Dr. Nora Conway: Schools need comprehensive eye exams, so students don't struggle

The school year is well underway for most children. They are settling in with new teachers, new friends and new experiences.
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Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids

Some Texans worry a new law to replace the STAAR test could potentially increase student stress instead of reducing it. (Via @TexasTribune) ...
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Operation Education: What is next for students who didn’t pass the IREAD test

There are thousands of students in Indiana who were in 3rd grade last school year and did not advance to the 4th grade this school year. The IREAD retention law now requires 3rd grade students to be ...
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Test scores at LeBron James’ I Promise School are still among the worst in Ohio, state report card shows

Only two out of 75 seventh-graders at LeBron James' I Promise School passed their mathematics proficiency test this past school year, according to state data.