The Boston Globe Reports On The Local Teachers Union…..
that is going along with other ones in the state to accept use of MCAS scores in teacher rating.
Archive for December, 2010
The Philadelphia Inquirer Reports On A Budget Deficit…
for the local school district that could be as much as 500 million bucks.
The LA Times Reports On Markham Middle School….
that with a change to better teachers have seen a raise in academic performance.
The Oregonian Reports On The North Clackamas School District…
that is planning to cut about 150 positions.
The Education Trust Is Out With A first Time Look…
at high school students and how well they score on the Armed Forces Qualiï¬cation Test (AFQT). They found that 23% of test takers wound up failing this exam.
16% of white students failed, while 39% of African-American students failed the exam.
They also showcase each state and how well they did.
The Center On Education Policy Is Back Again….
with a report looking at exams for high school students. They say more states are slowly moving to either a high school exit exam or end of course exams. 10 more states though by 2018 will be moving over to end of course exams.
