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Students graded on character
Besides math, science and other basics, young students in Kaukauna Public Schools are being graded on their character. Educators are considering manners, trustworthiness and politeness in grading kindergartners through second-graders on character.... -
Letter grades out? Schools might study new report cards next year
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Palm Beach County School District may revive a controversial proposal shunned by Palm Beach County parents three years ago: elementary school report cards without letter grades. Administrators may change report cards in a trial project that could...Tags: Family, Palm Beach County School District, Elementary Schools, Boca Raton, Greenacres
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School board OKs pact for new student-data program
The Howard County Board of Education unanimously approved a contract for a $1.5 million student-data computer program after a near two-year headache caused by a different bug-ridden and complicated program. The board approved a three-year contract with...Tags: Employees, State Budgets, Public Finance, Elementary Schools, Human Mishaps
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Not seeing eye to eye
Chicago Tribune reporterPart of an occasional series Illinois kindergartners already faced a lengthy to-do list before they could report to school: mandatory vaccinations, tuberculosis tests, physicals and dental exams. This year, they need to stop at the eye doctor too. A new...Tags: Family, Vernon Hills, Glenview, Northbrook, Medicine
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An eighth-grade letter brings rush of memories
The return address didn't ring a bell. The name wasn't one my daughter quickly recalled. "Dear Nobel Class of 2003," the note inside, addressed to my daughter, read. "I hope this letter finds you well. It has been a long 5 years since you have heard...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Middle Schools, Northridge
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Quaint as they were, let's bring back citizenship grades
During a recent housecleaning, I found some of my old report cards from elementary school. These old report cards from the late 1950s and early 1960s contain ratings for areas such as attendance, penmanship and citizenship. How quaint, that in the 1950s...Tags: Moravian College, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Mark Twain, Teaching and Learning
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Letters to the editor
Carwash industry needs cleaning up Re "Workers getting soaked at Southland carwashes," March 23 Congratulations on your front-page expose of the shameful exploitation of illegal immigrant carwash employees. We taxpayers must demand more (bilingual)...Tags: Migration, Natural Resources, Government, School Examinations, Slavery
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McDonald's withdraws report-card promotion
Sentinel Staff WriterReport cards that kids bring home from Seminole County elementary schools will no longer double as a pitch for McDonald's restaurants. A lone parent's complaint has forced the fast-food giant to dump a promotion of its Happy Meals rewards program on...Tags: Ronald McDonald, Family, Seminole County, Illnesses, Political Candidates
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Seminole students get McDonald's bonus on report cards (with poll)
Sentinel Staff WriterReport cards in Seminole County elementary schools are doubling as a pitch for McDonald's restaurants, encouraging kids to get free fast food as a reward for good grades. Officials say they are reconsidering the promotions on school report-card...Tags: Waterford, Seminole County, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Health and Safety at School, Illnesses
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State writing exam pass rate plummets
Tribune staff reportersOnly half of Illinois 5th graders passed the state writing exam last school year, a precipitous fall of nearly 20 percentage points in just three years, according to data released Wednesday. In 2004, when the state last gave a writing exam, about 70... -
Girls outpace boys on tests
Tribune staff reportersGirls in Illinois grade schools outperformed boys on every state achievement exam last school year, according to a Tribune analysis, a twist in performance that has perplexed state officials and educators across the state. Historically, girls have scored...Tags: School Examinations, Personal Income, Research, Elementary Schools, Academic Progress
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Important health, child-care and registration information
Sun-SentinelRegistration: Students must be at least 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. You can find the proper school by calling 754-321-3035. You will need: Two proofs of residency that could include: Current phone or electric bill, a rent receipt,...Tags: Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Prescription Drugs, Health Treatments
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