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State switch to U.S. school standards debated

State switch to U.S. school standards debated

State switch to U.S. school standards debated

Jill Tucker, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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California typically lands at or near the bottom in virtually every measure of public school performance nationally, but the academic content taught to the state's schoolchildren is second to none, according to a study released Tuesday. That status has left the Golden State with a conundrum. To be more competitive for federal Race to the Top funds, the state must adopt common standards in English, math and other subjects to be in sync with most other states.
But that would mean replacing the academic standards that were recognized in


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Education Week: Small improvement seen in school assessments

Education Week: Small improvement seen in school assessments

Small improvement seen in school assessments
Judge Reconsiders Idaho Broadband Contract Case
Data Project Will Track N.D. Students' Progress
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California Teachers Fund Earns 12% After Record Loss Last Year - BusinessWeek

California Teachers Fund Earns 12% After Record Loss Last Year - BusinessWeek
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California Teachers Fund Earns 12% After Record Loss Last Year

July 19, 2010, 2:26 PM EDT

July 19 (Bloomberg) -- The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the second-biggest U.S. public pension fund, earned 12.3 percent in the year ended June 30, led by gains in stocks and bonds that offset losses in real estate.

Calstrs, as the Sacramento-based fund is known, ended the fiscal year with $129.8 billion under management, up from $118.8 billion a year earlier. Stock holdings earned 14.5 percent and its bonds rose 12.3 percent, the fund reported today. Investments in private equity funds rose 21.7 percent, while real estate fell 12.4 percent.

“We’re not out of the woods yet,” Calstrs Chief Investment Officer Christopher J. Ailman said in a statement. “The

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Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States' #Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States'
A Fordham Institute review says that the common core standards are an improvement over teaching guidelines now used in 33 states. (July 21, 2010)
Reformers See Promise in Race to Top Momentum
If the grant program's extension makes it into the final spending bills for fiscal year 2011, advocates say, it could mean more states will take reform-minded steps to secure funding. (July 20, 2010) | Comments (5)
Mass. Democrat Joins GOP Against Common Standards Vote
(July 20, 2010) | Comments (1)
New R.I. School Funding Formula Aims at Equity
(July 19, 2010)
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE BLOG
The Feds Give an Update on ELL Demographics
(July 20, 2010)
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Andrea Charity, left, and Monique Davis march down Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, N.C., on July 20 to protest the Wake County school board majority's decision to end the district's diversity policy.
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Protesters March in N.C. Over School ‘Resegregation’ Fears
The NAACP and other activists staged a mass demonstration opposing a new school assignment policy in Raleigh, N.C. (July 20, 2010) | Comments (2)
Boys Trail Girls in Reading; Can Fart Jokes Help?
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Merrick Academy workers get boot via FedEx amid contract dispute between school, union

Merrick Academy workers get boot via FedEx amid contract dispute between school, union

Merrick Academy workers get boot via FedEx amid contract dispute between school, union

BY CLARE TRAPASSO
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 4:00 AM

Merrick Academy fires nine staffers amid bitter contract dispute.
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Merrick Academy fires nine staffers amid bitter contract dispute.

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A scandal-plagued Queens charter school fired at least nine teachers Tuesday - via FedEx, union officials said.

Some of the Merrick Academy staffers who got the boot are chalking it up to a bitter contract dispute between the school and unionized teachers.

"If the board of the Merrick charter school is firing teachers because of union activity, then we're going to take all legal action against them," said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.

Teachers at the Queens Village school voted to unionize in 2008 but they haven't reached


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High School teacher, who led kids on field trip to Cuba, wanted to see Fidel Castro one more time

BY MEREDITH KOLODNER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

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The Upper West Side high school teacher who took students on an unauthorized trip to Cuba three years ago wanted to "see Castro one more time before he died," according to a new report.

The office of the commissioner of investigation for city schools concluded that Beacon School history teacher Nathan Turner should remain ineligible to work i



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