San Jose Mercury News
In a showdown pitting unions against education reformers and school districts, a bill to overhaulteacher evaluations passed a major legislative hurdle late Wednesday when it was approved by the Senate Education Committee. If passed by the legislature ...
Chicago teachers union gives 10-day strike notice
CBS News
Union President Karen Lewis said contract talks with the Chicago Board of Education, which have been under way since November, have not yet touched on some issues that teachers are most concerned about, including wages. She said job security and ...
When to Brief the Teacher, and When to Bite Your Tongue
New York Times (blog)
And to the extent you know that these things impact her schoolwork, how much of a heads-up will you give her teachers before or around the first day of school? The question of whether to brief the teacher on your child's particular quirks or learning ...
New York Times (blog)
My View: Teachers deserve real merit pay
CNN (blog)
(CNN) - After reading Diane Ravitch's post on this blog, I felt compelled to respond. As a teacherwith seven years in a special education and integrated co-teaching classroom in New York City, I have heard a variety of excuses as to why our schools ...
New committee set up to enhance pre-school education
Channel News Asia
The Implementation Committee for Enhancing Pre-School Education (ICEPE) will be co-chaired byEducation Minister Heng Swee Keat and Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Chan Chun Sing. Members ... The Kindergarten Curriculum ...
GOP platform: Privatize education with vouchers, push abstinence-only programs
Examiner.com
We support options for learning, including home schooling and local innovations like single-sex classes, full-day school hours, and year-round schools. School choice – whether ... of teachers bigoted. "Today's education reform movement calls for ...
Examiner.com
Longwood teacher facing child porn charges put on leave
Newsday
Christopher Teague, 34, of 21 Hayes Lane, Coram, a math teacher in the Longwood School District for several years, was arrested by Computer Crimes detectives on a charge of possessing a sexual performance by a child,... Content Preview This content is ...
Newsday
Education needed to deal with youth sports concussions
Boston.com
“Parents don't realize how much they need to reduce their child's level of activity after they've had even a minor concussion,” said Jessica Harney, director of rehabilitation services for Medford-based Hallmark Health System. “No text messaging, no ...
Is Education A Privilege For The Elite?
Huffington Post
They get as much education as they can afford and with their time they're able to get and if they have a willingness to work hard and the right values, they ought to be able to provide for their family and have a shot of realizing their dreams." Except ...
Miller Lite Invests In Education Of Hispanic Community In Honor Of Hispanic ...
Sacramento Bee
29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Lite, the Dallas Cowboys and the Adelante U.S. Educational Leadership Fund are partnering to support educational programming and resources for Hispanics through the "Scoring for Education" campaign. For the second ...
Word of the Day | discordant - NYTimes.com
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The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning With The New York Times ... Teachers can use or adapt our lessons across subject areas and levels. Students can respond to our Opinion questions, take our News Quizzes, learn the Word of the Day, try our Test ... As a Teacher Librarian I have always been inspired by the leadership of Joyce Valenza. Joyce is the Teacher Librarian at Springfield ... Other Education Resources at The Times. Education Life · Make an EducationDonation ...
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Woodbridge Teachers, Principals Punished In Cheating Scandal ...
By jessicamarcus
Two elementary school principals and three teachers in Woodbridge have been suspended with pay after state investigators said they helped students or encouraged cheating on standardized tests last year and in 2010. ... cheating on standardized tests last year and in 2010. “We take the quality integrity of our data very seriously,” state Department of Education spokesperson Barbara Morgan told WCBS 880′s Levon Putney on Wednesday. WCBS 880′s Levon Putney reports ...
CBS New York
By jessicamarcus
Two elementary school principals and three teachers in Woodbridge have been suspended with pay after state investigators said they helped students or encouraged cheating on standardized tests last year and in 2010. ... cheating on standardized tests last year and in 2010. “We take the quality integrity of our data very seriously,” state Department of Education spokesperson Barbara Morgan told WCBS 880′s Levon Putney on Wednesday. WCBS 880′s Levon Putney reports ...
CBS New York
Times Higher Education - The week in higher education
30 August 2012. • Carl Lygo, head of for-profit BPP University College, is no stranger to spats with those who have expressed concern at the rising influence of the free market in the higher educationsector. He namechecked Simon Ofield-Kerr, ...
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Sam Chaltain: Empathy for a Teacher
By Sam Chaltain
Teaching is the most difficult, most rewarding job out there. Yet we tolerate or participate in conversations about school reform that paint teachers into a two-dimensional corner. ... Standardized Testing; Ed-lection 2012; Education: Texas ..... More in Education... Shayla Smith, Atlanta MathTeacher, Allegedly Helped... Michelle Rhee At Republican Convention: Education Reform... America's Poverty-Education Link · Dropout Signs Can Be Spotted Early Among... Comments; 0; Pending ...
