More Schools Using International Baccalaureate
Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal An educational curriculum that originally catered to the children of globe-trotting diplomats is making rapid inroads in K-12 public schools across the U.S., boosting test results and academic readiness even at inner-city schools. Houston, …
Should All Students Take Algebra 2?
Reprinted from Education Week Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say "no" this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov. Rick Perry signed …
Study: Ed Reform is Working in Florida
Reprinted from the Mackinac Center MIDLAND — The remarkable improvements made by Florida students on national exams during the past 15 years coincided with key state policy changes that Michigan should now consider adopting, according to a new Mackinac Center …
Colorado to Open Statewide Virtual School
Reprinted from Colorado Watchdog Colorado officials this week said it’s OK for a new statewide, online public school, Colorado Preparatory Online Academy, to start business. Started by the newly created Colorado Digital Board of Cooperative Education Services, the school opens …
Fight Against Common Core Flares in SC
Reprinted from The State COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina Tea Party groups — warning of an overreaching federal government and massive privacy invasions — are joining calls nationwide to derail education standards called Common Core. “It doesn’t matter if I …
Florida Gov Signs Teacher Evaluation Bill
Reprinted from Saint Peters Blog A requirement that classroom teachers only get evaluated based on the students they teach and a controversial measure that blocks local governments from requiring employers to offer paid sick leave to workers were signed into …
Report: Lowest Rated OH Teachers Earn More
Reprinted from The Plain Dealer There is little connection between how much money Ohio teachers make and how much knowledge they impart to students over the course of a single year, according to a StateImpact Ohio/Plain Dealer analysis of a …
LA Ed Chief: One-Time Raises Not Tied to Evals
Reprinted from The Times-Picayune State Superintendent John White said Friday that there was no basis to a press release by the Louisiana House Democrat Caucus saying his department told district officials to pay out one-time teacher bonuses according to results …
Some of DC’s Top HS Grads Not College Ready
Reprinted from The Washington Post Nearly two-thirds of the District’s high school graduates enroll in college, according to the D.C. College Access Program, a nonprofit organization that offers college counseling and financial assistance to students in the city’s traditional and …
Federal Audit Confirms Cheating in El Paso
Reprinted from The Dallas Morning News EL PASO — A federal audit confirms several schools in El Paso cheated on high-stakes accountability tests during the tenure of now-convicted superintendent Lorenzo Garcia. The Department of Education audit released Friday says the …