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Washington County teachers being held accountable for student achievement
julieg@herald-mail.comWhile debate continues over whether local or state education officials should determine how teachers are evaluated, teachers in Washington County Public Schools will have a new evaluation model for the coming school year that will hold them accountable...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Assault, Curricula, Common
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Briefs: Two 'Eaters sign
Matt Whitehouse, a junior pitcher for UC Irvine in 2013, has signed with the Cleveland Indians on Friday and has been assigned to the Mohoning Valley Scrappers, their short-season Single-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League. Whitehouse was chosen in...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Brian Thornton, Mark Emmert, Baseball
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Another laurel for Md. schools
A new report showing Maryland schools now lead the nation in efforts to boost student achievement levels has vindicated the commitment the state made more than a decade ago to adequately fund education and adopt smart policy choices that return the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Schools, Teachers
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Deasy and new board member Ratliff laud teacher report
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy on Thursday broadly endorsed proposals from an outside group for attracting and retaining teachers, including more money for those who take on difficult assignments and deliver measurable academic gains. Positive...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Adult Education, School Examinations, Teachers
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Teacher-led survey in Baltimore shows dissatisfaction with union contract
A caucus of the Baltimore Teachers Union has conducted its own survey which concluded that, of the sample participants, city teachers have been overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the union contract that is set to expire this month. According to the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Collective Contract, Unions, Teachers
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Group urges teachers' raises based on student achievement
A local advocacy group is pushing for teachers' raises and bonuses based on whether instructors are willing to take on difficult assignments and on whether they deliver measurable student achievement gains. The proposals are part of two policy papers...Tags: Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Antonio Villaraigosa, Students, Eric Garcetti
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Editorial: Parents have to be involved in their kids education
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sought to swivel the spotlight this week away from the 49 underused Chicago schools that will close soon and back on the 632 that will not. Byrd-Bennett unveiled a five-year "action plan" to help kids...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Public Schools, School Examinations, Students
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Miami Hurricanes sports ace their academic reports
The Miami HeraldMIAMI The University of Miami athletic program, which features eight men's and 10 women's teams, will not face any penalties when it comes to Academic Progress Rate. Statistics released Tuesday by the NCAA showed two Miami teams women's golf and women'...Tags: The Miami Herald, Miami Hurricanes, College Baseball, University of Miami, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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UConn regains postseason eligibility after improving academic performance
ReutersThe Sports Xchange UConn regains postseason eligibility after improving academic performance The University of Connecticut men's basketball program has qualified to be academically eligible for the 2014 NCAA tournament. UConn's Huskies had been...Tags: Connecticut Huskies, University of Connecticut, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Towson hoops docked practice time because of APR, but will be eligible for postseason
Towson’s men’s basketball team — which was barred from the last postseason — will be permitted to play in the 2014 postseason but will be docked practice time because the program hasn’t yet reached academic goals, the NCAA...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Terrapins, Towson Tigers, Basketball, Randy Edsall
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UConn Men Earn 947 APR Score; Eligible For Postseason In 2014
The Hartford CourantAs the old Big East Conference came to an end this year, the UConn men's basketball team was banned from the league's postseason tournament because it was ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. But when the Huskies begin play in the new American Athletic...Tags: College Football, American Athletic Conference, Connecticut Huskies, Jim Calhoun, Kevin Ollie
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NCAA releases latest scores for athletes in the classroom
A decade after it created the Academic Progress Rate, the NCAA says its annual measuring stick continues to show improved classroom performance by college athletes. The most recent four-year APR average for Division I was 974, up one point over last...
Tags: Mark Emmert, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tiger Woods, Basketball, College Basketball
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