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Chiefline 8.13.13

This week in Chiefline: CCSSO hosts webinar on Common Core resources for parents; CCSSO Launches iTunes University Courses;

 

Chiefline 8.13.13

This week in Chiefline: CCSSO hosts webinar on Common Core resources for parents; CCSSO Launches iTunes University Courses;

 

NC High Schools' Graduation Rate Rises Above 82 Percent, Sets Record

According to the latest high school graduation rate figures, 82.5 percent of North Carolina students graduated in four years this year, up from 80.4 percent in 2012.

 

Feds Grant Maine No Child Left Behind Waiver

The U.S. Education Department has granted Maine a No Child Left Behind waiver to give school districts across the state greater flexibility in meeting the law's requirements and avoid penalties.

 

Graduation Rates Hit New High

According to the Texas Education Agency, the on-time graduation rate for Texas high school students increased 1.8 percent from 2011 to 87.7 percent in 2012, marking the fifth consecutive yearly gain.

 

Better Mentoring for New N.J. Teachers Proposed

New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has proposed changes to strengthen teacher mentoring programs, which have long been recognized as a critically important method of increasing teacher quality.

 

States' Common-Core To-Do Lists Topped by Tests, Curricula

The Center on Education Policy (CEP) has released a new report detailing how far along state education officials think they are in adopting the new Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and math.

 

Tennessee Releases 2012-13 School District Accountability Results

The Tennessee Department of Education in early August recognized five school districts that achieved exemplary status in improving student performance and narrowing achievement gaps under the state's accountability system: Bells City Schools, Bradford Special School District, Elizabethton City Schools, Perry County Schools, and Stewart County Schools.

 

Texas Education Agency Proposing Changes to Assessment Program for 2013-2014 Year

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams says the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will propose certain policy changes for the assessment program in the 2013-14 school year.

 

College-Bound Get Remedial Help

A new remedial program in South Dakota offers extra help to college-bound high school students whose ACT reading, math, or English scores were low.