Topic: Education Standards
Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids
AP News
Obama's overhaul of education law to focus on getting students ready for collegePresident Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in ...
Fire the teachers? When schools fail, it may work
AP News
When schools fail, firing teachers may work; harsh method had mixed results in Chicago, LAWhen all the teachers were fired from Central Falls High School last week in a sweeping effort at school reform, their superintendent gave them a taste of the accountability President Barack Obama says is necessary. It ...
US teachers more interested in reform than money
AP News
Survey: American teachers more interested in school reform and student achievement than raisesU.S. teachers are more interested in school reform and student achievement than their paychecks, according to a massive new survey. The survey of 40,090 K-12 teachers — including 15,038 by telephone — was likely the largest national ...
Physically fit students do better academically too: study
Reuters Life! Online Report
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting students to exercise more might not just address obesity issues but also improve their grades with a U.S. study finding physically fit students tend to score higher in tests than their less fit peers. Test scores dropped more than one point for each extra ...
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