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I just read your Guest Column on May 26, 2012 : Educational sacred cow feeds public a lot of bull by Richard Peasel, Jr.

The economy and the workforce are already near the forefront of this year's presidential race.

A The state's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council came to a consensus on Thursday over how much standardized test scores would be considered in Connecticut's new teacher evaluation system, according to the Hartford Courant .

Syria's top envoy to Australia has defended President Bashar Assad's regime as he and his family left Canberra following their expulsion by the federal government.

Spring may be the season of standardized tests in schools, but on Thursday, fifth-grade students and teachers at Stearns Elementary School learned creative ways to round the bases of education with some coaching from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Want theater? This is the weekend to get out and see some live shows around town and around the mountains.

Hilary Grist will be playing the ACT June 12, with Ryan Guldemond from Mother Mother, Kevin Gau and Stef Lang.

The Welcomat made the first real mark, in 1971. It was a weekly paper with awkward fonts, owned by three eccentric sisters who loved nothing better than an argument.

Former State Senator John Lehman should apologize to Racine families for his misleading statements on the Racine Parental Choice Program , the school choice program that allows students from low-income and working class families to attend a participating private school of their parents' choice.

A parents group is working to gauge support for a new charter school in Buncombe County for middle and high school students.

If you aren't familiar with the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, educate yourself, and quickly.

After two terms as governor of West Virginia and 13 years as president of the College Board, Caperton has had a front-row seat to the problems besetting America's education system - issues with school access, college affordability, recruiting high-quality teachers and combating low student expectations.

As Daniel Pedrero signed classmates' yearbooks at the Senior Day awards ceremony, he had two milestones to celebrate.

Redondo Union High School rose 64 spots in the Washington Post 's annual ranking of the nation's high schools, from a rank of No.

Twenty five years ago, President Reagan gave a speech in West Berlin where he exhorted Mr.

The values that distinguish a Fenwick Friar - academic and extracurricular excellence and commitment to other people - are instilled by consistent example and continued personal effort, not conferred by the circumstances of birth.

A Democratic lawmaker is trying again to make California schools less dependent on student testing after a similar bill was vetoed by Gov.

Tuesday's written test in the Scripps National Spelling Bee "was very difficult," said Kaelyn Bender, who represents northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio at the contest.

"All we're focused on is giving those students who did not pass the LEAP the remediation they need so they can be successful." Sandra billeaudeau, A district assistant superintendent Fourth- and eighth-grade Lafayette Parish students who failed the high-stakes LEAP test start work Wednesday on their second chance.

Both of Lakeville's high schools have been ranked among the best in the state by Newsweek in it'sA annual Best High Schools list .