2013年5月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Seattle schools back down from standardized test after protests

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:04 PM PDT

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle public school system, facing a rebellion that stoked the national protest movement over standardized testing in U.S. public schools, is backing away from the contentious multiple-choice exam for its upcoming school year. Teachers, educators, and students at several Seattle schools staged a boycott in January against the computerized Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, saying it was not aligned with the state's curriculum and produces "meaningless results" upon which teachers' performances are evaluated. ...

Syria: Damaged landmarks await peace, restoration

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:49 AM PDT

Omar Islam has undertaken a Sisyphean task. In the midst of Syria's civil war, this former archaeology student with a master's degree in restoration work is dodging sniper fire, artillery, and airstrikes to catalog the destruction of Aleppo's historical landmarks.

Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:38 AM PDT

Two schools - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania - recently advised U.S. News that they submitted inflated data that were used in the 2013 Best Colleges rankings, resulting in their numerical ranks being higher than they otherwise might have been. In both cases, the same incorrect data were also reported to many other parties including the U.S. Department of Education.

Greek workers walk out to protest ban on teachers' strike

Posted: 14 May 2013 06:06 AM PDT

A high school teacher marches during a rally against their mobilisation and the government decision to ban their strike in AthensBy Renee Maltezou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers, shutting down several schools and reducing staff at hospitals to a minimum. But turnout at a planned rally and march to parliament was poor, hit by rain and a growing sense of resignation among Greeks inured to frequent strikes against austerity measures. ...


Michigan District Fires All Teachers, Closes Every School

Posted: 13 May 2013 06:20 PM PDT

Summer break has started very early for kids in one Michigan school district.

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