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Investigation into APS cheating finds unethical behavior across e ...
Teachers and principals erased and corrected mistakes on students' answer ... “ APS is run like the mob,” one teacher told investigators, saying she cheated ... Porter, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, ...
www.ajc.com/news/news/local/investigation-into.../nQJHG/
Teachers and principals erased and corrected mistakes on students' answer ... “ APS is run like the mob,” one teacher told investigators, saying she cheated ... Porter, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, ...
www.ajc.com/news/news/local/investigation-into.../nQJHG/
Online classes tested at Auburn Middle School
Worcester Telegram
AUBURN — Ten Auburn Middle School eighth-graders will join 50 Auburn High School students participating in international online learning classes this school year. The high school students' grades will count toward their grade-point average and will be ...
CSN, UNLV experience surge in online courses, enrollment
Las Vegas Sun
When Hilary Nagel goes to “class” at College of Southern Nevada, she powers on her iPad and listens to a lecture in her pajamas from the comfort of her home. Nagel, 28, is among the growing number of university students across the nation taking online ...
Las Vegas Sun
SHSU officials consider eliminating Blackboard and eCollege dual learning ...
SHSU Houstonian Online
Blackboard 9, also referred to as “Blackboard Learn,” is not only the newest edition of the online communication system for professors and students in face-to-face courses, but online coursescould be moving in that direction as well. The new ...
GED Testing Service Launches Online Marketplace
Sacramento Bee
"Nothing like this has ever existed before," said Nick Laul, vice president of strategy and business development at GED Testing Service. "Instead of wading through online ads and purchasing materials that may be of questionable value, adult learners ...
Noida-based e-learning solutions startup iProf launches digital library
VC Circle
Two-year-old tablet education firm iProf Learning Solutions India Pvt Ltd has launched a digital library, available at thedigilibrary.com. The library features interactive content and will offer education materials for competitive exams like ...
China Education Resources Inc. Reports Q2 2012 Financial Results
MSN Money
30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - China Education Resources, Inc. ("CER") (TSXV: CHN) (OTCQX: CHNUF), a leading technology provider of online learning, training courses and social media for teachers, students and education professionals, announced its ...
Up Against Giants Like Udacity, Treehouse Promises One Key Thing From Its ...
BostInno (blog)
When the question, “Will employers ever take online learning seriously?” is brought up, Carson says Treehouse already has a built-in solution. “The reason people think university degrees are worthwhile is because they mean something to employers,” ...
UAE students 'benefiting from e-learning'
Virtual College
Schools are attempting to bring e-learning innovations into the classroom and curriculum in order to capture students' interest and imagination. The publication pointed out that teachers have already realised the benefits that computer-assisted ...
WCET's Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework Brings the Power of ...
RedOrbit
Each one of the participating institutions is an acknowledged leader in the world of online learning. They include the six founding PAR Framework partner institutions American Public University System, Colorado Community College System, Rio Salado ...
New Penn State center aims to transform teaching and learning process
Penn State Live
This is leading to 10 percent growth in online enrollments nationally, according to the Sloan Consortium. Penn State, which offers online programs through its World Campus, is creating a Center for Innovation in Online Learning to help faculty ...
SWGTC offers more online learning classes « Online Learning Update
By Ray Schroeder
by Stephen Abel, WALB. One South Georgia technical college now has a record number of students enrolled in online courses. Southwest Georgia Technical College saw a nearly 20 percent increase in online classes offered and signed up ...
Online Learning Update
UC partners with California Learning Resource Network
By help@ucop.edu
The University of California this week launched a partnership with the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN), a state-funded technology service of the California Department of Education, to certify high school online courses that may ...
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Developing a strategy for lifelong learners in Canadian universities ...
By Tony Bates
This means of course more flexible delivery and a greater focus on online learning. However, it means much more than that. Here are some strategic considerations resulting from a change in the demographics of university and college ...
Tony Bates
Online Learning | The George Washington University
GW offers select undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates and individual courses exclusivelyonline, as well as opportunities that combine online and ...
www.gwu.edu/online-learning
Volunteer Teachers needed for Rural Schools - Idealist.org
With most programs you can volunteer as an "English Teacher" or Creative Arts ... Teaching work involves you assisting the local teachers in their day to day ...
www.idealist.org/view/volop/34XnBsx8GFDw4/
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