Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Academic Progress published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1352
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Foundation for learning
All of us have strengths and weaknesses, such is the human condition. The statement will hardly come as a revelation, but when it's applied to individuals, well, that's where the trouble starts. We all like to be praised for doing well and, while we're...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore County, Public Schools, Teaching and Learning
-
Parental involvement is key to growth in student achievement
As I read your editorial on teacher evaluations, I did not see any mention of a very important noun and verb: "Parent" ("Room for improvement," Feb. 12). As a retired teacher of 36 years in Baltimore City who has experienced several changes in teacher...Tags: School Examinations, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
-
Large number of city teachers receive unsatisfactory evaluations
A significant number of Baltimore teachers — in some schools as many as 60 percent of the staff — have received unsatisfactory ratings on their midyear evaluations as the system moves to implement a pay-for-performance contract that's...Tags: Unions, Students, New York University, Music, Music
-
Maryland schools test evaluating teachers on student performance
Maryland schools are moving closer to overhauling the way that they evaluate teachers, putting more emphasis on student performance and test scores. The new evaluation system is currently being tested in Baltimore City and six counties, and will be...Tags: Finance, Students, Music, Music, Teaching and Learning
-
Stripping the stigma from student homelessness
Jessica Anderson's report on the rising number of homeless students in Maryland highlights a problem that has remained off the radar of many policymakers, school staff and the public ("State's student homeless population doubles," Jan. 22). As advocates,...Tags: School Examinations, Students, Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning, Schools
-
Three steps to fix our schools
The nation's public schools have been battered by a continuing stream of bad news in the past few years, challenging what at one time was considered one of the world's leading education systems. In 2010, the results of international testing comparing...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Students, Arne Duncan, Teaching and Learning
-
For city schools, good news and bad news
The latest Baltimore City test scores show that while the schools are making progress in raising student achievement levels, they're still far from where they need to be. The percentage of fourth and eighth graders scoring proficient or better in...Tags: School Examinations, Students, Teaching and Learning
-
City needs jobs and schools, not newcomers
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's desire to grow the population of Baltimore and the release of the city school system's mediocre scores on a national standardized test were reported within days of each other earlier last week ("Baltimore...Tags: School Examinations, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
-
Brother James Kelly changed my life
I was crushed to learn that Brother Kelly had passed away ("Brother James Kelly: President of Mount Saint Joseph High School had second-longest tenure at the Irvington School," Dec. 4). He was the President of St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky.,... -
Three city schools to extend day by three hours
Three Baltimore schools have extended their school day by three hours, using a national program that has boosted achievement in other urban districts and has been hailed as a way to make American students competitive in the 21st century. Hilton...Tags: Students, Arne Duncan, Teaching and Learning, Conservation, U.S. Department of Education
-
Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies around the Baltimore area. The high temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees. Expect mostly clear skies and a low temperature around 35 degrees tonight.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic...Tags: Health Insurance, Dundalk, Government Health Care, Labor Day, Buck Showalter
-
Howard School system nonprofit to donate computers to students
Pat Sasse says that scores of families in Howard County lack computers in the home, leaving parents to follow up a long day of work with an evening spent at libraries, hoping their children have enough time to do homework on public computers that are in...Tags: Howard County, Middle Schools, Students, Microsoft Corp., Teaching and Learning
Feb 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 7, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 30, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Jan 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 9, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 7, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 12, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 7, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 1, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 8, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 1, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Academic Progress topic gallery.
