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Hillside New Tech to become showcase of teaching, learning
Durham's Hillside New Tech High School will be one of four innovative high schools in North Carolina to receive significant support to allow the school to...
19 Dec 2008
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Global comparisons needed to improve education, report urges
A group of leading education experts issued a report today urging states to begin benchmarking their K-12 education systems against those of top-performing...
19 Dec 2008
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College Board panel calls for efforts to raise completion rates
Add the College Board to the list of influential education organizations calling for aggressive efforts to boost high school graduation rates and improve the...
19 Dec 2008
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Four New England states join forces to transform high schools
High school innovation will be getting a regional push in New England, where four states this week announced the creation of a multi-state consortium aimed at a...
19 Dec 2008
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U.S. students make gains in math, but still lag world leaders
Results of a key international assessment show that 4th and 8th graders in American schools continue to perform above average in math and...
19 Dec 2008
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Network formed to support tech-rich, innovative high schools
Nine technology-rich innovative high schools across North Carolina will get strengthened support, and more schools like them may open, under a new partnership...
5 Dec 2008
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Innovative school honored as good place to teach and learn
Stanly Early College High School was recognized Thursday as one of 15 schools statewide for achieving strong results last year with both student performance and...
5 Dec 2008
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Legislative panel calls for more measures to stem dropouts
A panel that has spent more than a year studying North Carolina's chronic dropout problem wants to keep the issue at the top of the state's education agenda...
5 Dec 2008
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Guide helps states set policies for college, career readiness
North Carolina is among a growing number of states trying to retool educational standards that are more in synch with the expectations students face in college...
5 Dec 2008
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Nation's Report Card may measure readiness of 12th graders
As states take steps to make their own assessments more accurate yardsticks of readiness beyond high school, the board that oversees the National...
5 Dec 2008


















