State & Regional Education
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
Legislature moves to drop mandatory school age by 2 years
The Washington state Legislature is moving to drop the mandatory school age by two years, but there’s a loophole that exempts some students. In Washington, most 6-year-olds go to kindergarten and most 7-year-olds are in first grade. The current law says parents are only required to send children ...
Students skipping, teachers protesting standardized MAP test
Though the Seattle school district ordered Garfield High School to go ahead with testing, most students there are skipping the standardized MAP exam and teachers are holding a protest. Tension has been mounting over the Measure of Academic Progress test, which many teachers regard as useless. Seattle Schools ...
The Washington King Tide Photo Initiative
Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, and the state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally occurring event. These higher-than-usual tides are sometimes called "king tides" and occur when the sun and moon's gravitational pull reinforce one ...
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