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Education

Superintendent: Wash. Student Test Scores Flat in 2013

Mike Baker

Student test scores in Washington state are relatively flat this year.State Superintendent Randy Dorn said Monday that some grades and subjects showed…

Test scores for some students who get services through the federal Title I program have improved in Washington, according to a report.

Education

Struggling students have mixed results in Title I program

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-982182.mp3Some students with the lowest test scores in Washington have made big gains…

Casey Doyle's class at Oakville Elementary School is participating in the state's pilot kindergarten assessment

Education

Many Washington kids not ready for Kindergarten

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-946636.mp3Nearly a third of children in Washington don’t appear to be ready for…

A new Baker Middle School is under construction next door to the old one in Tacoma's South End. This photo of the construction site was taken Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2011. Will students have a new principal to go with a new school next year?

Education

Another Tacoma middle school joins list of low-performers

KPLU News Staff

Half of Tacoma's middle schools now rank among the lowest-performing in the state. Baker Middle School is the fifth to land the dubious distinction.The…