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Topic: NO Child Left behind
“Presidents would like it. They would get their way more easily if we ended the requirement that 60 senators vote to cut off debate before we vote on a legislative issue,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander Statement on Fourth Anniversary of Fixing No Child Left Behind
“Four years ago, President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, calling it a ‘Christmas Miracle.’ Today, states are taking advantage of what the Wall Street Journal called ‘the largest devolution of federal control to the states in a quarter-century.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says Senate Health Committee Approves Eight Bipartisan Public Health Bills
“I often suggest Tennesseans look at Washington D.C. like a split screen television. On one side, you have the controversies of the day – Democrat impeachment and the president’s daily tweets,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Cursive Writing: Thing of the Past or Necessity?
Cursive writing is also called longhand, script, handwriting, looped writing, joined-up writing, joint writing, or running writing. This style of penmanship handwriting where letters or symbols are conjoined in a flowing manner. The original purpose of this type of writing was to make the process faster. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
What Children Remember
Children do not always interpret reality the same way that it is perceived by adults. This little boy knew the word gasoline, so he was sure that this was what the nurse was using. When teachers are speaking to small children, they are always in danger of being misinterpreted. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Are Statistics a True Measure of Learning in Schools?
Statistics is a branch of math that is involved with looking at numerical data and interpreting what those numbers mean. Let’s put aside the statistical possibility that a child might have had a bad night the night before the test (like the police arriving to take a parent to jail, or a sibling who was sick and cried most of the night, or the child himself/herself being so nervous s/he was up all night throwing up!). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Why We Serve: 101st Combat Aviation’s Spc. Jennifer BeneventeWritten by U.S. Army Sgt. Duncan Brennan Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan – For Spc. Jennifer Benevente, an avionics repair specialist with D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, serving in the military is something that has been in her family. Even with a family history of military service, it was a series of events that nudged her toward the military. ![]() Spc. Jennifer Benevente, an avionics repair specialist with D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, reviews wiring schematics for a helicopter in order to determine the best way to test for electrical issues at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Dec. 6th, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, 101st CAB Public Affairs) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Two Clarksville Montgomery County School System Schools receive $400,000 in GrantsState Invests Millions in Closing Achievement Gaps through Focus School Grants
The winning schools will be awarded between $100,000 and $300,000 each year depending on enrollment size and satisfactory performance. The award will be used to create and sustain improvement plans that close student achievement gaps among subgroups, such as racial and ethnic groups, students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, students with disabilities and English-language learners. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Tennessee names Top Schools for Achievement, Growth in 2011-12Reward Schools located in 70 districts across the state in cities and rural areas
For Montgomery County, the Reward Schools are Montgomery Central Elementary School for performance and progress and Woodlawn Elementary School for performance. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan congratulates Tennesssee on Student Achievement Gains
“Through Race to the Top, Tennessee took on extraordinarily difficult work in a relatively short period of time,” said Duncan. “Early signs of widespread academic progress are not only encouraging but inspiring, and will help lay the ground work for further success as Tennessee continues its commitment to leading the nation in education reform.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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