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Local eateries hosting Brashears fundraisers
Marina High School has announced a series of fundraisers in the coming weeks for the family of Austin Brashears, the class of 2009 graduate who died Saturday in a crash in New Zealand. Principal Paul Morrow said the school has partnered with a pair of...Tags: Human Interest, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Media Industry, Leukemia
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Community Commentary: Test scores not the only decider
The ongoing SAT cheating scandal, where 20 former high school students from a wealthy Long Island community allegedly accepted money to impersonate current high school students for the purposes of taking the test for them, has cast a bright spotlight on...Tags: Stress, Marketing, Colleges and Universities, Examinations, Education
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Local schools compare well in testing scores
Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley schools compared favorably to the state average in yearly academic performance rankings released Wednesday. The local school districts surpassed the state target score of 800 on the Academic Performance Index, which...Tags: Ocean View, Academic Progress, Schools
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Parent challenges candidate statement
A parent in the Ocean View School District has legally challenged the candidate statement of incumbent Trustee John Briscoe, who accused the district of declining test scores, illegal secret meetings and more in his filing with the Orange County Registrar...Tags: Examinations, Justice System, Referenda, Elections, Politics
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Showing 'spirit of philanthropy'
Keanu Chan got $50 from the Huntington Beach Masonic Lodge for his philanthropic spirit and his willingness to give and help others. Then he turned around and gave it back for a good cause. Keanu received the lodge's annual award given to eighth-...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Awards and Prizes, American Red Cross, Education
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Ocean View announces new superintendent
The Ocean View School District has named William Loose as its next superintendent, as Alan Rasmussen plans to retire in June. Loose, an educator for more than 30 years, has been Ocean View's assistant superintendent of administrative services since...Tags: Ocean View
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Florida PTA complains about FCAT writing “fiasco”
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Florida PTA has joined the chorus of those clamoring for answers about what happened with this year's FCAT writing scores. “ This week's fiasco over the FCAT Writing scores has left many shaking their heads in disbelief,” the parent group'... -
When FCAT going gets tough, Florida gets out the erasers
Thinking caps on, class. It's time to come up with a new slogan for the FCAT. My nominee: — Forget Race to the Top, we've got Erase to the Top! For those of you who missed it – or are lucky enough to not be involved with Florida's...Tags: Broward College, Nova Southeastern University, Colleges and Universities, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teaching and Learning
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Parents and students soak up higher education information
Staff WriterHundreds of Imperial Valley students and their parents visited with more than 30 higher education representatives Tuesday during Parent Night of Higher Education Week II. The annual event, sponsored by the Imperial County Office of Education’s...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Facebook
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Westside charter school teacher gone after allegations of cheating
A Westside charter school teacher has left her job following allegations that she pointed out wrong answers to her fourth-graders during state testing this month and then gave them an opportunity to make corrections. According to an Ocean Charter...Tags: Concerts, Music, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Entertainment
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Congress sounding increasingly like teenagers, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved to that of teenagers, it’s because they have. The level of discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level -- to the equivalent of a sophomore in high school,...Tags: YouTube, Justice System, Rob Woodall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Politics
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Selective enrollment program to be added at South Shore International College Prep
Chicago Public Schools this fall is expected to add 100 new selective enrollment seats at the new South Shore International College Prep, the district said. Competition for getting into selective enrollment high schools like Northside and Walter Payton...
Tags: Walter Payton, Chicago Public Schools, South Shore, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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