Topic: Education Standards
Talk with Chaparral High School students and many will tell you that they loved the school's former principal, Kevin McPartlin. He was friendly and charismatic. So many students were upset when they learned in March that McPartlin would be transferred to another ...
Test run Ôeye-opening' for district educatorsSounding like the CEO of a private business, Clark County Schools Superintendent Dwight Jones wants to more efficiently track how dollars are spent in order to better understand how much "return on investment" the district - and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would overhaul the controversial U.S. education law known as No Child Left Behind cleared a major hurdle on Monday when Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on the bill.The law, which went into effect in 2002, has ...
Gov. Brian Sandoval said he plans to continue following Florida's education reform model by pushing for laws that promote school choice and put an end to the idea that students should automatically advance to the next grade level.Sandoval and former Florida Gov. ...
For a graduate of the now-troubled school, it's personalElizabeth Meinhold makes her way down the packed hallway, her short frame weaving through the crowd of students like a spaceship dodging a bunch of asteroids.The 54-year-old English teacher - wearing a bright red ...
This is another in a yearlong series of stories tracking efforts by the Clark County School District to improve student performance at five struggling schools.Elsha Harris-Yolanda and Crystal Carter are having a hard time adjusting to the new sheriff in town at ...
ELIZONDO'S NEW PRINCIPAL EMPATHIZES WITH ECONOMICALLY STRUGGLING STUDENTSKeith France raises his hand in a peace sign high above the crowd like a conductor about to lead an orchestra through a Mozart symphony.The cacophony from nervous kindergartners and camera-carrying parents subsides. All is ...
Struggling campuses will be measured by academic growthWhen it comes to student achievement, reform in the Clark County School District must include raising both the ceiling and the floor. Good schools can become better, and schools that have a history of low ...
Five Underperforming schools are targets of extraordinary efforts to boost student achievementlasvegassun.com/turnaroundSee photo galleries, read blogs from principals and watch video from a round-table discussion with School District leaders. Follow our yearlong examination of the Clark County School District and voice your ...
The Clark County School District began following a new model last week to measure student achievement. The growth model will complement other measures of student achievement, such as the federal No Child Left Behind mandate for annual testing, said Pedro Martinez, deputy ...
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Cursive Angst
This Sept. 16, 2009 photo shows teacher Sharon Spencer overseeing students in ...AP News - -
Education Broad Prize
Aldine Independent School District employees Sandra Abundis, left, Richard Blair, center, and ...AP News - -
ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Graphic shows reading achievement gap between blacks and whites in selected states ...AP News -
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Japanese jr. high radiation education: Science ...
The Japanese Science and Education Ministry (MEXT), is mandating a ...2011-09-20 -
Washington's Latest Education Overreach: National ...
www.heritage.org President Obama, along with Department of Education ...2011-01-31 -
Charlie Rose Show: Education Standards
11-1-07 Governor Huckabee talks about Standardized testing and how to ...2007-11-03
