How much information about teachers -- and students -- do you want? Ed Secretary Duncan calls for more transparancyU.S. Education Secretary says teacher evaluations should be based on more than test scores, and be available for all to see, along with other school information.
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Teachers: Evaluations need to go beyond test scoresThe National Education Association asked its members what they want to see in teacher evaluations. Educators call for a comprehensive approach that leads to training.
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Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey-Lee to get $27 million in state grants to boost struggling buildingsFive Grand Rapids buildings and one in Godfrey-Lee identified as failing schools will divide about $27 million in federal stimulus money for reform efforts.
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Immigration Issue Focus of Constitution Week ActivitiesThe controversial Arizona immigration law and the constitutional amendment that may challenge it, will be among the topics discussed during WSU's 2010 Constitution Week.
Read more » BYU Wins Medal for Employee Giving9/03/2010 - Jake Taylor - BYU won a prestigious award for an employee fundraising campaign, and LDS President Thomas S. Monson dedicated a temple in the Ukraine.
Read more » WSU Alum, Surgeon to Share ExperiencesOn Sept. 7 at 12:30 p.m., WSU's Honors Issues Forum will host Dr. David Joos who will present “Misadventures in Medicine: Balancing knowledge, logic, progress and humility.”
Read more » Communication to Provide Information on New Master's DegreeThe Department of Communication will hold an information session about its new Master of Professional Communication degree Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall Room 406.
Read more » Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey-Lee to get $27 million in state grants to boost struggling buildingsFive Grand Rapids buildings and one in Godfrey-Lee identified as failing schools will divide about $27 million in federal stimulus money for reform efforts.
BYU Willes Center to present Symbolism in Scriptures Symposium Sept. 17The Neal A. Maxwell Institute will host its second biennial Symbolism in the Scriptures Symposium Friday, Sept. 17, at the Wilkinson Student Center and Tanner Building.
Read more » A Warm Welcome: Campus Celebration as Bennion ReturnsSouthern Utah University would like to invite the campus and local communities to join in welcoming President Emeritus Steven D. Bennion and his wife, Marj, back to SUU and southern Utah, where Dr....
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Read more » SUU signs demonstration forest agreement with Division of Forestry, Fire and State LandsSouthern Utah University and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands signed an agreement Tuesday that designates parts of the university’s 2,200-acre Mountain Ranch on Cedar Mountain as a...
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Read more » BYU Declares Football Independence9/02/2010 - Jake Taylor - BYU's Athletic Director officially announced that BYU will leave the MWC, going independent in football and joining the WCC for other sports.
Read more » BYU lecture Sept. 9 to detail history of moviemaking in UtahJames D’Arc, curator of the BYU Motion Picture Archive, will present “When Hollywood Came to Town: The Heritage of Moviemaking in Utah” Thursday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Lee Library Auditorium.
Read more » President Cecil O. Samuelson, Sharon Samuelson at BYU devotional Sept. 7President Cecil O. Samuelson and his wife Sharon will welcome students to BYU for the new school year by kicking off the 2010-2011 devotional and forum series Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
Read more » BYU 2009 Employee Giving Campaign wins international medalThe 2009 BYU Employee Giving Campaign recently won a bronze medal for excellence in fundraising publications from the Circle of Excellence Awards sponsored by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Read more » Teachers: Evaluations need to go beyond test scoresThe National Education Association asked its members what they want to see in teacher evaluations.
Read more » 090710CommonGrammy Award-winning rapper, actor and poet Common will present “Lessons of Life, The Human Spirit & Human Nature,” to kick off Weber State University’s Convocation Lecture Series on Sept. 16 at noon in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms.
Read more » BYU presents children's theatre production of "Taming of the Shrew"The Department of Theatre and Media Arts will be showing a one-hour adaptation for children of William Shakespeare “The Taming of the Shrew” Sept. 8-18 in the Nelke Theatre.
Read more » Publications & Graphics releases updated BYU Style GuideBYU’s Publications & Graphics now has an updated online style guide to help provide answers to common usage questions.
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