TheRepublic.com - Education standards News

Senate to have say on Common Core standards

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:21 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate.

Test results up overall; voucher schools flat

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:27 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A state Education Department analysis of the latest standardized test results for public school students in grades three through eight shows the state continues to make incremental overall improvement with a long way to go.

Kansas spat over education standards in limbo

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:24 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday that he didn't want to hold the Kansas budget "hostage" to block new nationwide reading and math standards, even though he has some concerns about how they're being implemented.

Divergent opinions offered on education standards

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:38 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Education standards adopted in Wisconsin and 44 other states are either a rigorous benchmark that will improve student performance, or they're a dangerous intrusion on local control masterminded by the federal government, speakers said at a joint legislative hearing Wednesday.

Most ND school districts fail to meet standards

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:21 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - More than two-thirds of North Dakota's public school districts failed to meet annual federal education standards, and one superintendent says it's bound to get worse.

Officials could intervene quicker in Mo. districts

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:42:14 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - State education officials would be able to intervene sooner to turn around struggling Missouri school districts under a measure that cleared the Legislature Wednesday and now heads to Gov. Jay Nixon.

Kansas Common Core critics voice concerns

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:06:35 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Critics of the Kansas Board of Education's decision to adopt national standards for math and reading urged the board on Tuesday to reconsider its decision.

'60 percent' Wednesdays canceled

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:07:48 -0400

GREENVILLE, Mississippi - No more "60 percent Wednesdays" at the Greenville schools.

Guns, schools, drug testing await Ala. legislators

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:17:19 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Even with the state budgets already passed, the Legislature's final meeting day looks to be long and hectic, with issues ranging from welfare drug testing to school safety and gun regulations to $130 million in state borrowing.

Pence signs bill 'pausing' reading, math standards

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:14:04 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill that will "pause" Indiana's adoption of a national set of reading and math education school standards.

AP psych tests for Md. high school under review

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:11:27 -0400

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland - A Montgomery County high school student recorded a cellphone video at a testing center, potentially invalidating the Advanced Placement tests of about 275 classmates.

'Pause' on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:19:03 -0400

GREENWOOD, Indiana - A decision by Indiana lawmakers to postpone full implementation of new school standards has left teachers uncertain whether new lesson plans they've worked on for two years can be used.

Mo. House defeats evaluations for principals

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:16:08 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri House rejected tougher evaluation standards for school principals and administrators early Thursday morning despite it being one of the top education priorities of the Republican House speaker.

Tuscaloosa schools eye drug testing for drugs

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:01:57 -0400

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Officials in Tuscaloosa City Schools are considering a policy to randomly test students for drugs.

Mo. Senate wants hearings on new ed. standards

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:04:20 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation requiring the state education department to hold public hearings on new standards for math, reading and writing.

Texas Senate OKs testing standards overhaul

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:17:14 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved its version of a major high school curriculum overhaul, reducing the number of standardized tests students must pass to graduate from a nation-leading 15 to five while allowing some to earn diplomas without taking upper-level math courses such as Algebra II.

ACT to start giving tests digitally

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:34:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - Goodbye, No. 2 pencils. Hello, iPads.

Ky. Education Department moves to paper tests

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:35:44 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - After problems with online testing last week, the Kentucky Department of Education is moving to pencil-and-paper tests.

ISTEP troubles show test too big to fail

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:17 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The failure of Indiana's online standardized test last week showed that the ISTEP+ exam is too big to fail, on many levels.

Education Department says testing to resume Monday

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:10:41 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - Kentucky education officials say they've been assured that technical glitches that affected proficiency tests administered online have been resolved, and testing is scheduled to resume Monday.

Correction: Welfare-Michigan story

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:07:04 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - In the first version of a story May 1 about the Michigan House approving changes for welfare recipients, The Associated Press misstated the monthly benefit for a family of three. The story should have reflected a maximum monthly benefit of $492, not an average benefit of $429.

Computer glitches derail school tests in 4 states

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:50:53 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - School districts across several states are rescheduling high-stakes tests that judge student proficiency and even determine teachers' pay because of technical problems involving the test administrators' computer systems.

Lawmakers call for testing moratorium after mishap

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:13:18 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Some state legislators called for a moratorium on public school testing Wednesday after a number of computer glitches were reported by state education officials.

New common core standards raise questions in Tenn.

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:32 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Proponents of a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and reading say they're needed to better prepare students for college and the workforce, but critics of the measures contend they don't know enough about them and are concerned about the federal government's involvement.

Haskell education college nationally accredited

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:47:37 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - Haskell Indian Nations University says its School of Education has received national accreditation.