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Incoming College Board Head Wants SAT to Reflect Common Core - Education Week News
“It's like someone saying we are going to change the formula for the Consumer Price Index,” said one leader who asked not to be named because of a close association with higher education and the common standards. “If the College Board is thinking about ...
Cuomo: NY, union agree on teacher evaluation plan - Education Week News
They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. Spokesmen for Cuomo and the state Education Department wouldn't comment. The state and union have been negotiating a statewide standard for tougher evaluations.
Obama Offers Waivers From Key Provisions of NCLB - Education Week News
If a state doesn't get a waiver, the US Department of Education will enforce the law until Congress reauthorizes the ESEA, administration officials said. To be eligible for a waiver, states must already have adopted college- and career-ready standards. ...
Bounced Checks Add Insult to Injury for Philadelphia's Laid-Off School Employees - Education Week News
"We came to payroll, and we were told we had to go back to our bank, get a copy of the check that bounced, and then bring it back to them, and they would issue another check," said one laid-off teacher who asked that his name not be used because he ...
To Keep Unions Out, Charter Argues It's Not a Public School - Education Week News
The teachers, who asked not to be named, described a school that has been "chaotically administered." New Media, which enrolls students from grades 5 through 12 on campuses in Germantown and Stenton, has had a turbulent history since its founding in ...
Push to Renew ESEA Faces Steep Policy, Political Hurdles - Education Week News
“They are still at the 10000-foot level,” said one lobbyist who asked not to be named in order to speak freely about the talks. ...