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The Olympian Special Report: Parents' primer
SPECIAL REPORT: EDUCATION
Parents' primer

Originally published Sunday, August 5, 2001

click here for the full story Schools face tests
A month before the 2001-02 school year will start in South Sound, President Bush's proposal to administer standardized tests to schoolchildren in most grades is facing stiff opposition from a broad coalition here. click here for the full story


click here for the full story Programs build early reading habits
If the popularity of local libraries are a sign of parents' interest in forming their children's reading habits, South Sound educators can rest assured. click here for the full story


Work with teachers to build relationships
Few people are more important to kids' schooling than teachers. But how well do parents know their children's teachers and classroom techniques? click here for the full story


click here for the full story Math, science should not be shunned in any grade
Parents and educators have been deluged with news about the inability of U.S. students to compete in an increasingly technical world. While fourth-graders rank high on international science and math surveys, by senior year they plunge near the bottom. click here for the full story


click here for the full story Take the test
Here are some examples of questions posed to students in Virginia and Massachusetts: click here for the full story


Education by the numbers
College readiness click here for the full story

 



 

ON THE WEB

Local:
Washington Assessment of Student Learning Scores

Washington Education Association

Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Washington State Parent Teacher Association: Region 4
Region 4 covers Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason (except the North Mason school district), Pacific and Thurston counties.

Timberland Regional Library


National:
Achieve Inc.,
a consortium of business leaders and governors, pushing more rigorous middle-school courses.

American Federation of Teachers' survey of state-by-state teacher salaries
(Requires Acrobat Reader)

National Assessment of Education Progress results

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National PTA's guide on parent involvement

National Science Teachers Association

Report on Internet access in schools

State-by-state ACT scores


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