Posted Dec. 22, 2002
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Half of public schools serving minority children fill long-term teaching vacancies with substitutes, many of whom lack even basic teaching qualifications, a Gannett News Service investigation has found.
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More than six of 10 students are poor and Hispanic at Beulah Heights Elementary School in Colorado, but the school received high marks when the state released standardized test results last spring.
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Star educator doesn't take teaching sitting down
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Parents: Here's what you can do to help your kids' education.
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Of 26 states that used the same reading test for teachers in the 1999-2000 school year, all set passing grades below the score of the average test-taker. Find out if live in one of them. |
Look at a comparison of teacher qualifications among high and low poverty schools. |
Check out how differently high and low poverty schools rely on substitute teachers to fill long-term assignments. |