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Big Pay Days in Washington D.C. Schools’ Merit System
Posted: January 1st, 2012, 5:47am EST by By SAM DILLON
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In a new system to retain young talent, about 476 teachers received sizable bonuses this year, with 235 of them getting unusually large pay raises.
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As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 9:00pm EDT by By SAM DILLON
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School districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year.
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Teacher Grades: Pass or Be Fired
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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A job evaluation system that places significant emphasis on classroom observations is disliked by unionized teachers but has become a model for many educators.
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All of a War’s Trappings, With Accuracy at Stake
Posted: April 9th, 2011, 3:01pm EDT by By SAM DILLON
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In the hours before a budget deal, hundreds of bewildered Civil War buffs worried about what was shaping up as a historically inaccurate reenactment of the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
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U.S. Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status
Posted: March 16th, 2011, 1:21am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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An international education study says the United States must improve the way it recruits, trains and pays teachers.
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Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
Posted: December 7th, 2010, 7:57am EST by By SAM DILLON
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Shanghai students outscored counterparts in dozens of other countries in China’s debut in global standardized testing.
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Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains in Use, and Critics
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 1:40am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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Many school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to evaluate teachers, provoking battles from Washington to Los Angeles.
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Obama Calls for Sweeping Overhaul in Education Law
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:53pm EST by By SAM DILLON
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The administration is seeking changes to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, eliminating divisive provisions.
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Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs
Posted: September 20th, 2009, 2:14am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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A legislative effort already passed by the House would provide $8 billion to encourage states to improve standards, training and oversight.
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Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 1:44am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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Thousands of school districts across the country have trimmed or eliminated summer classes, ignoring pleas from the Education Department to use stimulus money to retain them.
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‘Mediocre’ Arts Skills for American Eighth-Graders
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 2:39pm EDT by By SAM DILLON
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Music and art instruction in American eighth-grade classrooms has remained flat over the past decade, according to a survey by the Department of Education.
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Some Rich Districts Get Richer as Aid Is Rushed to Schools
Posted: March 21st, 2009, 9:40pm EDT by By SAM DILLON
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In pouring cash into school districts, Washington is using a tangle of well-worn federal formulas that seem to take little account of who needs the money most.
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For Education Chief, Stimulus Means Power and Risk
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 1:29am EST by By SAM DILLON
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Arne Duncan must decide how to disburse $100 billion in emergency aid for schools and colleges. -
Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
Posted: December 15th, 2008, 11:42pm EST by By SAM DILLON
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Arne Duncan is known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful relations with teachers and their unions.
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Under ‘No Child’ Law, Even Solid Schools Falter
Posted: October 13th, 2008, 7:31am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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Required to make a giant leap in improving test scores, many once-successful schools in California have stumbled.
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High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 11:02am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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As fuel prices rise, thousands of students nationwide have suddenly decided to take college classes over the Internet.
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Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 1:10am EDT by By SAM DILLON
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Two rigorous South Korean prep schools have achieved a spectacular record of admission to U.S. colleges.