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Teachers Unions Pull Back From National Learning Standards?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
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Dennis Van Roekel, the president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, came out in favor of a two-year moratoriu...

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Minnesota Task Force Recommends Dropping Math Graduation Exam

Posted 11.28.2012 | Home
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A state education task force is urging the Minnesota Legislature to drop the state’s high-stakes math exit exam after a Minneapolis school district ...

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Protests Against Surge In Standardized Testing Sweeps Nation

Reuters | Posted 08.12.2012 | Home
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By Stephanie Simon June 12 (Reuters) - A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts ...

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FCAT Scores Fall For Some As State Drops Standards For More Passing Grades

The Huffington Post | Gregory Kristof | Posted 05.24.2012 | Home
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The portion of Florida third graders who could be held back jumped to 18 percent this year as a result of low scores on the state's rigorous new stand...

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U.S. Education Secretary Rides 'The Magic School Bus'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.07.2011 | Home
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off his three-day Great Lakes bus tour here, in a city he calls a national model for...

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Race To The Top -- Pre-School Edition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.24.2011 | Home
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To win money from the federal government's early childhood Race to the Top contest, states are encouraged to implement "kindergarten entry assessments...

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Newspaper Flunks State Test

Julie Woestehoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Julie Woestehoff

Until newspapers stop turning the complicated science of education into a numbers racket, the lies will keep coming, and our children will continue to lose out on their best hope for a successful future.

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