NATION’S REPORT CARD: NO...

Oct 30, 2019 by

NATION’S REPORT CARD: NO PROGRESS IN EITHER MATH OR READING DURING OBAMA’S COMMON CORE YEARS

10.30.19 – Breitbart “Nation’s Report Card: ‘No Progress in Either Mathematics or Reading Performance’ in Decade” By Dr. Susan Berry...

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Singapore Ends Exam Ranking Be...

Oct 20, 2019 by

Singapore Ends Exam Ranking Because “Learning Is Not a Competition”

“Learning is not a competition, but a self-discipline they need to master for life.” Lately, governments around the world have been...

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Pro-LGBT adults admit 7-year-o...

Oct 20, 2019 by

Pro-LGBT adults admit 7-year-old in gender ‘transition’ case isn’t totally convinced he’s a girl

The experts had varying definitions of gender and admitted James isn’t totally convinced he’s a girl. His mom has been...

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Stagnant Teacher Salaries in M...

Sep 12, 2019 by

Stagnant Teacher Salaries in Michigan: Recent Impact of Unfunded Retirement Obligations

Download Report Even as the average amount of per-pupil spending has increased 12 percent over the past five years, the new dollars...

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The world’s most-surveil...

Sep 9, 2019 by

The world’s most-surveilled cities

Cities in China are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a new analysis by Comparitech. However, some...

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Google Acquires Facial Recogni...

Sep 7, 2019 by

Google Acquires Facial Recognition Software Company PittPatt

Google has just acquired facial recognition software company PittPatt (Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition), according to an announcement...

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Remedial Course Changes Show S...

Aug 27, 2019 by

Remedial Course Changes Show Signs of Success, Texas Officials Say

Two years ago, when Texas lawmakers reworked the way the state’s colleges and universities handle remedial courses, they hoped...

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What the GOP’s 2014 Midt...

Nov 7, 2014 by

What the GOP’s 2014 Midterm Win Means for Education

The midterms weren’t about education, but the GOP’s wave could have a big effect on schools. By Frederick M. Hess and...

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Rise in requests for special n...

Nov 7, 2014 by

Rise in requests for special needs exam concessions

The exams regulator Ofqual is to investigate a rise in requests from schools for special arrangements for candidates at GCSE and...

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Election 2014: Obama policies ...

Nov 5, 2014 by

Election 2014: Obama policies get failing grade as Republicans sweep Congress

Derek Draplin – The 2014 elections have proven to be a referendum on President Obama. He gets an F. The GOP has swept the...

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Lawmaker’s effort goes t...

Nov 5, 2014 by

Lawmaker’s effort goes too far on Indian names, mascots

It is appalling that a few Colorado schools continue to cling to offensive American Indian mascot names, but a solution being...

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Primary schools ‘must of...

Nov 5, 2014 by

Primary schools ‘must offer more swimming’

Almost half of primary school children in England are unable to swim a length by themselves, a report says. The Amateur Swimming...

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Sex ‘normal at 13’...

Nov 5, 2014 by

Sex ‘normal at 13’ suggestion raises concerns

Schools in England are being offered guidance that suggests having consensual sex with a peer at age 13 is normal behaviour, it has...

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Why S.F. has a severe shortage...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Why S.F. has a severe shortage of substitute teachers

By Jill Tucker – When a San Francisco teacher calls in sick, there’s no guarantee a substitute will be available to cover the...

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Unpacking the Strib’s te...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Unpacking the Strib’s teacher-eval story — and a puzzling MPS response

By Beth Hawkins – Did you see the Star Tribune article over the weekend showing that teachers in the poorest Minneapolis Public...

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Should wealthy towns be able t...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Should wealthy towns be able to secede from higher-poverty, higher-minority school districts?

An effort in Malibu to split from Santa Monica could open the door to other district splits along race and class lines By Kyle...

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Flailing Wisconsin teachers un...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Flailing Wisconsin teachers union suit tossed out of court

Victor Skinner – MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011 Act 10 legislation gave public school officials the power to manage...

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Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR’s ‘Car Talk,’ Dies At 77

Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio’s most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer’s...

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Prof resigns from academic jou...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Prof resigns from academic journal rather than apologize for anti-Israel remarks

Kent State associate professor Julio Pino, aka Assad Jibril Pino, has resigned from the editorial board of Latin American...

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Academics fight hourly contrac...

Nov 4, 2014 by

Academics fight hourly contracts

A day of action on Wednesday will highlight the poor pay and job insecurity of many staff at universities Like many young university...

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