By Jason | 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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By Jason | 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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By Jason | 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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By Jason | 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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By Jason | 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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By kcaskins | 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 ...
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By Jason | 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.
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Madison teacher is one of four finalists for state top education...
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By kcaskins | May 8, 2011 at 1:36 am | No comments
Price Drop: KIDS-Rechner ( Education ) http://bit.ly/gd0pBQ
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By kcaskins | May 7, 2011 at 10:21 pm | No comments
BEAUFORT, N.C.
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Former middle school teacher's bond increased to $750000...
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By kcaskins | 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!
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