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In Texas schools, failing grade for Bible courses
Guest ColumnistFifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the devotional use of the Bible by public schools, in its ruling on Abington Township v. Schempp. But many school districts in the Lone Star State still haven’t gotten the...Tags: Genesis (music group), Laws, Schools, Separation of Church and State, Southern Methodist University
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GUEST COLUMN: Kentucky's new test leaves many questions unanswered
Contributing WriterGrand Canyon-esque gaps in math scores. Praise for poorly performing schools. Failed top-down policies. So far, the developing story being told by the initial batch of results from Kentucky’s new testing system suggests that our public education...Tags: Social Issues, Schools, Students, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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Making a list and fact-checking it twice
Contributing columnistWhile Santa’s busy checking his list, I’m inspecting claims that spending sleigh-fuls of money on government preschool programs would result in long-term improvement for Kentucky’s children. During his recent inaugural speech, Gov....Tags: Government, Medicaid, Schools, Preschools, Regional Authority
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Waters: Acknowledging big gains in the 'Big Easy'
Although far too few Kentucky 2011 high school graduates were ready for college, our students did improve their performance on this year’s 36-point ACT college entrance test — going from an overall composite score of 19.4 in 2010 to 19.6...Tags: Louisiana, Schools, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Colorado, Illinois
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Big gains in the 'Big Easy'
Guest columnistAlthough far too few Kentucky 2011 high-school graduates were ready for college, our students did improve their performance on this year’s 36-point ACT college entrance test — going from an overall composite score of 19.4 in 2010 to 19.6...Tags: Louisiana, Schools, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Colorado, Illinois
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Students remember Indiana's fallen soldiers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Dozens of students and staff members from South Bend Career Academy carried poster-sized images and biographies of fallen military service members from Indiana through downtown Friday morning. Standing in front of The Tribune’s...Tags: Memorial Day, Freedom of the Press, Human Interest, Politics
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A 'downtown' for Coral Springs? New vision unfolds
CORAL SPRINGS Build a new City Hall — and make it an attraction for a new downtown. Instead of burying canals, turn them into destination places, like the famous San Antonio River Walk where tourists can raft with paddle boats alongside quaint...
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Seven Generations summer youth play dates scheduled
Children entering kindergarten and first grade at the Seven Generations Charter School in Emmaus are welcome to attend regular, information play dates scheduled outdoors throughout the summer, according to the Seven Generations Charter School website....Tags: Schools, Allergies, Emmaus
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What did Alonso accomplish? Not much
As a teacher, I totally agree with Morna McDermott's assessments of city school CEO Andrés Alonso's performance ("The fallacy of reform," May 18) over the past six years. She speaks the truth. Mr. Alonso has proven to be a fine salesman. Surely, the...
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Special events boost charter schools
For the city-run charter schools in Pembroke Pines, raising money to keep them running is an uphill battle. The charter schools don't have access to the same tax money that funds Broward County Public Schools, so they turn to alternative sources of...Tags: Road Running, Schools, Broward County Public Schools, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Roberto Clemente students unite to change Allentown
Asmin Peralta Jr. was walking through the hallway of Roberto Clemente Charter School last school year when he saw history teacher Mike Frassetto sitting alone in his classroom. Frassetto had been Peralta's student teacher the year before. Peralta...
Tags: Students, Radio Industry, Teaching and Learning, Ed Pawlowski, Education
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Alonso isn't getting his due
Saturday's "your turn" pieces on education reform ("The fallacy of reform" and "Diversity, choice key for schools," May 18) did not seem to address Baltimore City schools' educational history nor requirements in a practical, yet considerate way. Schools...
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