SCOTUS reconfigures the religious liberty playing field
The Supreme Court decided another religious liberty case and opened the door for legal challenges to what schools can and can't do.
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Student declares tests an enemy of modern education
What good are standardized tests anyway? Do they just give corporations profit while impeding the progress of students and teachers in our schools?
Md. to administer tests in math, English
Students in Md. will still have to take standardized tests this spring in math and English language arts, following action of the state board.
I think we have Hillary to thank for this
A huuuge hole has been discovered in our nation. Can women proudly step through it and achieve greatness regularly?
Md. bill would allow animal dissection opt-out
Should students in Md. be protected by law if they want to skip out of class during the dissection of live animals? There could be a law.
PARCC & homecoming anomalies at a top Md. H.S.
The Homecoming Court at Walt Whitman H.S. in Bethesda will dispense with gender designations like king and queen. Strange anomalies detected in PARCC data.
Fla. judge: Tests alone can’t hold 3rd graders back
A Fla. judge has ruled that the Bush-era law requiring 3rd graders to pass a reading test is no good.
Students opt out with testing overload
Opting out of tests has become a habit, esp. in some states, like N.Y. Teachers College surveyed parents to determine their reasons.
Debt-free college, a Democratic unifying principle
We wonder if debt-free college in the US is a possibility by looking at the proposal advanced by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee.
They’ve had enough (online) testing in Alaska
Test results are important for schools, but technical computer problems and opt-outs continue to frustrate educators across the US.