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    Jul 8, 2008 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Union chief: Stigma of false perception

    Special To The Sentinel
    As the state prepares to release its 10th school report card today, the A-to F grades- part of a far-reaching educational package championed by former Gov. Jeb Bush- remaining a lightning rod of debate. Today, in his own words, Bush tells why the school-...

    Tags: Charlie Crist, Teachers Unions, Jeb Bush, Government, Executive Branch

    2. Jul 7, 2008 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. A scholarship wasn't offered — what do we do now?

    Chicago Tribune
    Q. My 18-year-old daughter is going to college this fall. I was sure the college would just hand us a scholarship because she's smart and was home schooled. We also have a handicapped child on a ventilator. But we didn't get help. I know we were dumb. But...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loans, Middlebury, Awards and Prizes, Family

    3. Jul 6, 2008 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. Editorial Roundup: Wasted Tax Dollars

    THE DAY ( New London) Wasted Tax Dollars New London has once again demonstrated why people have so little faith in government's ability to operate efficiently. Eight months ago, the city purchased two single-arm garbage trucks that work very well in...

    Tags: Ralph Nader, New London (New London, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes, Teachers Unions, National Government

    4. Jul 5, 2008 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Link PSSA test to driver's license

    According to a June 28 article in The Morning Call, 60 percent of Americans support a measure that ties teacher pay to student performance on standardized tests. I have another idea. Let's tie parents' school taxes to their child's performance on these...

    Tags: Whitehall, Academic Progress

    5. Jul 1, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. KIPP seeks elementary

    Sun reporter
    The Knowledge is Power Program, which operates the highest-performing middle school in Baltimore, is seeking approval to open a new charter elementary school in the city next year, officials announced yesterday. The city school board has approved the...

    Tags: Elementary Schools, Contracts, Middle Schools

    6. Jun 28, 2008 |Story| Newsday

  6. Lead found at Island Trees High

    Crews are cleaning an Island Trees High School art room found to have traces of lead, district Superintendent James Parla told parents. Of 18 tests for lead, four showed "slightly elevated" levels and four found levels "considered high," Parla wrote in...
    7. Jul 3, 2008 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Palmerton schools make grade

    Of The Morning Call
    Palmerton Area School District has met federal No Child Left Behind standards for the third year in a row, officials were told Wednesday. District Curriculum Director Sherrie Fenner told a school board committee that all four district schools also made...

    Tags: Academic Progress

    8. Jul 2, 2008 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. Business-school test maker seeks Web cheaters

    Associated Press Writer
    Prospective and current graduate business students who used a Web site to cheat on entrance examinations over the last five years could have their scores thrown out. The exam's publisher, the Graduate Management Admission Council, is tracking down users...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), University of Virginia, Academic Progress

    9. Jun 28, 2008 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. Worried About The SAT? Give The ACT A Try

    Courant Staff Writer
    High school junior Sabrina Camboulives wasn't happy with her SAT scores, so her guidance counselor at Bacon Academy in Colchester suggested she try the ACT test to see if she could do better. Camboulives, who admits she gets great grades but doesn't do...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Connecticut, Connecticut College, Financial Aid

    10. Jun 29, 2008 |Story| Newsday

  10. Needed: a defining tax-cap moment

    The State Legislature ended its 2008 session last week, but two leaders have enrolled themselves in summer school to work on an issue that has broad support among voters: capping property taxes. Gov. David A. Paterson and Senate Majority Leader Dean...

    Tags: David A. Paterson, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Executive Branch, State Budgets, Regional Authority

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