Hi all! I’m Katarina and I am excited to be interning for League of Education Voters again. I had such a great time in the LEV office last summer, I decided to return. Throughout my internship this summer I will be blogging weekly with a focus on the different school systems I have been a [...]
Archive | 08. Jul, 2009
Tiny Thinkers: WSU preliminary findings on early learning
My earliest childhood memories involve watching the bilingual Muzzy videos at my grandparents’ house. Ah-eh-i-o-ooo! I’d croon in Spanglish as I watched the cartoons Juan and Sylvia speed off on their moped to escape the evil Corvax. My grandparents would glow with delight as I sang them the Spanish alphabet.
Then there were the Saturday mornings [...]
You’re invited to a candid briefing on Year One of an innovative education reform effort
This past school year, Technology Access Foundation, in partnership with the Federal Way Public Schools, launched the Technology Access Foundation Academy, an exciting new partnership that prepares students of color for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.
The results of this first year are in and you are invited to a briefing to share in [...]
AP Scores; it’s all in the Teachers. Well, Mostly.
In 2008, a total of 2,674,296 Advanced Placement (AP) exams were taken nationally. Fifty-seven percent of those tests earned a score of 3 or above. A score between 3 and 5 is considered “passing” and often earns college credit, depending on the subject and the college’s policy.
In Washington State, 51,235 AP exams were taken and [...]
Education news for July 8
Water hazard: Has Washington crossed the Rubicon on high tuition at state universities?
No break for you: Newark starts a summer school aimed at Advanced Placement
Show me the money: Audit: States using stimulus just to stay afloat
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