States Move to Test Teachers Before Certification
A growing number of states require prospective teachers to pass exams to obtain licenses, amid concerns over declining student achievement and calls for accountability. Texas California Alabama Florida and others have or will implement testing, while debates focus on fairness validity and impact on teacher supply.
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New York Times Service
New York
Harold Wisor
Pennsylvania
California
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Oklahoma
South Carolina
New York State Board of Regents
New York City
Buffalo
New Jersey
Connecticut
State Board of Higher Education
Professional Development Council
Hot lunch prices, sales rebound in Iowa schools
Iowa districts faced higher lunch prices after federal subsidies were cut, triggering 10 to 25 percent sales declines last fall. By December and January some schools saw gains as weather and price adjustments influenced student choices, with Cedar Rapids and Lisbon among districts reporting improved sales and continued efforts to control costs.
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Iowa
Donna Decker
Food Service
Linn-Mar
Center Point
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Robert Rampoulla
Marge Ferris
Marion Independent
Ferris
Mount Vernon
Winston Addis
Gladys Wathan
College Community School Board
Mary Hovel
Iowa teachers would face testing under bill
State Sen Art Small advocates a two part competency test for teachers with a basic skills section for all and a subject specialty section for secondary teachers. ISEA members weigh in while critics warn of cost and questionable impact on teaching quality.
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Kurt Rogahn
Rte
Art Small
Small
Iowa City Democrat
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Ken Pfile
Franklin
George Duvall
Des Moines
Duvall
Georgia
Pfile
Iowa
Mount Zion offers three adult education programs
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 824 Eighth St SE will offer three adult education programs at 6 pm on Tuesdays. The Adult Education Program covers reading writing and basic skills with a GED track for high school equivalency. Enrichment courses at Kirkwood Community College are free to enrolled students.
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Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Eighth St. SE
Charles E. Glover
Mount Zion
Glover
Kirkwood Community College
Bill Hood
Mount Mercy College
George Maybanks
Kirkwood
the Church
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Charles S. Gifford
Education College
University of New Orleans
South
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Ernest L. Boyer
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Yale University
Teachers’ Colleges
Rampulla
Grant Wood Area
Glenn Selzer
Gazette
John McIvor
Polk Elementary
Iowa City
Rocky Shore Drive
Hwy. 6
Connie Boyd
Linda Edwards
Dist
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
George Dorrington
Howard Fine
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