President Bush proposed last week calls for an increase of nearly 6 percent for the Department of Education over this year's appropriation, but it leaves many questions unanswered about how he would allocate those dollars. To Put Online Assessment to the Test Legislators in South Dakota approved a plan last week requiring students to take a series of tests linked directly to the state's recently developed academic standards. And in a pioneering move, state education officials plan to implement the new mandate through assessments administered exclusively over the Internet. More than a decade after Texas made test scores the linchpin of its effort to make schools more accountable for students' performance, scores on exams have improved dramatically, the gap between scores of whites and minorities has narrowed, and dropout rates have declined. They call it the trailer park.
Neighbors complain that the clusters of aluminum buildings around schools are eyesores.
Parents scream and yell that they don't want their kids getting a second-class education in portable classrooms. And some teachers gripe about the occasional leaks, and the rain and snow and mud that students inevitably track in when the weather is bad. Chicago Sun-Times Move to expel SAT gains momentum The SAT has long struck fear into the hearts of high school students, but now educators are debating whether the test has outlived its usefulness in college admissions. As Coke and Pepsi close deal after deal for exclusive rights to sell their sodas in schools, a countermovement is afoot to improve the school-day eating habits of America's children. The schedule is faster than any I've ever seen on an education bill,'' said longtime lobbyist Bruce Hunter of the American Association of School Administrators.