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Should We Raise School Standards?

So… should we raise school standards? Raises a few questions, doesn’t it?

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A Quick Look at Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction, or teaching various levels at the same time to a classroom full of students who are learning at different lessons, is a commonly discussed topic in the schools today. The thing that is interesting is that some of … Continue reading

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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

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Firing Entire Staff of Teachers?

Would a district desperate to improve test scores ever decide to simply fire every teacher on staff at one school and start fresh? The implications of a decision like this are huge, yet one Rhode Island school district has decided … Continue reading

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How to Improve Standardized Test Scores

Research based information on how to improve test scores. Continue reading

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