Topic: Elementary Education
New national math, English standards drafted
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Are you as smart as a kindergartner? Read the proposed new national math, English standardsMath and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released. Supporters of the project led by the National Governors Association ...
Report: States team up on new academic standards
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Report: Governors, state school leaders team up on new academic standardsGovernors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The new benchmarks, to be announced Wednesday, are meant to replace ...
Wash. teacher killed outside school before classes
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Wash. teacher killed outside elementary school before classes; deputy shoots suspectThe stalking began with bursts of phone calls — 10 or 15 in a day, about once a year, from an old college acquaintance. Then, flowers and unwanted visits, an anti-harassment order, an arrest — and bail. Jennifer Paulson, a 30-year-old special ...
Students welcome Obama statue in Jakarta school
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Students at Obama's former school in Indonesia welcome arrival of disputed statueChildren at an Indonesian elementary school eagerly welcomed the arrival of a statue of a former student called "Little Barry" and were excited by the prospect that he might pay them a visit next month as president of ...
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