Boston.com
WASHINGTON—Services would have to be slashed for more than 1.8 million disadvantaged students and thousands of teachers and aides would lose their jobs when automatic budget cuts kick in, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
Education Budget Cuts From Sequestration Could Be Devastating, Duncan Says
Huffington Post
As many as 15000 teachers and aides could lose their jobs, and 10000 special educationworkers could be laid off. Harkin ... Some lobbyists in the education reform camp note that U.S.education spending has skyrocketed, while test scores have stagnated. ... Until Schools Are No Longer Separate, We... Standardization Will Destroy Our Education System, If... The Market forTeacher Voice · African-American Education Office: Obama Announces White House... Comments; 185; Pending Comments; 1; View FAQ ...
Learning in Classrooms Versus Online
New York Times
In “The Trouble With Online Education” (Op-Ed, July 20), Mark Edmundson captures the inadequacy of online courses from the teacher's perspective, and I can corroborate from the student's. I was a math-obsessive in high school. To supplement my school's ...
Education groups call for funding
The Sunshine Coast Daily
THE call for action on school funding reform came in loud and clear from two of education'sbiggest interest groups on Thursday, the education union and secondary principal's association. While Education Minister Peter Garrett has already committed to ...
NC Education Lottery sets records, sees 33 win $1M
Sacramento Bee
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The N.C. Education Lottery has established records for sales and contributions in fiscal 2012, and it's also made nearly three dozen people rich. Lottery officials say ticket sales rose for the sixth year in a row, reaching an estimated $1.59 ...
Strayer Education 2nd Quarter Profit Drops 28% on Enrollment Declines
Wall Street Journal
Strayer, which primarily caters to working adults completing their degrees rather than students new to higher education, has seen competition in its segment of the market increase as other schools look to enroll more-qualified students who stand a better ...
CPS teachers turn up the heat on school board with protest
Chicago Tribune
Despite a breakthrough in contract talks on the key issue of longer days, hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers showed up for a demonstration Wednesday intended to remind the school board that issues remain before they agree to a contract. ... T-shirts and carrying hand-painted signs, teachers and union supporters marched in front of CPS headquarters before a school board meeting and called for more money for neighborhood schools, teacher salaries, and art, music and physical education programs.
Chicago Tribune
Learning by Doing: Sports Management Education Takes the Next Step at the ...
Huffington Post (blog)
Our fellow educators worldwide continue to advocate this type of active learning over passive study. Last week, Oxford University released a study demonstrating that such education may even benefit math students as young as elementary schoolers. The key ...
Obama announces new education program focused on African Americans
msnbc.com
The official added that the initiative would be housed in the Education Department, which will work with the Executive Office and other Cabinet agencies to identify practices that will improve African Americans' achievement in schools and colleges. The administration official did not yet know how much funding the .... Of course, at least for the political teachers, they don't care if they are insulted or not as long as their is more money in it for them. And, how will this help black students? 35 votes. #1.11 - Wed Jul 25, 2012 ...
Sharon Turbiak, Michigan Teacher, Accused Of Slapping, Grabbing, Force ...
Huffington Post
Parents and the NAACP spoke out during a Board of Education meeting, accusing Pyles of inappropriately <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/kathleen-pyles-connecticu_n_1580779.html?utm_hp_ref=teachers" target="_hplink">calling a ... The teacher at a suburban San Antonio school is accused of orchestrating the slugfest after a younger teachingcolleague went to her seeking suggestions on how to discipline the 6-year-old, according to a police report from the Judson Independent School District ...
Education leaders call for modernization
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Montessori kindergarteners Chelsey Cruz (center with hand to her face) and Tarrance Ricks (to right of Chelsey) listen to Montessori teacher Meghan Burgess on the first day of school at Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary. Children at Dr. William L. Cobb ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
NJ teacher confronts Christie, gets apology
NorthJersey.com
McLaughlin said she's still stung by his 180-degree reversal from the open letter he wrote to teachers during the campaign. In the letter, Christie accused his opponents of distorting his position on education and promised not to diminishteachers' benefits.
NorthJersey.com
Obama launches African-American education initiative
CNN (blog)
CNN Wire Staff. (CNN) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced an initiative he said will give African-American students greater access "to a complete and competitiveeducation from the time they're born all through the time they get a career." ...
Sequestration could spur furloughs at Education
FederalNewsRadio.com
"If we're faced with tough calls, we have an obligation to be fiscally responsible," Secretary Arne Duncan said in an interview with Federal News Radio after a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and ...
Mayor: Money to hire new teachers won't come from charter school budget
Chicago Sun-Times
Those fears were only heightened by Tuesday's breakthrough agreement with the ChicagoTeachers Union that could go a long way toward averting the city's first teacher strike in 25 years. It calls for hiring 477 teachers to staff the longer school day so ...
