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School Gives Answer To Students For Higher Grades

School Gives Answer To Students For Higher Grades

By | May 30, 2012 at 9:38 am | No comments

The New York Daily News has an article about a Brooklyn school that allowed teachers and administrators to give answer to students in order to get higher scores on their state exams. Investigators are probing charges that teachers at a Sunset Park public school gave kids...

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School With Highest Need Students Perform Lower

School With Highest Need Students Perform Lower

By | November 7, 2011 at 10:33 am | No comments

High schools serving the most challenging students were much likelier to get saddled with a bad grade from the Department of Education than schools that serve few high-needs kids, a Post analysis found. The review showed that of the 100 high schools with the fewest number of...

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Suspensions Of Kids As Young As 5

Suspensions Of Kids As Young As 5

By | November 2, 2011 at 9:24 am | No comments

Students get suspended all the time, sometimes they are as young as 5. Apparently, even 5-year-old tots can be terrors. A number of city public schools suspended kids in kindergarten for misbehaving last year — including three schools that hit the double-digit...

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With Grade Inflation And Low Standards, School Progress Is Suspect

With Grade Inflation And Low Standards, School Progress Is Suspect

By | October 17, 2011 at 9:36 am | No comments

In NYC, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has stated that the students in the public school education system have made improvements that meet standards.  However, a recent study showed that rampant grade inflation, social promotion as well as low standards have skewed the official...

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Homeless Students On The Rise

Homeless Students On The Rise

By | September 9, 2011 at 9:23 am | No comments

Within the past 3 years, homeless students have been on a steady rise as the economy takes a down turn.  The Department Of Education has always knew the trends for homeless students yet have not come up with a credible workable plan to help these students.  However, is it the...

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High School Student Maria Castro Demands A More Challenging Education

By | May 15, 2011 at 3:36 pm | No comments

It's not en vogue to discuss, especially in education circles where I work, but I remember being unchallenged in classes. As much as we rightfully focus on the kids who are failing I think someone needs to advocate for highly ... Read the rest here: High School Student...

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Madison teacher is one of four finalists for state top education …

By | May 11, 2011 at 9:31 pm | No comments

When Alabama Public Television came to Horizon Elementary School recently to film a three-minute segment in Dr. Read more: Madison teacher is one of four finalists for state top education...

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Price Drop: KIDS-Rechner (Education) http://bit.ly/gd0pBQ

By | May 8, 2011 at 1:36 am | No comments

Price Drop: KIDS-Rechner ( Education ) http://bit.ly/gd0pBQ Continued here: Price Drop: KIDS-Rechner (Education)...

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Former middle school teacher's bond increased to $750000 …

By | May 7, 2011 at 10:21 pm | No comments

BEAUFORT, N.C. Read this article: Former middle school teacher's bond increased to $750000...

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Ball Is Life Bcuz basketball pays for education so I can reach the bar I set for myself on how success should be defined for my kids sumday!

By | May 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm | No comments

Ball Is Life Bcuz basketball pays for education so I can reach the bar I set for myself on how success should be defined for my kids sumday! Read more: Ball Is Life Bcuz basketball pays for education so I can reach the bar I set for myself on how success should be defined...

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