U.S. vs. the world in education reform

U.S. vs. the world in education reform
Philadelphia Inquirer
By contrast, Finland, the world leader in education, requires all its teachers to have master's degrees and accepts just 10 percent of the college graduates who apply for teacher training. Replicating this here would require raising the social and ...

Teachers rally shows how Connecticut works
Journal Inquirer
The teacher unions summoned a thousand members to hear union leaders denounce Governor Malloy's proposal to connect teacher evaluations with teacher certification and tenure -- that is, to connect job performance with job security, ...

Fight over teacher evaluations
New York Daily News
Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg may be headed toward a fight over teacher evaluations. ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo flatly rejected the “total disclosure” of teacher evaluations Wednesday, putting himself at odds with Mayor Bloomberg.

New York Daily News

MARKS FOR SPARKS: Teachers going back to school to study for a bonus
NEWS.com.au
"The draft framework released today will provide the first national set of guidelines for performance assessments for the teaching profession," School Education Minister Peter Garrett said. "Teachers will have a clear understanding of what they will be ...

Parents wire kids to prove teachers' verbal abuse
Boston.com
But George Giuliani, executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachersand director of special education at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, says that while the documented mistreatment of children has been disturbing, ...

Catholic school teacher fired over fertility treatments
msnbc.com
Herx was told she could no longer work at the Catholic school where she'd been teaching for the past seven years because of Catholic doctrine forbidding in vitro fertilization. The 32-year-old mother of one is now suing the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South ...

The promise of closing schools
New York Daily News
With more school options and better teaching, we've seen test scores rise. Graduation rates have also improved — on average by 20 points, in some cases doubling that of the schools they replaced. New schools are also far more popular with public ...

New York Daily News

Chile's students challenge president's $700 million plan for education reform ...
Washington Post
SANTIAGO, Chile — President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday a tax overhaul he is sending to congress will raise $700 million that will be enough to bring real changes to Chile's educationsystem. He spoke as thousands of students marched in the ...

The folly of closing schools
New York Daily News
Since Mayor Bloomberg took office, the city Education Department has closed 140 schools. There are 26 more currently on the chopping block; these are the subject of Assembly hearings as well as protests throughout the city. I am not opposed to closing...

New York Daily News

Gap in Teacher Training
Huffington Post
Most degree programs include one or possibly two courses focused on teaching students with mental health disabilities and subsequent challenging behaviors. This leaves teachers to learn on the job in a busy classroom. It can be like learning to drive ...

Parent: Teachers bullied my autistic son
CNN
(CNN) -- A New Jersey man has launched a website to publicize what he calls "a culture of bullying" by teachers in his son's Cherry Hill classroom after sending the boy -- who has been diagnosed with autism -- to school with a covert recording device.

Teacher Claims Catholic School Fired Her Over IVF
WRTV Indianapolis
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A Fort Wayne teacher who claims she was fired from a Roman Catholic school for using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant is suing in a case that could set up a legal showdown over reproductive and religious rights.

Teacher fired and called 'immoral sinner' by Catholic school for receiving IVF ...
IrishCentral
A married Catholic school teacher is suing the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. She claims she was fired for undergoing IVF treatments. Her Church called her a “grave immoral sinner”. Emily Herx (32), a teacher at the St Vincent de Paul School, Indiana, ...

Cherry Hill father fires new online salvo at school district
Philadelphia Inquirer
In it, he names the teacher he says is on the recording and offers what he calls evidence that she still works for the district. On Tuesday, the school district issued a statement saying that the people who were heard on the February recording “raising ...

Strayer Education, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Revenues and Earnings; and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Financial highlights are as follows: -- Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased 13% to $149.5 million, ...

Strayer Education 1Q Net Falls 33% On Fewer Continuing Students
Wall Street Journal
Strayer Education Inc.'s (STRA) first-quarter earnings fell 33% on a slump in continuing-student enrollment, even as new-student enrollment increased. Strayer and many of its peers in the for-profit college industry have seen enrollments fall on ...

Girls' education is back in the shadows
Bend Bulletin
Then two brothers, among the few literate men in the village, began quietly teaching math, reading and writing to their female relatives in a living room on the edge of town. They wanted to keep the classes small, they said, to stay off the Taliban's ...

NJ teacher, aide heard bullying autistic boy
USA TODAY
He contends the recording depicts a teacher and an aide bullying his son to the point of tears, as well as discussing such inappropriate topics as one staffer's hangover. "I want to assure our parents that the individuals who are heard on the recording ...

Whole Education Asks 'Whose Curriculum Is It Anyway?'
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Both challenges and opportunities are arising from the radical changes being introduced in the English education system. Against a backdrop of increased accountability and expectation how can schools ensure they raise pupils' achievement whilst ...

Dad: Teacher failed bullied son
Asbury Park Press
He posted another video Tuesday night, asserting that his son's teacher is still employed by the district, saying that she should be held accountable. “Even if she said nothing, even if (she) was never heard on that audio, she was responsible for the ...

Education Slowdown Threatens US
Wall Street Journal
By DAVID WESSEL And STEPHANIE BANCHERO Higher education in the US has a problem: More students are getting into college, but they're not finishing. One community college in Maryland has developed a program aimed at getting students to graduation day.

Wall Street Journal

Mass. announces Teacher of the Year finalists
Boston.com
MALDEN, Mass.—The Massachusetts education department has announced the six finalists for itsTeacher of the Year award. The winner will be announced May 8 on National Teacher Day. The award goes to the teacher who best exemplifies the dedication, ...