HEA National Teaching Fellowships: championing excellence in learning
The Guardian
The Higher Education Academy's highly prestigious National Teaching Fellowship Scheme celebrates excellence in learning and teaching and recognises individuals who have impacted on the student learning experience. This year's recipients are awarded ...
The Guardian
Online Learning, Teaching and Misleading Opinions
Forbes
In Jay Mathews' Washington Post column, “Nothing can replace a good teacher,” (July 15, 2012), he cites the sad case of a school in Michigan as an example that technology alone won't save our schools; we still will need teachers. Mathews is right ... By transitioning thoughtfully to a new education system powered by digital learning in which teachers' roles are different from those of today but no less vital, we can bolster every child's learning to help them realize their highest hopes and most daring dreams. * * * ...
Chicago Teachers Union and city agree to hire more teachers, avoid future strike
Examiner.com
While talk of a potential teacher's strike from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) certainly seemed like a possible reality in the coming months, the CTU may have finally made an agreement with the city of Chicago this week. In recent educationnews, ... Nonetheless, it is always refreshing to hear of a win-win situation that allows both sides and parties on an issue find a compromise, particularly on the key topic of education and teaching the young minds of students in the United States. To stay up-to-date with the ...
Examiner.com
Few jobs for new teachers as veterans retain posts
The Detroit News
Nationally, teaching is among the largest occupation groups in the United States, with more than 3.2 million K-12 teachers in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Richard Ingersoll, a professor in the Graduate School of Education and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied the teacher work force in America, examining data from 1987 to 2008. His findings conclude the national work force is growing in size, getting older, employing a larger percentage of beginners and becoming ...
African-American Education Office: Obama Announces White House Initiative On ...
Huffington Post
Loading... HuffPost's QuickRead... Loading... Education Reform; Teachers; Charter Schools; Standardized Testing. More .... In his remarks Wednesday, Obama said he is creating the office "so that every child has greater access to a complete and competitive education from the time they're born all through the time they get a career." From his speech: And that's why we're pushing ..... American education system is still teaching our children that Columbus discovered America. Do black people know America's founding ...
Professor Craig Mahoney on learning and teaching for higher education today
The Guardian
Like the rest of the UK, the higher education sector continues to be affected by the downturn in the economy. Research brings much-needed funds into universities. What incentives are there for the sector to focus on learning and teaching? There are several.
The Guardian
Office Depot Salutes Educators across the US and Puerto Rico with Teacher ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Now in its ninth year, Office Depot's Teacher Appreciation Week events are opportunities forteachers to network, discuss classroom decorations, learn about the newest tech gadgets and school supplies, and get excited for the school year ahead. To help ...
Fla. higher education task force to 'brainstorm'
Sacramento Bee
Rick Scott's Florida Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform. The panel is meeting Thursday at St. Petersburg College to continue seeking comment from business people, parents, students, faculty members, administrators and others.
HEA National Teaching Fellows 2012
The Guardian
The Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship Scheme celebrates excellence in learning and teaching, recognising individuals for their positive impact on the student learning experience. The 55 fellows selected this year work in a diverse ...
The Guardian
National teachers union meeting in Detroit
The Detroit News
Members of the federation represent pre-K through 12th-grade public school teachers, paraprofessionals, school personnel, higher education faculty and other school-related professions, AFT spokeswoman Carolyn Fiddler said. During the conference, they will debate and vote on ... But instead of support, teachers are faced with high-stakes testing policies that drive rather than inform teaching and learning. These policies have forced educators to sacrifice... Walled Lake teacher sues in trampling case · Tue, Jul 24 ...
Apple Will Now Let Any Teacher Publish Content to iTunes U - Liz ...
By Liz Gannes
Apple is upping its bid for its hot-selling iPad to be a teaching device. ... teacher to create a private course. The new features, aimed at K-12 teachers who use iPads in the classroom, allowteachers to create up to 12 private courses. Within each course, teachers can point students ... At the same time, iPad sales to the education market are ramping up. But the new iTunes U isn't a total ... Berkeley Aligns With Harvard and MIT's edX Online Learning Initiative. July 24, 2012 at 9:35 am PT ...
AllThingsD
By Liz Gannes
Apple is upping its bid for its hot-selling iPad to be a teaching device. ... teacher to create a private course. The new features, aimed at K-12 teachers who use iPads in the classroom, allowteachers to create up to 12 private courses. Within each course, teachers can point students ... At the same time, iPad sales to the education market are ramping up. But the new iTunes U isn't a total ... Berkeley Aligns With Harvard and MIT's edX Online Learning Initiative. July 24, 2012 at 9:35 am PT ...
AllThingsD
Higher-Ed Learning with Windows 8
By Erwin Visser
Based in New Jersey, Seton Hall University is working hard to create new and dynamic learningenvironments and wants all of their students to have access to the latest technology to prepare them well for the workforce when they graduate. ... I' m excited to share with you that the entering Class of 2016 at Seton Hall recently received a Samsung tablet or Ultrabook running Windows 8, a Windows Phone (Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900) and access to Office 365 foreducation.
