Washington Post
The AFT, which typically represents teachers in urban settings, wants to improve education deep in the heart of Appalachia by simultaneously tackling the social and economic troubles of McDowell County. The union has gathered about 40 partners, ...
Edugilent Publishing Releases New T-BASE STAAR Assessments
PR Web (press release)
The team of assessment experts is assisted and strengthened by some of the state's most respected professional educators, authors, writers, and consultants. In addition to T-BASE STAAR Benchmark Assessments and STAAR-aligned TxCADs (Texas Curriculum ...
LA teachers approve local-control deal
Los Angeles Times
“I am hopeful,” said teachers union President Warren Fletcher. “Now we move forward. It's good to see that we have been able to, at least to some degree, reverse the direction, and slow down the process of removing teaching positions from the district. ...
Brownback education funding plan appears to benefit rural schools
Emporia Gazette
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact) An education funding plan outlined Wednesday by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback appears to benefit rural schools most, promising modest increases in aid for dozens of districts with fewer than 500 students while providing no ...
A Teaching Style of the Past
New York Times
What we once called Socratic teaching was based on two assumptions that most law professors no longer believe. Socratic law professors from early 20th century to the three quarter mark challenged students with a series of hypothetical scenarios, ...
New York Times
Number of certified teachers in Colorado up by 17 percent
Denver Post
By Yesenia Robles An increasing number of Colorado teachers are applying for and earning advanced teaching credentials that go beyond state licensure through the National Board Certification. According to a news release from the Colorado department of ...
Better Education Vital for Latinos, Report Says
Fox News
CHICAGO – Young Hispanics in Chicago are destined for the same kind of low-paying jobs held by their immigrant parents without an improvement in the quality of education, a new study from DePaul University says. Looking at 2010 Census data, ...
Study of Miami-Dade's Virtual Learning Lab Reveals Key Success Factors for ...
Sacramento Bee
15, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- As online learning programs become prevalent in US schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning. A new SRI International report, ...
Education Innovator Fremont College Offers Students the "Gift of Education ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"And one gift that can literally transform the lives of individuals and families is the gift ofeducation. At Fremont College, we believe that the right combination of traditional academic learning and job preparedness training can make a world of ...
How Has The Internet Changed Education? [Infographic] | SEO.com
By iGoByDoc
If you want evidence of the way the internet is pervading every aspect of our lives, you need look no further than its effect on education. The internet and social media have dramatically changed both teaching and learning. In fact, most ...
SEO.com
Teachers Teaching online presents challenges - azcentral.com
By Pat Kossan and Anne Ryman
"It's a complex relationship between student, teachers, content, technology, practices, tools, all that goes together in the milieu," said Leanna Archambault, a professor of online learning and online curriculum at Arizona State University's Mary Lou FultonTeachers College. Those differences have ... Arizona's largest online schools say they train teachers before they start instructing students, as well as provide on-the-job training and continuing education. For example, Primavera ...
azcentral.com | news
The New YouTube - The Learning Network - New York Times
By By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO
The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning With The New York Times ... This Week on The Learning Network ... Teachers can use or adapt our lessons across subject areas and levels. .... Other Education Resources at The Times ...
The Learning Network
Investing in Education in Every State and District | ED.gov Blog
Earlier today the Department of Education released two interactive maps that will show you what the American Jobs Act could do for your state and local school district. In conjunction with the new interactive maps, the Obama Administration ...
News | U.S. Department of Education
Reality, Meet Education Policy. Education Policy, Please, Meet ...
By Neal McCluskey
Nobody wants to be the guy — especially the Congress-guy — who says that we need to cut education spending. Nobody wants to be the target of attacks from both the well-intentioned and politically opportunistic that they hate children, only ...
Cato @ Liberty
YouTube launches education-only site, won't teach evolution of ...
YouTube launches education-only site, won't teach evolution of dance (video). By James ... Well, in the VHS era teachers had control, but now it's a minefield. ...
www.engadget.com/.../youtube-launches-education-only-site-...
Teachers union leads effort that aims to turn around West Virginia ...
The AFT, which typically represents teachers in urban settings, wants to improveeducation deep in the heart of Appalachia by simultaneously tackling the ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQA5pxywO_story.html
LA teachers approve local-control deal
The Board of Education is expected to quickly follow suit in ratifying the deal. ... slow down the process of removing teaching positions from the district. ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../la-teachers-approve-local-control-...
Education solution: Get rid of standards
New York Post (blog)
Now, some 40 states are asking for waivers because their schools have failed to make enough progress teaching their students reading and math. What is the result of all this failure? Now the whole notion that staandards were a good idea is being ...
Disgruntled Parents Take Over Board Of Education Meeting (VIDEO)
Progress Illinois
“As a parent I am sick and tired of the attacks on teachers,” said Erica Clark, a parent of a CPS student. “When you attack our teachers, you attack our kids. When you say our schools are toxic and their is no learning going on, you are attacking our ...
Teaching online presents challenges
AZ Central.com
Arizona education officials agreed that training and contact rules were good ideas, but no steps have been taken yet to put them in place. There are 16 states that have laws requiring extra training for online teachers, according to Digital Learning ...
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AZ Central.com
Arizona education officials agreed that training and contact rules were good ideas, but no steps have been taken yet to put them in place. There are 16 states that have laws requiring extra training for online teachers, according to Digital Learning ...
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