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The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Students could use phones with a camera app to take picture of tests and answer keys. Photo/ Madeline Hill

Academic dishonesty is on the rise while grades are falling down

January 24, 2013

The drastic rise in cheating throughout high schools is detrimental to the students who cheat and puts honest students in a position where their grades could potentially decrease.Over 91 percent of high...

Learning based homework policies are taking effect in Orono classrooms. 
Photo/ Tessa Ostvig

Homework is no longer the major factor in grades

October 16, 2012

Schools are beginning to regulate the quality and amount of homework based on the research showing homework can be detrimental if not used in the right way. Starting about four years ago, the seventh...

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