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Category Archives: NCLB/ IDEIA 2004
Maryland district hands out $1.1 million in merit-pay bonuses
About 280 educators in Maryland’s second-largest school district will receive $1.1 million in bonuses today through a voluntary merit-pay program that awards them bonuses based in part on student test scores. Bonuses vary, with teachers being eligible … Continue reading
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As 2014 deadline approaches, teachers question fairness of NCLB
Some Illinois teachers say that requiring all students to meet federal standards on state tests by 2014 under No Child Left Behind is unfair. They say expecting students with special needs to score at the same level as academically gifted students is u… Continue reading
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Education Web site does not meet accessibility standards
Because it lacks special adaptive features like text-to-speech screen access or Braille technology for people with vision impairments, the Web site of the Department of Education — USALearns.org — does not meet federal accessibility standards for peo… Continue reading
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Duncan: Hawaii’s furlough Fridays are a step in the wrong direction
Cutting learning time “is a step in the wrong direction” for Hawaii’s schools, writes Education Secretary Arne Duncan in this column. Duncan argues that Hawaii’s access to more than $500 million in federal education stimulus money should have allowed t… Continue reading
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Inclusion classes provide benefits to students in Tennessee district
This year, every middle school and high school in Tennessee’s Knox County has at least one inclusion class — where students of all abilities are taught together — and many of the elementary schools have them as well. Thanks to federal stimulus money,… Continue reading
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Education News Parents Can Use
Archived Video WebcastOriginally broadcast live on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (info from US Dep Ed Homepage) On October’s special edition of Education News Parents Can Use, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan engaged teachers across the country i… Continue reading
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Webcast archive: status hearing on DCPS reform
A status hearing on DCPS reform was held by the Senate Subcommitee on Govt Reform… here’s the webcast.Key minute segments:67 – 70, 88-99, 126 – 132: Burris132 -145 approx: Ashby answers Rhee’s criticism. Continue reading
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Are longer school days the answer to school improvement?
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says longer school days, weeks, and years will improve learningU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is pushing for longer school days and school years nationwide, but some critics say that more time in the classroom w… Continue reading
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Principal allegedly ordered grade changes for students with disabilities
The Bronx School of Law, Justice and Government which houses the Eagle Academy, where educators are accusing the principal of forcing them to inflating grades.The principal of a New York City academy allegedly told many educators to boost the failing g… Continue reading
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Hard Times at Douglass High
With this entry, I recall the movie: “Dangerous Minds”…A new HBO documentary, “Hard Times at Douglass High,” paints a revealing picture of education in the NCLB era, writes Eric Cooper, president and founder of the National Urban Alliance. The docume… Continue reading
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