All SF SFUSD Spring Transfer letters
According to PPS-SF, the letters notifying families about their spring transfer requests should have gone out today. Families should be receiving the letters on Saturday. They believe that over 200...
View ArticleAll LA Metro Parent Interviews: What To Unexpect
For better or worse, theres no one-size-fits-all when it comes to parent interviews. Its clear that every school has its own style of parent interview based on who the admissions director is. To...
View ArticleAll NYC Understanding the ISEE Lower Level Test for NYC Independent Middle...
From Aristotle Circle: The ISEE® (Independent School Entrance Exam®) is a test created by the ERB (Educational Records Bureau.) The ISEE® Lower Level test is used for entrance into the 5th and 6th...
View ArticleCalifornia may lose 'No Child Left Behind' waiver bid
From L.A. Daily News by Christina Hoag:Federal education officials are poised to reject California's self-styled bid to avoid the strict requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, which could lead...
View ArticleAll NYC SHSAT 9th grade results for 2013
Does anyone know when the results will be forwarded/available? We're looking to get my son out of Midwood and into a specialized high school, and we're anxiously awaiting these results. If you have...
View ArticleAll LA Metro Name That Private Elementary School (Pics and Hints Provided!)
Here's the latest "Name That School!" http://beyondthebrochurela.com/wordl...ints-provided/
View ArticleAll NYC NYC Plans for Possible School Bus Drivers' Strike
From N.Y. Times by Cara Buckley: The possibility of a strike by New York Citys school bus drivers inched closer on Sunday, with the schools chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, detailing contingency plans...
View ArticleAll NYC Talks on Teacher Evaluations in NYC Disintegrate as Deadline Looms
From N.Y. Times by Al Baker:New York City and its teachers union are stuck in their negotiations over a new teacher evaluation system, jeopardizing $450 million in state aid if they have not reached a...
View Article12 States Get Failing Grades on Public School Policies From Advocacy Group...
From N.Y. Times by Motoko Rich:In just a few short years, state legislatures and education agencies across the country have sought to transform American public education by passing a series of laws and...
View ArticleAll NYC Feedback from the private schools to preschool directors
Is it supposed to be happening this week? How do PSDs communicate what they hear back to us parents? Anxious to hear where we stand with the schools we applied to.
View ArticleLocal News D.C. charter schools expel students at far higher rates than...
From Washington Post by Emma Brown:The District’s public charter schools have expelled students at a far higher rate than the city’s traditional public schools in recent years, according to school...
View ArticleNew University of Georgia/Columbia University research helps explain why...
From UGA Today by Matt Weeks:Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys-even when they perform worse on standardized tests? New research from the University of Georgia and Columbia...
View ArticleAll NYC NYC DOE Seeks to Phase Out 17 Schools in First Wave of Proposed Closures
From SchoolBook:The Department of Education released Monday its first list of schools it would like to close or phase out for poor performance, with a second set of schools to be announced Tuesday....
View ArticleAll NYC NYC public school's adopt new STEM program to boost technical education
From N.Y. Daily News by Ben Chapman:How do you convince a roomful of 15-year-old kids to pay attention in science class? Try setting M&Ms on fire. Or handcuffing students together. They are things...
View ArticleAll LA Metro Pilgrim School: Watch Out World!
My first introduction to the Pilgrim School was during my job as a senior legislative staffer for L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas (then a City Councilman and former Pilgrim dad). I hired an...
View ArticleNew California student tests to focus less on memory
From S.F. Gate by Jill Tucker:In just two years, California students, along with millions of their peers across the country, will start taking new computerized standardized tests that require them to...
View ArticleGates Foundation Study Finds Test Scores Can Measure Teacher Effectiveness
From SchoolBook by Beth Fertig:A national study by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found that effective teaching can be measured, adding weight to the arguments of those who support using...
View ArticleNew Science-Standards Draft Includes Many Changes
From Education Week by Erik W. Robelen:A second and final public draft of common standards aimed at reshaping K-12 science education was released today for comment, following eight months of review and...
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All SF 2013-2014 San Francisco Public School Calendar
First Day of School (K-12) Monday, August 19, 2013 Last Day of School (K-12) Friday, May 30, 2014 - Early Dismissal Furlough Days May 30, 2014 - half day (if necessary) June 2, 2014 (if necessary)...
View ArticleStates Show Spotty Progress on Education Gauges
From Education Week by Amy M. Hightower:The 17th edition of Education Week's Quality Counts continues the report's tradition of tracking key education indicators and grading the states on their policy...
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