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Publication: EducationNews.org

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

American Federation of Teachers

American Federation of Teachers

Weingarten Continues to Push Common Core Moratorium

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, is pushing for a moratorium on evaluating teachers and students based on Common Core tests until standards are fully implemented in schools. A group of state officials disagrees, stating ... [Published EducationNews.org - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Randi Weingarten, Push, American Federation of Teachers, Lyndsey Layton, Arne Duncan

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Pennsylvania Putting the Brakes on Common Core Until July

Just two months before Pennsylvania was scheduled to begin its Common Core Standards rollout, Governor Tom Corbett put the brakes on by ordering a delay earlier this week. According to the spokesman for Department of Education Tim Eller, Corbett’s decision ... [Published EducationNews.org - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Tim Eller, Adoption, Governor Tom Corbett, CCS, Education

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Prince William

Virginia Moves Standardized Testing to Computers

No more pencils or paper for Virginia students preparing for the state’s standardized exams. Starting this year, Virginia becomes one of the first states to administer their standardized exams entirely on a computer. The first set of tests are already ... [Published EducationNews.org - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Fairfax County, Prince William, Fiber Optic

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Cleveland Clinic

Doximity to Offer Online Professional Development for Doctors

VentureBeat is reporting that Doximity, a company that has long been known for being a “Facebook for doctors,” is expanding its mission. After collaborating with the non-profit academic medical center Cleveland Clinic, Doximity hopes to become a digital ... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Doximity, Morgenthaler Ventures, Cleveland Clinic, Education

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

UK Teachers Find State Reading Test Lacking

A recent reading exam taken by over 60,000 students in Britain has left teachers and school administrators unimpressed, according to The Daily Telegraph. Teachers identified a number of problems with the test, including the fact that it was too difficult, ... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Decrypt, Education

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

60 Minutes More Exercise Per Week Recommended for Kids

A new study published in the Journal Of Health Economics shows that kids who spend more time in gym class during their academic careers are less likely to become obese later on. The study included data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and ... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, Obesity

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Teach Kids Relationship Skills, Victim?s Mother

The mother of Lauren Dunne Astley hopes to turn a personal tragedy into a movement to make sure that no one else will have to go through what she, and the rest of her family went through. This week, Mary Dunne spoke in front of the Massachusetts State ... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Mary Dunne, First-Degree Murder, Slavery, Community Service, Friendship

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Joe Nathan: StudentsFirst is Wrong About Minnesota

by Joe Nathan We have things to work on, but Minnesota’s school improvement efforts do not deserve a “D.” That’s my reaction to a national report by StudentsFirst (SF) on improving education that gives Minnesota a “D” for our education laws and policies. ... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Joe Nathan, Michelle Rhee, Education, Minnesota Department of Education, Washington DC

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Professor Snarks: Should Coursera Offer a Course on Itself?

A massive online open course about one of the biggest providers of massive online open courses? According Bob Meister, who teaches social science and political thought at University of California Santa Cruz, that is just what students need. Although the ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]

Entities: Daphne Koller, University of California Santa Cruz, Higher Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

New York City High School Admissions Policy Biased, Lawsuit Claims

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, New York City parents and activists are arguing that the high school admissions policies used in the district are discriminatory against Latino and African-American students. According to the plaintiffs, the process ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Admission, Lawsuit, New York City

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Why is Math Education Software Lacking?

Kids use the computer for everything from socializing to gaming to math homework – that is, until they reach algebra. In 1988 the Rand Corporation reported that instructional software is great for simple math drills and teaching basic procedures, but ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rand Corp, Algebra, John Barnes, Teaching

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Texas Scraps Controversial CSCOPE Curriculum Support

Effective August 31st, the controversial CSCOPE curriculum support system designed to help Texas teachers align with state standards will be pulled from classrooms. State Senator Dan Patrick announced that all twenty board members that are responsible ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]

Entities: Dan Patrick, WILL WEISSERT, Boston Tea Party

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Pennsylvania Putting the Brakes on Common Core ... [Published EducationNews.org - 11 hours ago]
Virginia Moves Standardized Testing to Computers [Published EducationNews.org - 11 hours ago]
Weingarten Continues to Push Common Core Morato... [Published EducationNews.org - 14 hours ago]
Doximity to Offer Online Professional Developme... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]
UK Teachers Find State Reading Test Lacking [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]
60 Minutes More Exercise Per Week Recommended f... [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]
Joe Nathan: StudentsFirst is Wrong About Minnesota [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]
Teach Kids Relationship Skills, Victim?s Mother [Published EducationNews.org - 20 hours ago]
Professor Snarks: Should Coursera Offer a Cours... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
New York City High School Admissions Policy Bia... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
Texas Scraps Controversial CSCOPE Curriculum Su... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
Why is Math Education Software Lacking? [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
Three Additional States Granted NCLB Waivers, B... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
LA Board of Education Election Pits Teacher Aga... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
Study: Computer Ownership Doesn?t Mitigate Inco... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
Commission Proposes Reciprocity for Distance Le... [Published EducationNews.org - May 21 2013]
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John Jensen: De-fogging High Stakes Testing, Pa... [Published EducationNews.org - May 17 2013]
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Dallas School Board Changes Dress Code to Accom... [Published EducationNews.org - May 17 2013]
Federal Campus Speech Codes Broad, Unconstituti... [Published EducationNews.org - May 17 2013]
Denver Dumps 250 Non-Tenured Teachers, Public R... [Published EducationNews.org - May 17 2013]

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