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Showing posts with label Jay Mathews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay Mathews. Show all posts
Monday, December 23, 2019

Who’s on top? Who’s at the bottom? Who cares. Give everybody a shot in the classroom.

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...Consider achievement gaps. Education researchers spend much time examining them. Big gaps between rich children and poor ones are conside...
Monday, November 23, 2015

[Jay] Matthews receives a failing grade in this case for his inability to understand the needs of our children. .@washingtonpost

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Below is a comment on The Washington Post article by Jay Mathews in today's paper.   The column by Mr. Mathews is nothing more th...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Ask Jay Mathews at the WPost if your child's teacher has restrictions

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Your child’s teacher has been fired, and you are told you can’t know why because of privacy rules. Years ago, I reported on the plight of ...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Jay Mathews: "This is against Post policy..."

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In his column today in The Washington Post , Jay Mathews wrote about litigation involving the MCPS Board of Education and an elementary sch...

Post's Mathews Names Child, Hides Name of MCPS Attorney and Administrators

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Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews wrote today about the litigation surrounding a Montgomery County Public School child.   Mr. Mathews ...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

"...erroneous rankings for the high schools on U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools" list...."

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The National Center for Education Statistics plans to check data on about 5,000 high schools after faulty information from the federal agen...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

"Particularly for sophomores & juniors who want to stop going to school as early in June as possible, APs are an easy excuse out. "

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Silver Chips Online:   The Advanced Placement problem
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"...actions by the Richard Montgomery leadership are misleading to colleges and universities..."

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 Gazette:   Teacher speaks out against combining advanced courses at Richard Montgomery At Richard Montgomery High School, students in t...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Towson U Prof: "I am firmly opposed to enrolling students in AP courses by the droves."

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Here's what a Towson University professor has to say about the push to put all students in AP classes. (Reminder that The Washington Pos...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Patch Video: Joshua Starr on His Educational Philosophy

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In part one of our video series, the superintendent discusses his views on advanced placement and student achievement.
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Big MCPS Math News

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Here comes the Pearson-MCPS curriculum ! Principal Math Letter EIC
Friday, May 27, 2011

Jerry Weast's Legacy

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Letter to the Editor , Washington Post, page A20, Friday May 27, 2011 "...Far from being “challenged” to meet the higher standards, ...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

We Need More Kids of Color Scoring 4s and 5s on AP Exams

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Joseph Hawkins Senior Study Director, Westat. Former evaluation specialist, MCPS. On Sunday, The Washington Post released its most recent ...
Monday, November 15, 2010

Washington Post: Top district (MCPS) lets average kids lag behind

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Class Struggle: Top district lets average kids lag behind By Jay Mathews ...Among the most important reasons for that, Stephens says, are...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Native speakers ace AP language exams | Washington Examiner

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Native speakers ace AP language exams Washington Examiner ...Brenda Willett, whose sons went through the Chinese immersion program at Montg...