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- N.H. Foes of IB Program Seek to Keep it Out of Schools
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The New Hampshire Senate was scheduled to consider a bill May 16 that would block schools from using the International Baccalaureate course of study, which detractors say promotes a distasteful international ideology. ... - Florida Writing Tests Set Off Alarms; State Board Sets New Cut Score
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Tougher scoring guidelines on Florida's state reading test resulted in a significant drop in the percentage of passing students this year, prompting a change in the "cut score" by the state school board that means school... - Proposed Tax Hike No Longer Mollifies California Ed. Groups
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In the wake of news that California's budget deficit has grown to $15.7 billion, $6.5 billion more than a January estimate, California education groups are now worried that a proposed take hike in November to fund school... - The Changing Face of Education Advocacy: Read Now
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For those of you who haven't seen it yet, please go read "The Changing Face of Education Advocacy" by my colleagues Stephen Sawchuk and former State EdWatch maestro Sean Cavanagh. They both put a huge amount of work into... - ALEC Board Wants Common Core Resolution Language 'Tightened Up' Before Vote
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The American Legislative Exchange Council's board of directors asked its Education Task Force to revise language in a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards at its May 11 meeting in Charlotte, after which th... - Charters Bills Go Down in Alabama, Mississippi
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Charter school proposals in Alabama and Mississippi have gone down to defeat, with the foes ranging from Republican suburbanites in one state to a state teachers' union in another. ... - ALEC's Common Core Vote Now Under Public Microscope
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A May 11 vote by the American Legislative Exchange Council on a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards is drawing attention from both foes and champions of the standards. ... - New Mexico Union Votes "No Confidence" in State's Ed. Secretary
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The Albuquerque Teachers Federation voted "no confidence" in New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera due to her planned teacher evaluation system and decision to lay off education employees.... - Connecticut Passes Ed. Package: Bloop Single or Home Run?
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Connecticut lawmakers approved several changes to the state's public schools proposed by Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy, although some of his most controversial proposals, such as eliminating current teachers union contra... - 2010 Again: Barrett Wins Wisconsin Dem. Primary to Face Walker
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Tom Barrett, who lost the 2010 gubernatorial race to GOP Gov. Scott Walker, has won the right to a rematch on June 5 by winning the May 8 state Democratic primary poll....
