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Blog Posts
Counselors called after Calif teen killed by train
...an important statement about the need for "career technical education," often called "vocational ed." In this era of "No Child Left Behind," the assumption is that all students will pursue an academic future by attending college, regardless of their interests...
Feb. 20 5:32 pm
La. educators to be tested in Race to the Top
...honing in on individual classrooms. However, the value-added approach is more nuanced and sophisticated than that of No Child Left Behind, which could soon be reauthorized. That law relies more on absolute comparisons of test scores, so it sometimes seems...
Feb. 20 3:49 pm
Full Story at The Alexandria Town Talk
Small schools facing cuts
...Barrera has said small schools that have failed to improve standardized test scores and meet goals set under the federal No Child Left Behind Act should be scrutinized. Some of San Diego?s small schools have done well, but others have made little progress...
Feb. 20 8:41 am
Full Story at San Diego Union-Tribune
8 life skills that schools can teach our kids
...I rarely considered how well my children?s schools were teaching life skills that went beyond what is assessed under No Child Left Behind. The habits of the heart are probably learned almost as much at school as at home. But which ones can we reasonably expect...
Feb. 20 6:40 am
Full Story at Houston Chronicle
Speaker tells of Obama?s goals for Hispanics
...schools,? he said. The tenets of the Race to the Top program are likely to be the cornerstone of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. Sepúlveda said the problem he has with the current law is that it's ?loose on the goals.? He said the Obama...
Feb. 20 6:20 am
Full Story at San Antonio Express
Students increasingly don?t list their race on forms
...those efforts fail and the parents refuse, the feds say school officials should observe and report a race." The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to ensure that students of all races achieve proficiency in English and math by 2014. So the agency...
Feb. 20 5:40 am
Full Story at Richmond Times-Dispatch
Rep. Moran shares love of politics with teens
...getting more familiar with social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter. He talked about his frustration with No Child Left Behind, health care reform and stimulus packages. "Our country is in very difficult circumstances," Moran said. "We have gone...
Feb. 20 5:04 am
Kentucky to request testing delay
...the scheduled April 19-30 testing period would mean a delay in getting scores to schools and parents. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools must offer transfers if they miss any of up to 20 federal goals in reading and math tests for two consecutive...
Feb. 20 2:35 am
Full Story at Cincinnati Enquirer
FBI Closes Anthrax-Letters Case After 10,000 Interviews
...by the Bush Administration to simultaneously take out its enemies while ramping up terrorism fears. Oh, and to force through NCLB. Just sit back and watch the circus.... First time? A confirmation email will be sent to you after submitting. Members enter your...
Feb. 20 1:20 am