Education Week News
But implicit in his speech was a challenge to America and to teachers to rebuild and strengthen the profession—a challenge that teachers are more than eager to accept. As 2011-12 US Department of Education teaching ambassador fellows, we have heard ...
Education Week News
School sex abuse scandal: Removal of all teachers protested
Los Angeles Times
Parents were tense and emotional Tuesday outside the temporarily closed Los Angeles school where two teachers are accused of lewd conduct with students. Parents and students argued about whether the school district should have reassigned the entire ...
Parents applaud removal of all teachers at troubled L.A. school ...
John Deasy said Monday he hopes his decision to temporarily replace the entire staff of an elementary school where two teachers have been accused of lewd acts against students will restore some confidence in the system. “I cannot have ...
L.A. NOW
Obama at White House science fair announces plan to promote math, science teachers
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success. Obama said his upcoming budget proposal, ...
Children not toilet trained when they start school
Telegraph.co.uk
Rising numbers of children are starting school without being toilet trained, a survey ofteachers suggests. Almost two-thirds of primary school staff say they have seen an increase in youngsters having accidents during the school day over the past five ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Prince William County teachers ask School Board not to freeze pay
Washington Post (blog)
Bonnie Klakowicz, the president of the Prince William Education Association, said that teachershave received small pay bumps in the past couple of years — around 2 percent. But promised “step” increases — a pay scale that goes up the longer teachers ...
Year of education reform is here: Three part series on CPTV starts Feb. 9
Bridgeport News
The Connecticut Council for Reform in Education has produced a three-part documentary series entitled Great Expectations: Raising Educational Achievement , which highlights models for creating a system of education that raises achievement for all ...
Education, sensors and the innovations Naveen Jain is watching
Washington Post
Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, technology pioneer and founder of Moon Express, Intelius and Info Space. He sat down with the Post's Emi Kolawole to discuss the innovations he has his eye on. (/The Washington Post) Correction: ...
Governor Corbett's Education Budget Provides Flexibility, Accountability
MarketWatch (press release)
7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today outlined his 2012-13 budget, continuing his call to reform the education system by providing financial flexibility to local school districts, while ensuring the accountability of teachers ...
Teachers weigh in on policy for suspensions
Buffalo News
By Mary B. Pasciak Teachers in the Buffalo Public Schools say they like some aspects of the proposed changes to the district's suspension policy but question whether classrooms will become more chaotic as a result, putting well-behaved students at the ...
Va. delegate: Teachers on continuing contracts would keep them
The Virginian-Pilot
Richard Bell, R-Staunton, this morning presented a substitute to his proposal to do away with continuing contracts for teachers which would grandfather in those who already have the agreements. The change means teachers who currently have continuing ...
Dismiss teachers, says Sadtu
Times LIVE
The SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for the dismissal of 10 000 members of a rival union who conducted an illegal strike in 2010. The National Teachers' Union (Natu) took the KwaZulu-Natal education department to court ...
Times LIVE
Learning to the HILT
Harvard Magazine
The Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT), unveiled in October, was inaugurated on Friday, February 3, with an all-day, invitation-only symposium principally featuring, and aimed at, faculty members, at the Northwest Building on Oxford ...
Business Coalition Igniting Learning in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
These students exemplify the "extraordinary accomplishments made possible when students are exposed to high-quality, engaging and hands-on STEM learning opportunities," said Linda Rosen, CEO of Change the Equation (CTEq), a non-profit organization ...
'Between Citizens and the State'
Inside Higher Ed
In his new book, Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century (Princeton University Press), Christopher P. Loss examines the ways in which the government's involvement in higher education has waxed and ...
eDoorways International Corporation Launches Learning Research, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
SmartOne has received acclaim for its ability to personalize the learning experience, emulating the best qualities of human teachers with an emphasis on teaching to the level of the student while focusing on skill and knowledge deficiency to optimize ...
American teachers are the problem in urban education
Philadelphia Inquirer
In concluding that teachers would have to do more "heavy lifting" if this American education system is to succeed, I ponder the possibility that he hasn't considered the teachers who spend hundreds of their own dollars to refurbish old computers.
PBC's teachers union endorses Jones for superintendent, adds that it would ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
by Allison Ross Palm Beach County's teachers union, the Classroom TeachersAssociation, has announced that it is endorsing Constance Jones for the superintendent position. However, in a statement released today, the union continues to suggest that ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on 7-Day Caribbean Cruise
Fox News
That's what members of the National Education Association's National Staff Organization have apparently decided. The NSO is an association of sorts for teachers' union staff – political and communications types. Following an “Advocacy Retreat” with the ...
