Category Archives: News
Common Core Standards
As teachers head back to school all across the country, many will be hearing about the Common Core Standards that is taking the place of No Child Left Behind. So what are these Common Core Standards? They are exactly what … Continue reading
More Education Cuts – 12th Grade?
States all across the USA are facing debilitating budget deficits. (So are individual families, but that’s another issue entirely) The problem with state budget deficits, is the fact that when faced with tough decisions, politicians’ true opinions on what actually … Continue reading
Should We Raise School Standards?
So… should we raise school standards? Raises a few questions, doesn’t it?
Focus on Remediation
Remediation seems to be the name of the game in public education these days. In one school, the second grade math lab is being discontinued so that the person who ran that can instead focus on remediation with older students … Continue reading
Change in Grading Scale for P.G. County
At the start of the third quarter, 2010, the controversial grading policy for Prince George’s County Schools changed. No longer is a 50% the lowest possible grade a student can receive as it was at the beginning of the school … Continue reading
