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Education Week: From the Wires

Education Week: From the Wires

FROM THE WIRES

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Testing mishaps, from broken shrink-wrap on test packets to a passage being inadvertently read aloud, have forced Ohio schools to pay the state thousands of dollars for alternative tests.
October 29, 2010
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Lame-Duck Congress to Face Education Issues

Spending priorities, extension of Race to the Top, child nutrition, and early education are among the unfinished business confronting lawmakers. (November 1, 2010)

Study Challenges 'Idiosyncratic' High School Reading Selections

Untraditional high school reading lists are leading to a drop in literacy skills, a new study argues. (October 28, 2010) | Comments (10)

State Charged Schools Thousands of Dollars for Test Mishaps

(October 29, 2010)

Fear of Bilingualism Is Part of U.S. Culture, Says ELL Expert

(October 29, 2010)

3 Leaders Share Ideas for Preparing Students for College Success

(October 29, 2010)

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Conservatives see Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., seen here administering the lawyer’s oath at a traditional annual ceremony at St. Andrews Cathedral in Grand Rapids, Mich., as an ally on the issue of religion in schools.
—T.J. Hamilton/The Grand Rapids Press/AP

Supreme Court Accused of Snubbing Cases of Religious Expression in Schools

Some conservative advocates had hoped to see more movement on a perennial source of conflict in public school settings. (October 29, 2010)

Studies Find Benefits in Students Teaching Virtual Pupils

(October 28, 2010) | Comments (4)