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AP COVERAGE CHALLENGE
6:40 PM:
WaPo identifies the top AP scoring states, with MD leading -- having more than others and highest number of black students passing exams. Is it instruction or the gene pool? Knowing what that means and its impact on college completion are vital points the public should know.
- Missing The Point On Vouchers
- 1/6
11:41 AM:
Attack of NJ Gov's voucher program based solely on financial considerations. No mention that kids pay highest price for lousy education. No talk about how to re-distribute current public school $s to target quality instruction. >
- Ready-Or-Not After Graduation
- 2/6
9:23 AM:
New York students who graduate high school aren't all college or career-ready according to exam scores. Let's talk about what's being done to prepare students for next steps -- article neglects discussing school quality. >
- Sizeable Achievement In Tiny State
- 3/6
11:20 AM:
Three schools use different methods to lift proficiency scores and decrease number of students scoring at bottom. Techniques reported could serve as model for other struggling schools, but bigger picture missing- unknown how state's >
- NY High Schoolers Get Virtual - Sort of
- 3/6
11:11 AM:
Watertown High School is developing some online components in class, in an effort to increase proficiency with technology for both teacher and student. Proponents say it gives control over learning. But is the problem really not >
- Reform Bill = Better Teachers?
- 6/6
7:55 AM:
Teacher dismissal based on "ineffectiveness," parent trigger and charters hiring based solely on mutual consent introduced in MD Senate. Quality scores in initial debate.
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