Meet the Board of Education candidates
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:24:51 -0700
The Malibu Times sent a questionnaire to eight candidates running for four seats on the Board of Education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. They were given the same time frame to respond and were limited to 150 words per answer. One profile will be printed each week beginning with this issue until the Oct. 19 issue. Election Day is Nov. 2.
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Some MCS, Shelby teachers wary of emphasized test scores
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:00:00 -0700
Under new standards of the Tennessee First to the Top Act, schools will base 50 percent of an educator's evaluation on student test scores.
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Racing to conclusions on federal funds
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:22:06 -0700
With New York state’s receipt of nearly $700 million in federal education grants, so comes hopeful promises of widespread reform and proactive initiatives, which could potentially change the face of education. Right now, though, educators and policy experts agree there is still work to be done.
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