Fox News
New sexuality education standards in U.S. make history
newjerseynewsroom.com
BY SUSIE WILSON While the Republican presidential candidates chased each other through the primaries and President Obama embarked on the campaign trail, a recent announcement about sexeducation in America quietly made history. For the first time ever, ...
Teachers in Anoka-Hennepin schools support proposed replacement for sexual ...
The Republic
Local President Julie Blaha said the representative assembly of Anoka-Hennepin EducationMinnesota showed overwhelming support for the proposed "Respectful Learning Environment" policy in a voice vote. The proposal was unveiled at a school board ...
Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends
Sacramento Bee
7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC (www.petap.org) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage of classes offered via the internet, but that the opinions of teachers and ...
Higher Education Makes the Grade With Eloqua
MarketWatch (press release)
Georgia-based Ashworth College offers online education programs ranging from a high school diploma to a Master's Degree. The marketing team at Ashworth is responsible for creating messaging and campaigns for each education level, aimed at a prospective ...
Teaching Critical Thinking by Practicing Journalism in the Classroom
MarketWatch (press release)
This book shows teachers how to use science journalism techniques to help students in grades 9--12 become better consumers of, and contributors to, fast-changing information about science and technology. Using a learn-by-doing methodology, ...
Teaching and Research Assistants Call on NLRB to Issue Decision ...
By admin
A busload of teaching and research assistants from New York University (NYU) traveled to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., in recent days to call on the board to affirm their right to form unions.
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
John Deasy said Monday he hopes his decision to temporarily replace the entire staff of an elementary school where two teachers have been accused of lewd acts against students will restore some confidence in the system. “I cannot have ...
L.A. NOW
Obama at White House science fair announces plan to promote math, science teachers
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success. Obama said his upcoming budget proposal, ...
Children not toilet trained when they start school
Telegraph.co.uk
Rising numbers of children are starting school without being toilet trained, a survey ofteachers suggests. Almost two-thirds of primary school staff say they have seen an increase in youngsters having accidents during the school day over the past five ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Prince William County teachers ask School Board not to freeze pay
Washington Post (blog)
Bonnie Klakowicz, the president of the Prince William Education Association, said that teachershave received small pay bumps in the past couple of years — around 2 percent. But promised “step” increases — a pay scale that goes up the longer teachers ...
Year of education reform is here: Three part series on CPTV starts Feb. 9
Bridgeport News
The Connecticut Council for Reform in Education has produced a three-part documentary series entitled Great Expectations: Raising Educational Achievement , which highlights models for creating a system of education that raises achievement for all ...
Education, sensors and the innovations Naveen Jain is watching
Washington Post
Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, technology pioneer and founder of Moon Express, Intelius and Info Space. He sat down with the Post's Emi Kolawole to discuss the innovations he has his eye on. (/The Washington Post) Correction: ...
Governor Corbett's Education Budget Provides Flexibility, Accountability
MarketWatch (press release)
7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today outlined his 2012-13 budget, continuing his call to reform the education system by providing financial flexibility to local school districts, while ensuring the accountability of teachers ...
Teachers weigh in on policy for suspensions
Buffalo News
By Mary B. Pasciak Teachers in the Buffalo Public Schools say they like some aspects of the proposed changes to the district's suspension policy but question whether classrooms will become more chaotic as a result, putting well-behaved students at the ...
Va. delegate: Teachers on continuing contracts would keep them
The Virginian-Pilot
Richard Bell, R-Staunton, this morning presented a substitute to his proposal to do away with continuing contracts for teachers which would grandfather in those who already have the agreements. The change means teachers who currently have continuing ...
Dismiss teachers, says Sadtu
Times LIVE
The SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for the dismissal of 10 000 members of a rival union who conducted an illegal strike in 2010. The National Teachers' Union (Natu) took the KwaZulu-Natal education department to court ...
Times LIVE
Learning to the HILT
Harvard Magazine
The Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT), unveiled in October, was inaugurated on Friday, February 3, with an all-day, invitation-only symposium principally featuring, and aimed at, faculty members, at the Northwest Building on Oxford ...
Business Coalition Igniting Learning in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
These students exemplify the "extraordinary accomplishments made possible when students are exposed to high-quality, engaging and hands-on STEM learning opportunities," said Linda Rosen, CEO of Change the Equation (CTEq), a non-profit organization ...
'Between Citizens and the State'
Inside Higher Ed
In his new book, Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century (Princeton University Press), Christopher P. Loss examines the ways in which the government's involvement in higher education has waxed and ...
eDoorways International Corporation Launches Learning Research, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
SmartOne has received acclaim for its ability to personalize the learning experience, emulating the best qualities of human teachers with an emphasis on teaching to the level of the student while focusing on skill and knowledge deficiency to optimize ...
