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RCHS SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PLACES 21ST IN THE NATION
Raleigh Charter High School 1307 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh NC 27605 For immediate release May 21, 2013 Contact: Mary Deifer mdeifer@raleighcharterhs.org 919-715-1155 RCHS SCIENCE OLYMPIAD REPRESENTS NORTH CAROLINA AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, PLACES 21ST IN THE NATION During the weekend of May 18th, fifteen students on the Raleigh Charter High School Science Olympiad team competed in [...]
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Proposed Board Splits Charter Advocates
Charter schools have been around in North Carolina for about a decade and a half, and for most of that time, the relationship between charters and traditional public schools has alternated between frosty and hostile. “One of the fundamental reasons for introducing charter schools is to put an element of competition into the education arena [...]
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End-of-grade tests based on new standards
Kristi Harper’s fifth-graders are solving geometric puzzles, working out logic problems and beating top scores in the online game “Calculation Nation.” It’s the day before the Winter Park Elementary School students start taking end-of-grade math, reading and science tests. To Harper’s students, at the top of the elementary school totem pole, end-of-grade tests aren’t anything [...]
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Voyager Academy Wins 5-2
Junior righthander Loy “Bubba” Stone used his bat to overcome a struggle on the mound Friday, driving in three runs on three hits as Voyager Academy advanced to the fourth round of the state 1-A baseball playoffs. The Vikings got past Roxboro Community 5-2, coming back from a 2-0 deficit early and holding off a [...]
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Common Core Supporters Firing Back
Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising campaigns as schools continue implementation. In states such as Michigan and Tennessee, where common-core opponents feel momentum is with them, [...]
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New Spotlights from Education Week
New Spotlights From Education Week Education Week Spotlights contain essential news and commentary on the big issues. These Spotlights provide the information you need to understand the most talked-about topics. Download New Spotlights for Free: Blended Learning and Adaptive Instruction: Take a look at blended learning and adaptive instruction models, mixing face-to-face instruction with online learning. Teacher Evaluation: Explore [...]
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