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March 6, 2012
A critical clause in the proposed bill could mean tenure reform will not be applied retroactively Read more »
March 2, 2012
Randolph Central Schools will be among the first districts in the state to develop a new performance-based pay structure for its teachers. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has partnered with two school corporations — Randolph Central and Milan Community Schools — to explore ways to deliver on the new state-mandated teacher evaluations. “The old [...] Read more »
March 2, 2012
State educators say they’ve formally asked the U.S. Education Department to waive the rule that calls for having 100 percent of students deemed “proficient.” Schools would have to accept new reforms in exchange for the waiver, and state Superintendent Mike Flanagan said that includes a new report card to hold schools accountable for student performance [...] Read more »
February 24, 2012
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Chancellor Kaya Henderson are discussing a plan to restore the District’s power to create public charter schools as part of an effort to raise the quality of education in low-income communities. Read more »
February 6, 2012
by Jane Stancill and Lynn Bonner News & Observer February 1, 2011 Durham leaders are taking a stand against a new charter high school planned for the Research Triangle Park area, saying it will siphon money from traditional public schools and lead to further racial segregation. The Durham school board has sent a strongly worded [...] Read more »
January 24, 2012
By Ann Doss Helms Charlotte Observer January 19, 2012 North Carolina will offer a new look Friday at how teachers are rated in all public schools. The state will post school-by-school numbers on teacher evaluation results in five categories, which range from subject knowledge to ability to deal with diversity. The report does not spell [...] Read more »
January 24, 2012
By Martha Woodall Philadelphia Inquirer January 24, 2012 Tennis great Andre Agassi and officials of a California real estate company created an unusual joint venture last year to help successful charter schools find affordable and sustainable buildings. On Tuesday, they will celebrate their first charter-school investment: KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy at 2409 W. Westmoreland St. [...] Read more »
January 3, 2012
Editorial The Star-Ledger January 1, 2012 For more than a year, the Legislature has been prodding and poking at a bill that would provide a lifeline to poor students in failing districts by giving them a voucher to attend private schools. Enough. This is a small pilot program that will affect about 5,000 students in [...] Read more »
December 12, 2011
by Steve Viars Journal & Courier December 6, 2011 Our community is blessed with many fine educators in our public school system. They deserve our respect, appreciation and support. That is why I believe our present educational system has to change. The model currently in place, like so many other aspects of our government, is [...] Read more »
December 12, 2011
by Bill Turque Washington Post December 6, 2011 The District unveiled its first rankings of public charter schools Tuesday, part of a new rating system that offers parents a broader assessment of school progress than annual standardized test results. The new performance evaluation shows how test scores of students have grown over the last year, [...] Read more »
