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Merit pay plan's unintended lesson

Submitted 168 days ago

In its first year, a teacher performance pay plan has proved so unpopular that 60 of Florida's 67 school districts have walked away from the $147.5-million pot of money.

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End-of-course exams back again

Submitted 168 days ago

The end-of-course exams that Gov. Christine Gregoire vetoed last year are back this legislative session with even more momentum than before...

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Hazing still common at colleges, study finds

Submitted 168 days ago

Virtually every college bans hazing, but more than half of college students belonging to campus

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Calif. Democrats propose oil tax to offset expected school cuts

Submitted 168 days ago

Democrats in the state Assembly on Wednesday proposed additional taxes on oil companies as a way to raise $1.2 billion a year for education, which faces billions in cuts as California struggles with a deep budget deficit.

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Autistic Yemeni children show up publicly

Submitted 168 days ago

A group of autistic children and their families made their first public appearance on Thursday in order to raise awareness of the disease and to face the community at large, which often stigmatizes them for being mentally ill

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Vietnam works toward quality tertiary education

Submitted 168 days ago

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says improving tertiary education to reach regional and international standards is a goal they are working hard to achieve.

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Gifted program post restored

Submitted 168 days ago

Waukesha - Taking advantage of a $700,000 saving from its newly settled teachers contract, the School Board on Wednesday reinstated the School District's chairperson in charge of gifted education for the 2008-'09 school year, a position it voted in January to cut.

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No thanks, we�ll keep kids in the schools they�re in now

Submitted 168 days ago

The Clark County School District’s experiment in open enrollment, which allows families to send their children to a school other than their assigned campus, is off to a slow start. Just 45 applications have been filed from among 50,000 eligible students, with the Friday deadline

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Regulating home school

Submitted 168 days ago

By Walter P. Coombs and Ralph E. Shaffer A court ruling is right to examine the seemingly elitist and illiberal practice.

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Education Institute forms committee to evaluate the level of mathematics teaching

Submitted 168 days ago

The Education Institute announced the formation of a high-level committee comprising leading experts in the mathematics field to assess the teaching methods and provide recommendations on how to improve the performance levels of students and their achievement in mathematics.

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