NCLB - Related Programs
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Online grade-tracking programs are popular, but raise stress levels
Tue, May 06, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
The New York Times reports that a profusion of online programs that can track a student's daily progress is changing the nature of communication between parents and children, families, and teachers ... and sometimes increases family tension. [ Read More ]
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Chicago high school students test for IT certification
Tue, May 06, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Tech-literacy
High school students in Chicago are getting a shot at professional IT certification, reports InformationWeek. The Computing Technology Industry Association announced that nearly 500 students are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools' Education to Careers IT program. [ Read More ]
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Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail
Fri, May 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Math and Science
Two years after a report called "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" warned that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, endangering America's competitiveness in the global economy, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what progress--if any--has been made in closing the gap. Their verdict: The U.S. needs to make a greater investment in critical math, science, and research programs for these efforts to succeed. [ Read More ]
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Reading First initiative is rated ineffective
Fri, May 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Reading First
The New York Times reports that President Bush's $1 billion-a-year initiative to teach reading to low-income children has not helped improve their reading comprehension, according to a Department of Education report released May 1. [ Read More ]
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ED wants uniform dropout, graduation rates
Mon, Apr 28, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
The Bush administration sought on April 22 to bolster its signature education law, proposing new rules designed to address the nation's dropout problem and ensure educators pay close attention to the achievement of minority students. [ Read More ]
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Feds take on dropout crisis
Wed, Apr 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
The Bush administration on April 1 announced that it will require states and school systems to report high school graduation rates in a uniform way, instead of using a variety of methods that critics say are often based on unreliable information. [ Read More ]
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State data obscure how few finish high school
Fri, Mar 21, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
Many states use an inflated graduation rate for federal reporting requirements under the No Child Left Behind law and a different one at home, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]
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States to get leeway on school sanctions under NCLB
Tue, Mar 18, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
The Bush administration is trying to address one of the most common complaints about the No Child Left Behind education law, reports the Associated Press: It treats schools the same, regardless of whether they fail to meet annual benchmarks by a little or a lot. [ Read More ]
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DOE 'dashboards' provide data on schools
Tue, Jan 15, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has unveiled a new tool to show the public a snapshot of how schools fare in reading and math achievement, graduation rates and participation in challenging Advanced Placement exams... [ Read More ]
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Computer-based early alerts to help shape education
Tue, Dec 11, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: NCLB-related programs
Indiana stands ready to roll out a computer-based teaching tool that can serve as an early warning system for student learning problems through giving quick tests to students throughout the year... [ Read More ]
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