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You can't fix education by lowering the bar: Leonard Pitts Jr.

Source: Oregon Live, Nov 25 2012, 5:09am CST

As I recall, I scored 960 on my SAT. This was good enough for second best in my class and many congratulations and backslaps from teachers and administrators. Based on that, I thought I'd done pretty well. So I'm in ...

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FCAT test scores to be released Friday

Source: Naples Daily News  |   May 23 2013, 6:55pm CDT

The first round of FCAT test scores is set to be released Friday by the Florida Department of Education. Results of third grade FCAT reading and math and fourth, eighth and tenth grade writing will be posted on the department’s website at 10 a.m. ...

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White Dad Accused of Kidnapping His Own Bi-Racial Kids

Source: BlogHer  |   May 23 2013, 2:54pm CDT

1. Racism is an insidious part of daily life, and it exposes itself boldly in the most unexpected ways. 2. That is the most boring Walmart ever. Seriously, if a normal family gets that much attention for the melanin in their skin, could you imagine if th ...

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Free Tutoring Is a Lifeline for Students in Low-Performing Schools | Commentary

Source: Roll Call  |   May 23 2013, 2:49pm CDT

Every year, tens of thousands of students across the country continue to struggle in low-performing schools with little or no access to the individual attention they need to succeed. For so many of these children, the tutoring assistance program ...

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Source: EssayClub.com  |   May 23 2013, 1:11pm CDT

Have you ever had kids around to have to explain maybe a difficult or even rather simple thing? Have you ever been quite good at doing that? Well I have and that’s why i would like to be a teacher. I want to start out as a kindergarten teacher and th ...

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