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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Monday, January 30, 2012  The performance-based evaluations will take effect in the Quincy School District in March. Staying in the classroom will then depend on the teacher's performance, not how long her or she has taught there.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  The Quincy Federation of Teachers met late Tuesday afternoon to learn about the Quincy Board of Education's latest contact proposal.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Area leaders and lawmakers joined together for the 9th Tri-State Development Summit in Quincy Wednesday.

Monday, June 13, 2011  New law makes it easier for educators to be fired.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Such a change could cost cash-strapped state governments and local school districts billions of dollars, strip teachers of a time-honored perk of their profession, and irk officials in states that already bridle at federal intrusion into their traditional control over education.

Monday, September 27, 2010  Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Schwarzenegger signs education reforms that will let Calif. to compete for federal money