Cash for grades: NC middle school sells test points to students for $20 as novel fundraiser

NC school sells test points for $20 to raise money

Report says states set low student achievement bar, bolsters Obama on common standards

Report: States set low bar for student achievement

EPA: Hundreds of schools have window, door caulk containing cancer-causing PCBs

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of school buildings across the United States have caulk around windows and doors containing potentially cancer-causing PCBs, the Environmental Protection Agency says.

AP IMPACT: Drinking water at thousands of schools contains unsafe lead, other toxins

CUTLER, Calif. — Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.

Georgia could toss suspect math exam results, joining long lists of state with tampered tests

ATLANTA — Georgia could become the latest state to punish schools caught cheating on standardized tests, becoming another example of what some observers call an alarming trend of educators caving under the pressure to meet federal achievement standards.

Police: Ga. principal, assistant principal arrested in cheating probe involving student tests

ATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta principal who resigned during an investigation into cheating on students’ standardized tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents.

Education secretary uses stimulus to prod states to adopt common academic standards

RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a current hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states.

Suburban Atlanta school principal resigns amid test cheating probe; asst. principal resigns

ATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta elementary school principal has resigned and the assistant principal has been reassigned because they changed answers on fifth-grade standardized tests to improve scores and help the school meet federal achievement standards, officials said Thursday.

Poll

Does a rapist marrying the rape-victim right the wrong?

View Results

Comments

Show all Polls
Loading ... Loading ...

Latest Tweets

Education Standards

  • KidsHealthcares Free health curriculum materials for preK-12, aligned to national health education standards: https://classroom.kidshealth.org/
  • wfryer Setting national education standards https://bit.ly/1W60Uk (via @cnn) - I think this is a mistake
  • WK_Kellogg_Fdn Editorial supports Michigan Teaching Fellowship program to uphold education standards for math and science students https://ow.ly/B812
  • wlwt Ohio To Adopt National Education Standards: Ohio school officials say the state will be one of the first to fol.. https://bit.ly/28eCIO
  • MarkDiLullo #whatrepublicanswant Education standards to continue dropping.
  • beautifulbrenna #EDPioneers mcrel.org helps you write lesson plans. It also serves as a guide to education standards, with great activities!
  • Atwatert5g8 Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education Standards ... https://cli.gs/9RjLG
  • NWPSiteLeaders Texas among the first to toughen teacher education standards in wake of criticism | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle https://bit.ly/1fiS7D
  • smswain listening to a panel on national education standards and the impact on the gifted

Latest Friend Feeds

Education Standards

  • waynesutton Will ACEJMC bend standards of journalism to fit education programs in other nations
  • educationgrant florida sunshine state standards https://bit.ly/Rf2E0
  • wfryer Setting national education standards https://bit.ly/1W60Uk (via @cnn) - I think this is a mistake
  • educationgrant California State University system to shrink and institute toughter standards https://bit.ly/3ZJ0xe
  • patricklarkin RT @tomwhitby: RT @NMHS_Principal: Interactive examples of NCTM standards for all grades https://bit.ly/3qkyhq #education #math
  • thomaswhitby RT @NMHS_Principal: Interactive examples of NCTM standards for all grades https://bit.ly/3qkyhq #education #math
  • rsavard Opera: Web Standards Curriculum
  • felipemorales SMART Notebook lesson https://bit.ly/1sYJvu
  • marcusbrown Virginia State Standards of Learning Science, Math and Technology Practice Tests
  • educationgrant Yong Zhao � Blog Archive � Lowering Standards in the US and ... https://bit.ly/2LUqGh
  • saresha Yong Zhao � Blog Archive � Lowering Standards in the US and Hidden Rules in China: Campbells Law
  • kathylawrence SMART - Notebook lesson activities Find U.S. curriculum standards
  • edubeat Education Department says many states are setting the achievement standards bar too low for students. https://bit.ly/26B1Ip
  • jlkfour is listening to a great message by Dr. Tony Bennett on raising the standards of Indiana Education.
  • sylviamartinez The Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education, 2009 | Education and the Public Interest Center
  • polymath22 #education States Slow Standards Work Amid 'Common Core' Push: Policymakers in several states say the.. https://bit.ly/2pCFXP
  • mcgeneral Texas Moves to Tighten Education School Standards - Education Week
  • teachingpassion Texas Moves to Tighten Education School Standards
  • schoolmoney Texas among first to toughen standards for colleges of education https://bit.ly/2yCFIz
  • samcammack Texas among first to toughen standards for colleges of education - KCBD-TV
Protected by Comment Guard Pro