany politicians must slap a failing grade on any plan to conceal teacher grades, outraged public-school parents told The Post...
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By Jason | December 1, 2011 at 10:17 am | No comments
Another school principal has been caught 'peppering' students grades to improve overall test scores and performance. The NY Daily News has an interesting article
Students at an F-rated South Bronx high school got chemistry credits for taking cosmetology courses and...
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By Jason | May 25, 2011 at 6:29 am | No comments
Two graduate workshops for teachers are being offered in June at Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center focusing on ending students' misconceptions in science and mathematics in Grades 6-12.
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Teacher workshops at VOA Learning...
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By kcaskins | May 17, 2011 at 2:01 am | 2 comments
Robert Balfanz spoke on a panel May 12 at a Department of Education Policy Briefing, “Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path,” along with Deborah Kasak of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, ...
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By Jason | May 16, 2011 at 12:09 pm | No comments
NYC has many problems with education, especially grading. Students, teachers, and administrators are constantly being evaluated. However, comptroller John Liu says that because metrics are changing so much, schools are being unfairly graded.
Education officials use a system...
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By Jason | May 10, 2011 at 8:09 pm | No comments
I wonder if I email my english teacher & my health teacher will they post my grades then .
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I wonder if I email my english teacher & my health teacher will they post my grades then...
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By Jason | May 8, 2011 at 1:35 am | No comments
I wish my cultural anthropology teacher would update our grades. Ain't no one told him to give us that long behind test!
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I wish my cultural anthropology teacher would update our grades. Ain't no one told him to give us that long behind...
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