Teacher scorecards might sound easy, but good ones carry a price
St. Cloud Times
But the devil's always in the detail," said Rose Hermodson, assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Education. "And if the real goal is to improve instruction and teaching, this is going to require a commitment of resources from the state ...

Emily Herx, Teacher Claims She Was Fired From Catholic School For In Vitro ...
Huffington Post
By CHARLES WILSON 04/25/12 03:15 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana teacher who says she was fired from a Roman Catholic school for using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant is suing in a case that could set up a legal showdown over ...

Garrett maps criteria for teacher reviews
The Australian
School Education Minister Peter Garrett will today release a draft framework for consultation that sets out what measures could be used in the annual performance evaluations of teachers to be introduced next year. The proposal, developed by the ...

Roma Bank talks financial education with Roebling School students
phillyBurbs.com
“Roma Bank is pleased to be part of the educational experience by offering financial literacy education to our local schools.” The Teach Children to Save program uses lessons that bring together real life and classroom learning, incorporating hands-on ...

Apple Profit Surge Fueled by China Teachers to Furniture Makers
Bloomberg
Li Wenhua, a 35-year-old school teacher in Beijing, left work early last week to buy an iPhone -- even though she didn't need it for work and wasn't planning to use many of its features. “A lot of people in my office use it and said I should get one, ...

Bloomberg

Elsevier to Publish The International Journal of Management Education
MarketWatch (press release)
It publishes reflective papers which bring together pedagogy and theories of management learningsuch as: descriptions of innovative teaching, including critical reflection on implementation and outcomes. The journal welcomes submissions on education ...

TED-Ed website launches in beta, lets teachers customize video ...
By Sarah Silbert
Last month, TED announced its new education initiative -- fittingly named TED-Ed -- with a YouTube channel showcasing teachers' lessons presented as.
Engadget

Teacher Caught On Tape Bullying Autistic Boy Has Hired Lawyer ...
“All I am looking for is justice for my son and to protect future children, because this teacher does not deserve to teach a child again. Beyond just being fired, her teaching certificate needs to be torn in half and thrown to the four winds to be ...
Radar Online

Rabbi Edward Bernstein: Teaching Our Children the Ethics of Eating ...
By Rabbi Edward Bernstein
Each child comes to the table with a different perspective, and the parents as teachers and role models must educate them about Passover's message of human dignity according to their ability and demeanor. So here's an imagined dialogue ...
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Parents Wire Kids To Prove Teachers' Verbal Abuse | Breaking ...
By Abena Agyeman-Fisher
But George Giuliani, executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachersand director of special education at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., says that while the documented mistreatment of children has been ...
Breaking News for Black America

Skelos: Spend Money On Education, Not Campaigns
By Nick Reisman
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos would rather spend money earmarked for the public financing of state political campaigns go to education, reiterating his opposition to a measure introduced by Speaker Sheldon Silver in the Assembly on ...
Capital Tonight

Chile Student Protest: Students March Despite President Pineda's ...
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SANTIAGO, Chile — President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday a tax overhaul he is sending to congress will raise $700 million that will be enough to bring real changes to Chile's educationsystem. He spoke as thousands of students ... Chile Student Protest: Students March Despite President Pineda's Education Reform Promise. By EVA VERGARA and FEDERICO .... Like. 42k. Akian · Father Sends Son To School With A Wire, Records Verbal Abuse From Teachers. Recommend ...
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Are abusive teachers an example of how poor funding affects school ...
Ana Kasparian and Michael Shure discuss a recent story involving a New Jersey father who wired his autistic 10-year-old son and exposed recordings of special education teachers being verbally abusive.
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Education Association holds conference | WAVY.com | Virginia ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Education Association plans to hold its annual statewide meeting this week in Virginia Beach. The VEA says more than 900 members are expected to attend the Delegate Assembly, which starts ...
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The Best Resources For Learning About “Flow” | Larry Ferlazzo's ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
…For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL ... It's filled with excellent posts where teachers are describes lessons when their students were in the state of “flow” — when they were completely absorbed in what they were doing. ... My next book, "The ESL/ ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels," (co-authored by Katie Hull Sypnieski) is now available for pre-order. ... My Education Week Teacher Blog ...
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Busted: Autistic child wearing 'wire' exposes abusive teacher « The ...
By Howard Portnoy
A teacher who has no business being anywhere near children has been captured on audio by an enterprising father, and what the “tapes” reveal is beyond shocking. Not only can the woman be heard verbally abusing the children in her ...
The Greenroom

Education Faculty Less Accepting of Evolution Than Other ...
By Dan Berrett
Three-quarters of faculty members who educate prospective teachers accept the truth of biological evolution, far less than the 94 percent of general faculty members who say the same, according to a study of professors and students at 35 colleges and universities in New England that has been published in Evolution Education and Outreach. The study—by Guillermo ... Still, an overwhelming majority of education faculty, 86 percent, favored teaching evolution exclusively. In general ...
The Ticker

Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated and Tormented by his ...
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/nj-father-records-teachers-bul. ... that he was ...
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Parents wire kids to prove teachers' verbal abuse - Yahoo! News
News: Teachers hurled insults like "bastard," ''tard," ''damn dumb" and "a hippo in a ... executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachers and .... I won't speak to ateacher, police officer, fireman, etc. without a recording ... several prestigious awards for teachingetc and homeschooled them instead.
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TED-Ed | Lessons Worth Sharing
Science & Technology. Just How Small Is an Atom? Just how small are atoms? And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those ...
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