Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators http://www.edweek.org/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:14 -0500 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/skVR6Kbf3HY/311851wixgrschoolsreforms_ap.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/skVR6Kbf3HY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/06/311851wixgrschoolsreforms_ap.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/06/311851wixgrschoolsreforms_ap.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/FgGPHHeJM9E/311573lexitexam_ap.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/FgGPHHeJM9E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/05/311573lexitexam_ap.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/05/311573lexitexam_ap.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/24fAnzuQARE/10letter-1.h29.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/24fAnzuQARE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/10letter-1.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/10letter-1.h29.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/aKtqHfJbSX4/11riccards.h29.html “In our current zeal to reward ‘excellent’ teachers, are we jeopardizing truly excellent teaching?” asks Patrick R. Riccards, the chief executive officer of Exemplar Strategic Communications and the author of the education reform blog Eduflack.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/aKtqHfJbSX4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/11riccards.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/11riccards.h29.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/6uOVTkT7QF4/10letter-b1.h29.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/6uOVTkT7QF4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/10letter-b1.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/10letter-b1.h29.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/Dhninnjcgpo/10nces.h29.html Proficiency standards became less rigorous from 2005 to 2007 in a number of states, says a study by the National Center for Education Statistics.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/Dhninnjcgpo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/29/10nces.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/29/10nces.h29.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/foEtChulmOQ/10lausd.h29.html New rules will give parents of children in low-performing schools the power to open up targeted schools for outside management.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/foEtChulmOQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/10lausd.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/10lausd.h29.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/P29I-iBj8eM/11mct_pennged.h29.html Only eight states have worse average passing rates on the exam than Pennsylvania's 69.6 percent.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/P29I-iBj8eM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/03/11mct_pennged.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/03/11mct_pennged.h29.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/YKzzEIdnkT0/310985wischoolsjudgingteachers_ap.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/YKzzEIdnkT0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/02/310985wischoolsjudgingteachers_ap.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/02/310985wischoolsjudgingteachers_ap.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/3_CJXDy6_wM/310674ilhighschooltesting_ap.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/3_CJXDy6_wM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/31/310674ilhighschooltesting_ap.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/31/310674ilhighschooltesting_ap.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/m7_I7VyExFc/09brief-3.h29.html An initiative spearheaded by Bill Frist, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, aims to help the state's schools become the top performers in the Southeast within five years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/m7_I7VyExFc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-3.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-3.h29.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/8n2zn6AYCGI/09brief-4.h29.html The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it is dropping plans to create statewide math exams using an 'integrated math' curriculum.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/8n2zn6AYCGI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-4.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-4.h29.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/1lBlToLFP0c/09brief-1.h29.html Leaders of an effort to establish common academic standards have held tentative discussions with advocates about expanding standards beyond math and language arts.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/1lBlToLFP0c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-1.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09brief-1.h29.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/ZaxKp1tH1VI/09principal_ep.h29.html Studies are showing that many principals don't stay on the job long, and that those who leave don't take other jobs as school leaders.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/ZaxKp1tH1VI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09principal_ep.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/09principal_ep.h29.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~3/9FODAd7qpqs/09assessment_ep.h29.html Federal education officials want plenty of input in deciding how to award $350 million in stimulus aid to help states craft joint assessments.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekTestingAndAccountability/~4/9FODAd7qpqs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/20/09assessment_ep.h29.html Testing And Accountability http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/20/09assessment_ep.h29.html