American teachers are the problem in urban education
Philadelphia Inquirer
In concluding that teachers would have to do more "heavy lifting" if this American education system is to succeed, I ponder the possibility that he hasn't considered the teachers who spend hundreds of their own dollars to refurbish old computers.
PBC's teachers union endorses Jones for superintendent, adds that it would ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
by Allison Ross Palm Beach County's teachers union, the Classroom TeachersAssociation, has announced that it is endorsing Constance Jones for the superintendent position. However, in a statement released today, the union continues to suggest that ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on 7-Day Caribbean Cruise
Fox News
That's what members of the National Education Association's National Staff Organization have apparently decided. The NSO is an association of sorts for teachers' union staff – political and communications types. Following an “Advocacy Retreat” with the ...
Fox News
New sexuality education standards in U.S. make history
newjerseynewsroom.com
BY SUSIE WILSON While the Republican presidential candidates chased each other through the primaries and President Obama embarked on the campaign trail, a recent announcement about sexeducation in America quietly made history. For the first time ever, ...
Teachers in Anoka-Hennepin schools support proposed replacement for sexual ...
The Republic
Local President Julie Blaha said the representative assembly of Anoka-Hennepin EducationMinnesota showed overwhelming support for the proposed "Respectful Learning Environment" policy in a voice vote. The proposal was unveiled at a school board ...
Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends
Sacramento Bee
7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC (www.petap.org) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage of classes offered via the internet, but that the opinions of teachers and ...
Higher Education Makes the Grade With Eloqua
MarketWatch (press release)
Georgia-based Ashworth College offers online education programs ranging from a high school diploma to a Master's Degree. The marketing team at Ashworth is responsible for creating messaging and campaigns for each education level, aimed at a prospective ...
Teaching Critical Thinking by Practicing Journalism in the Classroom
MarketWatch (press release)
This book shows teachers how to use science journalism techniques to help students in grades 9--12 become better consumers of, and contributors to, fast-changing information about science and technology. Using a learn-by-doing methodology, ...
Teaching and Research Assistants Call on NLRB to Issue Decision ...
By admin
A busload of teaching and research assistants from New York University (NYU) traveled to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., in recent days to call on the board to affirm their right to form unions.
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Freakonomics » How Do We Like This Idea for Teaching People to ...
By Stephen J. Dubner
I'll try to refrain from sending hate mail to the attorney who espoused not teaching kids about it. It would be an ... I do feel I've heard of similar experiments — and of course we've all heard about those free-college-tuition plans for kids who graduate high school — but I don't know if something this simple has ever been tried with an eye toward linking financial literacy and education. Thoughts? .... I like the idea, and it would be a wonderful learning opportunity for the students. But I keep ...
Freakonomics
New initiative for better teaching | Harvard Gazette
The Harvard Initiative for Learning & Teaching sponsored a daylong conference that united experts and scholars from the University and beyond to debate, discuss, and share ideas on innovative pedagogy. ... “What we hope to ask and answer with HILT is how can we fully embrace all the possibilities before us as teachers and learners, how can we make constant discovery and renewal a part of every teacher's life, and, as we experiment, how can we best evaluate what is successful ...
Harvard Gazette
EAG Exclusive: Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on Seven-Day ...
By Kyle Olson
That's what members of the National Education Association's National Staff Organization have apparently decided. ... Undoubtedly this wise excursion will result in higher SAT scores in their respective institutions oflearning.
Big Government
How Bad Education Policies Demoralize Teachers : NEA Today
By jrosales
Demoralization, according to Santoro, occurs when much of the value of teaching has been stripped away by rigid, ill-conceived education reforms, creating a high level of frustration and helplessness among teachers. “Burnout” is not the issue. As she explains to NEA ... Other teachers have mentioned their school's mandated fidelity to the pace of commercial curriculum even though students were not ready to move on to learning a new concept. Overall, the high-stakes accountability ...
NEA Today
The Problem with Contemporary Education
By Bill Bonner
Bill Bonner discusses why more public spending on education will not produce more economic growth for the US. ... I am doing tolerably well here. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with victuals and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy — the folks call her Mrs. Anderson — and the children — Milly, Jane, and Grundy — go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. They go to Sunday school, and Mandy and me attend church regularly.
The Daily Reckoning
The Best Education Articles From “The Onion” | Larry Ferlazzo's ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
…For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL ... Here are my picks for The Best Education Articles From “The Onion.” Please let me know which ones I've ... Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics TeachersDispatched To Washington · School 'Fine,' U.S. ...
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Sex Education Is Failing To Reduce Teen Birthrates In Conservative ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majority conservative population and higher degree of religiosity tend to have higher teen birthrates.
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majority conservative population and higher degree of religiosity tend to have higher teen birthrates.
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