Chinese educationist slams US education system
Economic Times
BEIJING: A top Chinese educationist has slammed US education system, saying it was in "complete mess", inviting sharp criticism from the country's microbloggers who termed his comments hypocratic and arrogant. Peking University President Zhou Qifeng ...
Economic Times
BEIJING: A top Chinese educationist has slammed US education system, saying it was in "complete mess", inviting sharp criticism from the country's microbloggers who termed his comments hypocratic and arrogant. Peking University President Zhou Qifeng ...
Chicago Tribune
DES MOINES, Iowa— The director of the Iowa Department of Education says he's willing to be patient with his plan to overhaul the state's public school system. Gov. Terry Branstad chose 40-year-old Jason Glass largely because of his background in ...
State leads the way in early childhood learning
Chillicothe Gazette
But there is one thing on which they do see eye to eye: the value of early childhood education. Once an afterthought of America's education system, early learning now is front and center as educators, governors and legislators grapple with ways to ...
Learning disabilities often confused with mental retardation in Turkey
Sunday's Zaman
However, these children can learn very well when taught appropriately, so teachers should prepare various interactive teaching methods and activities for such children by using more stimulating and visual materials in lessons, such as pictures, photos, ...
Teachers union sues Sacramento City schools over seniority rights in layoffs
Sacramento Bee
Teachers unions have argued that seniority-based layoffs eliminate favoritism and keep expertise in the classroom. Unions also say seniority-based rules keep districts from laying off veteran instructors to keep cheaper, younger teachers. Education ...
Hasten: Get ready to hear lots about education reform in Louisiana
Alexandria Town Talk
But one man's view of reform is another's view of harming public schools and another's view of harming teachers. If reform is just creating more charter schools and getting rid of teacher tenure, it's not going to have the backing of those that have to ...
Drummond: Teaching life skills through golf
San Jose Mercury News
The golf instruction goes beyond learning how to drive and putt. Youth learn about etiquette, discipline and following rules. If you don't show up dressed in the right attire -- a collared shirt and khakis -- you get left behind. ...
Outside firm will check for cheating on District's standardized test
Washington Post
In the past year, evidence or allegations of cheating in several cities have raised questions about the reliability of high-stakes tests and threatened to undermine education reform efforts. A state-led investigation in Georgia found that 178 teachers ...
CCC Learning Centers set registration times, dates for the spring semester
Grand Island Independent
Registration dates have been set for 2012 Central Community College spring semester learningcenters operated by the CCC campuses in Grand Island, Hastings and Columbus. Students complete the courses either online or with paper packets, ...
Education department harassing ABE schools: Willy
Times of India
PANAJI: Former chief minister Wilfred de Souza on Saturday accused the directorate of educationof harassing schools over the issue of medium of instruction at the primary school level. Addressing mediapersons, de Souza handed copies of a letter ...
Ravenna teachers union votes to leave MEA-backed insurance plan
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
By Megan Hart | The Muskegon Chronicle Ravenna teachers have voted to leave the health insurance plan backed by the Michigan Education Association for a plan school officials said would save each family $1000. The teachers will switch from MESSA's ...
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Protesting teachers booked for attempting suicide
Times of India
"After they were sent back from Chandigarh on Thursday evening with education minister refusing to meet them, the Sangrur police had uprooted the tent, pitched outside Dhindsa's residence, forcing them to spend the night in the open," said PTA teachers ...
MPS teachers retiring midyear
Montgomery Advertiser
She said her time as a teacher was memorable, and she will always encourage people to pursueteaching. "It's a beautiful profession. Mine was a beautiful ride. I know the good Lord is looking after me," she said. "It's just a new chapter. ...
Education briefs
knox.VillageSoup.com
AUGUSTA – The Maine State Board of Education has appointed four members to the State Charter School Commission, opening a path for the approval of charter schools in Maine. The commission will help shape public charter schools in Maine, the 41st state ...
knox.VillageSoup.com
Education will be a hot-button issue in Florida primary
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman have put more emphasis on vouchers, emphasizing math and science curriculum, revamping union rules to make it easier to fire incompetent teachers and always driving decision-making authority as far down as ...
'Physical education curriculum needs to be modernized'
Times of India
This exercise is taught as part of physical education but who uses this in schools? We are producing future teachers through and they will go on to teach physical education in schools, junior colleges or professional colleges. Today private schools in ...