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iTunes U Now Lets Teachers Invite Students to Lesson Plans
By Kate Freeman
Any teacher can signup to offer courses via iTunes U. Launched in 2007, iTunes U allows member educational institutions to ... Through the app, teachers can upload a course syllabus, arrange audio, video and iBooks onto iTunes U. Also introduced on Wednesday are “powerful new note taking features for audio and video let students easily search their notes.” SEE ALSO: Why the iPad Won't Transform Education — Yet. In January, six universities created more than 100 free courses ...
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What Is The Purpose Of Education? | Thought Catalog
By Michael Blancato
Fortunately, my graduate student responsibilities included teaching a writing course immediately following my early morning class. The existential angst I experienced while ... Our class discussion began as a critique of films that portray teachers as zealous missionaries, but quickly dovetailed into an inquiry about the nature of education itself. I asked my students the question that had been at ... To them, learning was a means to a material end. I was starting to become disheartened by ...
Thought Catalog
By Michael Blancato
Fortunately, my graduate student responsibilities included teaching a writing course immediately following my early morning class. The existential angst I experienced while ... Our class discussion began as a critique of films that portray teachers as zealous missionaries, but quickly dovetailed into an inquiry about the nature of education itself. I asked my students the question that had been at ... To them, learning was a means to a material end. I was starting to become disheartened by ...
Thought Catalog
Eric Sheninger: Standardization Will Destroy Our Education System ...
By Eric Sheninger
HuffPost's QuickRead... Loading... Education Reform; Teachers; Standardized Testing; Arne Duncan. More .... As a leader, this is the type of teaching and learning culture that I want to foster and cultivate, one where creativity flourishes, students find relevancy and meaning in theirlearning, and teachers are given the support to be innovative. A teaching and learning culture ....To be a better teacher, you have to let go, relax and have some down time. Otherwise you'll burn out. Maybe I ...
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
President Barack Obama addresses education, gun violence in ...
By Joy-Ann Reid
He said responsibility for curtailing bloodshed also rests with parents, neighbors and teachersto ensure that young people “do not have that void inside them.” Speaking just six days after the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 ...
theGrio
Which “Market-Based” Education Reform? — The League of ...
By Conor P. Williams
After I finished college, I went to teach first grade at a charter school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, so I have complicated, conflicted views on education reform that are at once personal and political. Nothing bothers me ... American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten loathes “market-based” reform but still stringently opposes empowering parents with Parent Trigger laws. Does this .... I really don't see why anyone except idealists goes into teaching these days. The hours are ...
The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
For Some Teachers, $4000 Now Beats $8000 Later
By Emily Richmond
For Some Teachers, $4000 Now Beats $8000 Later. I have to admit I'm intrigued by a new approach to teacher merit pay, one that explores whether the fear of having to give back bonus money you already have in your pockets is a better ...
The Educated Reporter
Education reform's dilemma: Improving creative thinking or ...
Rote learning can take a toll on building creativity in schools. ... Talk about teaching to the test: The last year of high school is often given over to ... in teacher evaluations, but they pay too little attention to enabling teachers and students to take ...
articles.latimes.com/2012/.../la-ed-school-creativity-20120715
Teaching and Learning
of Teaching and Learning ... Teaching & Learning Conference; Teaching Resources. A to Z list... Educause Sprint: Analytics on Higher Education's Doorstep ...
www.elon.edu/teaching/
Obama announces new education program focused on African ...
The official added that the initiative would be housed in the Education Department, which will work with the Executive Office and other Cabinet agencies to ...
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Obama creating African-American education office - News from The ...
Interactive: Becoming a Teacher in Mid-career. Survey of College Fundraising ( PDF). AP Poll: Public Education. Report on Loan Options for Community College ...
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Unionized Charter School Teachers Need Your Support | Edwize
The teacher-led contract committee diligently attended all bargaining ... for the best working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for students.
www.edwize.org/unionized-charter-school-teachers-need-your...
Eric Sheninger: Standardization Will Destroy Our Education System ...
Education Reform; Teachers; Standardized Testing; Arne Duncan. More .... A teaching andlearning culture powered by intrinsic motivation will achieve this. .... To be a better teacher, you have to let go, relax and have some down time.
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../standardization-will-dest_b_1703...
Grow Teachers effort grows fruitless | teachers, program, grow - The ...
Grow Teachers effort grows fruitless | teachers, program, grow, debt, billions, ... the loan if the person spends at least five years teaching in a low-income school. ... So far, though, it has cost more than $271000 for each teacher produced. ... the Illinois Board of High Education that showed about half of all participants end up ...
www.thetelegraph.com/.../teachers-73544-program-grow.html
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