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Misstep: Education board kills ACE testing waiver

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 73, Clicks: 5)  
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The state Board of Education on Thursday did away with an automatic waiver to the Achieving Classroom Excellence law for students who are accepted to four-year colleges or universities that use criteria-based admissions policies . The board approved the waiver last May.

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State school superintendent asks for $2.6 billion for Oklahoma education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 62, Clicks: 4)  
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State schools superintendent Janet Barresi asked the joint Budget and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning to increase the state education budget by nearly $300 million compared to last year.

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Barresi's request

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 37, Clicks: 4)  
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Editorial -- Kudos to Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi for seeking supplemental funds (that's money that can be spent during the current budget year) from the Legislature for remedial help for high school students who struggle to meet the state's end-of-instruction exam requirements.

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Barresi to seek $37.7 million in supplemental school funding

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 64, Clicks: 12)  
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State Superintendent Janet Barresi announced Thursday that she will be seeking $37.7 million in supplemental appropriations from the Legislature.

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U.S. Department of Education investigating complaint on state's disability accommodations for state tests

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 88, Clicks: 10)  
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is investigating allegations that the Oklahoma State Department of Education violated the rights of a local girl and untold other special education students by limiting accommodations for them on state tests.

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No diploma for 550 as 2012 EOI appeals end

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 94, Clicks: 4)  
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Sunday is the last day for students to receive a diploma and be considered part of the class of 2012.

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Oklahoma Board of Education grants three more diplomas

eduK8 sumitted ago via https://oklahomawelcome.com (Views: 86, Clicks: 5)  
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The Oklahoma Board of Education has granted diplomas to three more students who did not meet state graduation requirements. State Superintendent Janet Barresi stepped in to vote on a debate about a fourth student, though she cast the final vote to deny the student a diploma.

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Two denied diploma appeals cases divide state panel

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 120, Clicks: 26)  
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The state Department of Education was sharply divided on two of the 13 appeals it considered Thursday from high school seniors who were denied a diploma because of high-stakes testing requirements.

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Bad bargain: State welshes on ACE funding

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 95, Clicks: 4)  
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Editorial -- Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE), the controversial end-of-instruction testing law, was, in effect, a bargain struck by the Legislature and the state Department of Education on one hand and local school districts on the other.

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Union school board calls for state to overhaul testing rules

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 168, Clicks: 9)  
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The Union school board Monday called for Gov. Mary Fallin and the state Legislature to develop a new public school accountability system in Oklahoma.

6 comments | Tags: cathy burden high school diploma achieving classroom excellence tulsa county oklahoma high-stakes testing | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Outrage in Oklahoma

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://dianeravitch.net (Views: 106, Clicks: 5)  
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Diane Ravitch -- Officials in the Oklahoma Department of Education posted on its website the personal information of students who received an exemption from state testing. The names, date of birth, test scores and disabilities of these students were made public.

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Education officials post student records online

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 110, Clicks: 4)  
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education published online educational records with personal information for all 25 of the high school seniors who filed an appeal of high-stakes testing requirements, not just the seven denied this week.

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Rights waiver: State officials bullying students

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 85, Clicks: 4)  
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Editorial -- State education officials' treatment of seven area students who appealed the denial of their high school diplomas under the end-of-testing law is shameful.

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State Education Department to redact student information on high-stakes testing appeals

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 89, Clicks: 5)  
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Amid outcry from lawmakers and concerns from its own board members, the Oklahoma State Department of Education now says it will redact personal information from the records of high school seniors who appeal high-stakes testing requirements.

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Oklahoma education department will edit out personal information of students who appeal testing requirements

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 207, Clicks: 17)  
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Amid outcry from lawmakers and concerns from their own board members, the Oklahoma Department of Education now says it will redact personal information from the records of high school seniors who appeal high-stakes testing requirements.

4 comments | Tags: family policy compliance office achieving classroom excellence high school diploma end-of-instruction tests okahoma | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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