Make education, job training a top priority
Statesman Journal
Since 1980 the investment in job training has declined in real dollar terms by more than 70 percent. The recent economic downturn will likely worsen income and wage inequality. Education and job training need to become a top priority. ...
16 Teachers Awarded Splash! Grants
The Ledger
"The district recognizes the critical role STEM education — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — plays in preparing students for the future," said Mary Margaret Hull, Swiftmud's lead communications coordinator, "With the help of the ...
Learning the basics of Sous Vide Cooking (Part II)
Inquirer.net
AHA chef instructor Philip Goulding gives a brief demonstration on the application of sous vide vacuum cooking. Video by INQUIRER.net's Cathy Miranda Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; ...
Guest column: Putting the pieces together for schools
Journal and Courier
Yet, my experiences when consulting with public schools and sharing new perspectives on classroom instruction demonstrated that change in teacher and student attitudes about education,learning and thinking come when teachers are engaged in the ...
New education laws top Idaho news stories in 2011
Anchorage Daily News
The battle lines were quickly drawn, with teachers union leaders decrying the plan as an attack on their profession and Luna insisting that with dwindling funds for public education, the time to make big changes was now. The laws that emerged represent ...
Pre-school teachers seeking DBM help
Manila Bulletin
She lamented this was the second year that the Manila City Government failed to give the incentives of pre-school teachers, which were among the pioneers of pre-school education in the country, despite the order of the DBM under its circular no. ...
Teaching the next generation
The State Journal-Register (blog)
The most recent edition of the Animal Protective League's newsletter, Tales from the Fur Side, included some good advice from Kevin Hyatt, the organization's president, about teaching children how to value and be kind to animals. ...
Teachers struggle to feed hungry students in order to teach
Press TV
But after about a month and a half of teaching, I began to realize one of the reasons for my students acting out: they were not getting enough to eat to sustain themselves throughout the day. Even with the small cartons of juice and grab-size snack ...
Press TV
Top 10 city education stories of 2011 | Philadelphia Public School ...
By Dale Mezzacappa
The pain was spread widely throughout the system. Half the central office staff was eliminated and waves of cuts to schools have persisted well into the school year. The summer was chaotic asteachers were laid off and many then called back, ...
Philadelphia Public School Notebook...
By Dale Mezzacappa
The pain was spread widely throughout the system. Half the central office staff was eliminated and waves of cuts to schools have persisted well into the school year. The summer was chaotic asteachers were laid off and many then called back, ...
Philadelphia Public School Notebook...
Israel Matzav: Education Minister stops meetings between families ...
By Carl in Jerusalem
What's most amazing about this story is that the government was sponsoring it in the first place. But now, Education Minister Saar has ordered an end to government sponsorship of bonding meetings between parents of terrorists and parents of ...
Israel Matzav
The Best Resources For Learning About Protests In Russia | Larry ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
…For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL ... You might also be interested in The Best Sites For LearningAbout Protests In History. Here are my choices for The Best .... My posts for Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo at Education Week Teacher. ...
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Learning About Blogs FOR your Students: Part VII – Quality ...
By Silvia Tolisano
It is a commitment to student learning and quality work, not a commitment to using a specific technology platform. My guiding questions for QUALITY blogging are: How do teachers recognize different levels of quality? How can assessment for ...
Langwitches Blog
By Silvia Tolisano
It is a commitment to student learning and quality work, not a commitment to using a specific technology platform. My guiding questions for QUALITY blogging are: How do teachers recognize different levels of quality? How can assessment for ...
Langwitches Blog
The costs of teachers unions (3 letters) | eLetters
By DP Opinion
Then in the Perspective section we read a heartwarming story of an Army colonel ready to forgo his fat pension and take a two-thirds cut in wages to enter the low-paying social underclass that we call the teaching profession (“Leaving a promising military career — to teach high school”). ... regurgitates the GOP position (alluded to above) that teachers unions are evil and need to be eliminated, as though teachers' wages, pensions and benefits are what are killing our education system. ...
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By DP Opinion
Then in the Perspective section we read a heartwarming story of an Army colonel ready to forgo his fat pension and take a two-thirds cut in wages to enter the low-paying social underclass that we call the teaching profession (“Leaving a promising military career — to teach high school”). ... regurgitates the GOP position (alluded to above) that teachers unions are evil and need to be eliminated, as though teachers' wages, pensions and benefits are what are killing our education system. ...
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