All that bad information about the new NAEP scores
The 2013 math and reading scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress were recently released and there has been a lot of loud reaction — both triumphant and defeatist — about the results. If you listen to D.C. public schools officials, a bump up in scores proves the results show how brilliant their school […]
Maryland teacher petitions to cancel state standardized test
A Maryland teacher has started a petition to cancel this year’s administration of the Maryland School Assessment test because the results will have no validity and it is “an irresponsible waste of taxpayer money and instructional time to administer this test.” Tiferet Ani from Blake High School in Montgomery County wrote in this on the move.org […]
Fraternity pledge loses testicle in hazing stunt
The nauseating fraternity/sorority stories – many of them involving hazing — just keep on coming. The latest is from Wilmington College in Ohio, where three pledges of Gamma Phi Gamma who were taken to the basement of the fraternity, called “Gobbler House,” and subjected to a series of miserable exercises, including being blindfolded, told to […]
11-11-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why colleges shouldn’t check online life of applicantsYes, Jacob and Sophia and Emma and Mason and all you other students planning to apply to college some year soon: Your online life can affect your chances of getting into the school of your dreams — or any school at all. Fair or not. According to a new survey, more college admissions officers than […] by Valerie Strauss / 4m