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Bush warns against abandoning 'No Child Left Behind Act' when his presidency is over
AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush urged President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic-led Congress not to abandon the No Child Left Behind law, arguing that do so would "weaken a chance for a child to succeed in America." "Now is not the...Tags: Arne Duncan, The White House, Laura Bush, Government, George Bush
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Hartford School Superintendent Gets Mid-Term Review
The Hartford CourantSuperintendent Steven J. Adamowski received a mid-year review from the board of education Wednesday night. The board of education discussed his performance in an executive session during its meeting, but made no vote on the review. The meeting was held...Tags: Elementary Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Schools
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Report: Money to Md. schools helped improve test scores
Five years after Maryland increased spending by $2 billion to provide greater academic equity, students have made remarkable gains in reading and math, according to a report given to the Maryland General Assembly Wednesday by an outside consultant. For...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Annapolis, Maryland, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Website Gives Hartford Parents All The Info
Audrey Marshall looked through a computerized list of Hartford-area schools and homed in on one thing: Connecticut Mastery Test scores. Marshall's daughter, Jessica Gordon, is in the process of choosing which high school to attend next year, and the...Tags: Software Industry, Family, Trinity College, Connecticut, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Google Inc.
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Oswego East High School offers glimpse of multiracial future
Tribune reporterLast of three parts On her first day at Oswego East High School this year, the butterflies in Kevelyn Valvas' stomach felt more like raptors. The 15-year-old sophomore was in a new town and her fellow students didn't look much like her mostly Hispanic...Tags: Naperville, United Nations, Racism, Humboldt Park, Government
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UF's Meyer defends team's academics
Florida Coach Urban Meyer said he hasn't seen the latest reports about his players' struggling SAT scores, but at least he's got some room to brag about his team's latest academic triumphs. In a project chronicling the inferior high school standardized...Tags: Florida Gators, Tim Tebow, Football, Urban Meyer, National Football League
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Obama- inspired hope goes only so far in Kenya
He's from the same family that produced President-elect Barack Obama. He shares many of the same hopes and dreams. He's even got the same name. This Barack Obama, 26, a cousin who was named after the president-elect's Kenyan father, was elated when...Tags: High Schools, Juvenile Delinquency, Corporate Crime, People, Engineering
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Is now the time to buy suburban dream castle?
They're spread across suburbia in every state of the union. They're whopper-sized houses—typically with 4,500 to 6,000 square feet of living space –– built in the last 10 years. Many in the real estate field call them "dream castles."...Tags: Elementary Schools, Homes, Metal and Mineral, Real Estate Agents, Building Material
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Duncan can provide change we need
President-elect Obama has chosen Chicago Public Schools Superintendent and CEO Arne Duncan as his nominee for secretary of education. Mr. Duncan has been a passionate advocate for improving education in Chicago, and we are eager to see him get to work...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan, Government, National Government, Richard M. Daley
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A few more NJ schools on notice for test scores
The number of New Jersey schools meeting the state's targets on standardized tests has slipped a bit, but education officials say that's because the targets have increased. The state Education Department says 71 percent of schools met all the goals in...Tags: Teaching and Learning, New Jersey, School Examinations
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Let's see Carpenter pass the PSSAs
Before columnist Paul Carpenter launches another diatribe against public schools (Dec. 14 column), he should try taking the 11th grade Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests in mathematics and reading. If he cannot achieve a proficient score in...Tags: High Schools, Pennsylvania, Teaching and Learning, Schools, School Examinations
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Arne Duncan to tackle 'No Child' policy as Obama's education secretary
Tribune reportersWhen Arne Duncan heads to Washington, his driving task will be to rethink No Child Left Behind, the all-or-nothing law that has shaped how every child and every classroom in the country is judged. As President-elect Barack Obama's pick for U.S. education...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan, Government, DePaul University, George Bush
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