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December 6, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News
December 6th, 2012
Local News The News Journal Lake Forest residents OK tax hike Residents of Lake Forest School District on Tuesday approved a tax-hike referendum by a vote of 753-734. “It’s very tough to get approval in this day and age, in this economy,” Superintendent Dan Curry said of the tax increase. The referendum will raise about $1.16 million over...VIEW ARTICLE
December 5, 2012
December 5th, 2012
National News Houston Chronicle Head of education defers using STAAR in students’ grades Texas high school students are getting a reprieve for a second consecutive year on a requirement that would have made the state's new and more difficult standardized tests count toward 15% of their final grades in key courses. Education Commissioner...VIEW ARTICLE
December 4, 2012
Early Childhood Education, Policy and Practice
December 4th, 2012
Local News Education Week Elementary pupils immersed in foreign language This school year, the Caesar Rodney school district introduced a more novel and potentially more effective foreign-language initiative to talk up: a new Chinese-immersion program for 101 kindergartners, which the district plans to offer those children and successive...VIEW ARTICLE