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The Dreamschool Finder online tool has ranked the top five high schools based on certain criteria. Many high schools within the Y3K Tutor In Your Home community scored well. The category of “English Language Arts Growth” is a measure of how a school performs against similar schools in English. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School was ranked #5 in the top ten.
Which four Y3K Tutor In Your Home towns ranked in the top ten overall for “School Climate”? Come back tomorrow for the surprising results.
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One major Common Core change is in the pace of math taught in the early grades. Teachers now cover fewer topics but in greater depth. The goal is to achieve mastery of the basics early on. The theory is that previously schools throughout America taught too much, too soon. The controversy lies in the fact that for some advanced students they are in essence being held back from their full potential. Some can learn more quickly than others and this system appears to teach to the middle. What do you think?
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Y3K Tutor In Your Home donated a valuable certificate to the Needham Historical Society’s Winter Social Silent Auction. Please bid generously and help this worthy Needham, MA cause this coming Saturday.
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After students complete the new PARCC test trial run in the spring of 2014, the test results will not be released to students or parents. In fact the results will not count toward state or federal school district grades. Apparently the test results will only be used by state officials when they vote in the fall of 2015 on whether to adopt the new PARCC tests permanently.
Tune in tomorrow to find out how the tests will be given out.
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Although in 2014 the new PARCC tests will be issued to certain MA schools for a trial run, all 10th graders will continue to take the MCAS tests. They will still be required to pass the MCAS tests in order to get their diploma.
Tomorrow we will look at how the new PARCC testing scores will be used.
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The country is getting ready for new nationwide tests to measure student performance. Coming soon will be a trial run of the new national standardized test called Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). About 2/3 of MA’s schools have been chosen to participate in the PARCC trial next spring. This includes the Y3K Tutor In Your Home communities of Natick and Weston. The full list of schools participating in the trial run have not been released yet as some are still being chosen and notified.
Check back here tomorrow for how the MCAS 10th grade graduation requirement will be handled.
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On November 19, 2013 the Massachusetts Board of Education approved the new nationwide Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests for a two-year trial run in certain locations. Later in 2015, they will then decide if it will be used on an ongoing basis. Come back tomorrow for some towns taking this test later this spring.
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Just when you thought the MCAS tests for the state were stressful for many students, most states nationwide (including Massachusetts) have decided on national standardized tests. Many parents have questions and concerns about how these new tests will affect their children. Over the next 10 posts, we will take an in-depth look at the new tests headed your way. You will not want to miss this!
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Starting 1/6/14 we will run a new series: “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the New PARCC Tests, But Were Too Afraid to Ask”. PARCC stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and will be coming to a school near you. We will also answer the common question of what will happen to the MCAS tests as well. Stay tuned!
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Pick-ups for our Buddy Dog Collection Drive today are in Needham, Dover and Wellesley. Thank you for helping us aid dogs and cats awaiting adoption.
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