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Ready or Not, Here They Come: National Standards in Education

When I first heard rumblings about a possible move towards national K-12 education standards (made by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and AFT President Randi Weingarten), I was definitely in favor of the idea. The Fordham Institute had just released a study demonstrating the tremendous variance in academic standards between states, and I couldn’t believe that a student who, for example, got a top score on a standardized test in one state might not even be able to pass the equivalent test g

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This post was written by Career Training on September 25, 2009 Comments (0)

The Need For Strong Vocational And Career Education

By Ronald Fitzgerald This article describes the value and need for strong vocational education. It provides standards for evaluating this important service in your local schools Why Vocational and Career Education Are Important There are three major reasons why every school district should offer strong vocational learning opportunities: 1. Vocational competence is critical to the economic health of our nation. 2. A significant number of students, both college-bound and non-c

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This post was written by Career Training on June 20, 2009 Comments (0)