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The Republican-backed measure to oust No Child Left Behind would hurt the nation's poorest schools, the report says. The Obama administration said Friday that schools supporting the nation's poorest students will see significant cuts under a measure spearheaded by U.S. Rep. John Kline and backed by House Republicans. The White House released a report showing a $7 billion cut to schools that educate low-income students over six years as part of Republicans' efforts to overhaul the federal No...
New state ratings reveal that dozens of Minneapolis and St. Paul schools are among the lowest-performing schools in Minnesota and are failing to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. Statewide, education officials identified 155 struggling schools. The ratings signal which schools are performing poorly and which are beating the odds among those that accept federal poverty money. "This is not about labeling schools as failing; it is about recognizing what is working and...
Garlough Environmental Magnet School had never been considered an academic failure until 2012. That's when the Minnesota Department of Education rolled out its new school accountability system, which identified 85 schools it said weren't doing enough to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. "Initially, it stunk," Garlough Principal Sue Powell said about finding out that her West St. Paul school had been dubbed a "Focus" school. Today, Powell concedes that the...
The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) exams will be administered online only beginning in 2015 under the terms of the state's newly signed, $33 million contract with Pearson, one the nation's largest standardized-test scorers. Pearson was awarded a three-year contract with the Minnesota Department of Education to administer the MCAs - standardized state tests - to students in the third through seventh grades, as well as in the eighth and 10th grades. Currently, most students take MCA...
Just over a year ago, state education officials determined that Sheridan Hills Elementary wasn’t quite cutting it. They didn’t label the Richfield school a failure, but it was implied. “It was absolutely devastating to the teachers here,” Principal Jodi Markworth said. “They give their heart and soul to the job, and they knew we were better than that.” On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Education agreed. It lifted failing designations from Sheridan Hills and 26 other schools that have s...
The full impact of Minnesota's accountability system came into view Wednesday with the announcement of the final group of schools facing new labels and corrective actions. State officials released the second list of schools subject to state scrutiny now that Minnesota has won a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. All told, 213 schools are now labeled underperforming in some way, compared to more than 1,000 under No Child Left Behind. All are schools that receive federal Title I money to address higher levels of...
So far, no one has taken Minnesota up on its offer to make it easier for aspiring teachers to enter the classroom without a teaching degree from a traditional college or university. The lack of interest in the state's new alternative teacher certification program is a surprise to some, given the groundswell of bipartisan support it got when by Gov. Mark Dayton signed it into law in 2011. At the time, supporters argued that Minnesota needed to be able to cast a wider net to recruit and train top teaching talent, particularly mid-career...
