Chicago Tribune
On Thursday, Chicago School Board President David Vitale sat in on contract talks with theteachers union for the first time and expressed optimism that a strike can be avoided. "I think we've actually made a lot of progress and I think we're getting ...
Obama Puts Education Center-Stage
Huffington Post
As I enter my senior year in the public school system, I have grown to learn and appreciate the education I have recieved, from my kindergarten teacher to my seven teachers in high school and countless mentors I have today. The nation's leaders say ...
Hong Kong Education-Plan Protesters Invited to Meet Chief
Bloomberg
Leung invited Scholarism, the Parents Concern Group on National Education and the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union to meet with him and Anna Wu, chairwoman of Committee on the Implementation of Moral and National Education, according to a ...
Luna's budget for next year boosts teacher pay
CBS News
BOISE, Idaho — Public schools chief Tom Luna detailed Thursday a proposed budget for next year that increases teacher base pay by $14.8 million, restoring the last of funding that was being shifted from salaries to help pay for his education overhaul ...
Teaching union votes to strike over pay and conditions
The Guardian
Teachers are being undermined by a government whose almost daily criticisms and erosion of working conditions and pay, coming on top of previous attacks on pensions, are unacceptable. This negative approach to the profession has to stop. "No other ...
The Guardian
An education in contrasts and 'struggle'
Albany Times Union
Michelle Obama connected with voters Tuesday during her moving opening night speech at the Democratic National Convention. She was smart, extremely likable and the perfect spokesperson for the American President as she talked about "the unflinching ...
GA adult education centers offer free GED practice
Sacramento Bee
ATLANTA -- Adult education centers around Georgia are giving adults the opportunity to take a GED practice test free of charge. The Technical College System of Georgia says passing the high school graduation equivalency test can help people get a ...
Branstad: Teachers need to improve
Indianapolis Star
“They use that (teacher preparation program) as a cash cow, and are not really providing the best level of training and education.” Branstad noted that members of Arizona State University'seducation program spend a full academic year student-teaching ...
Who will on-line education help?
By Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, proprietors of one of the finest economics blogs on the Internet, are launching a cool new venture that they're calling Marginal Revolution University aimed at doing online economics education and launching ...
Marginal Revolution
Education Drives America – Bus Tour Stops in the Midwest | ED.gov ...
By Cameron Brenchley
After Topeka, Duncan will join National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel for a tour of the National Teacher Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kan. ... Tony Miller and Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Jim Shelton will travel to Columbia, Mo., where they will participate in a video conference and roundtable discussion with local rural educators and participants in the eMINTS program (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked TeachingStrategies).
ED.gov Blog
Education and critical thinking | Danwei
By Julien Leyre
Huang Yufeng compares the Chinese Gaokao with overseas examination systems, Zhang Tianpan denounces the manipulation of official data, and Fu Guoyong reflects on the purpose ofeducation, looking back at the Chinese Republic. Data construction and ... In that regard, schools in the Chinese Republic did well, providing large amounts of time for students andteachers to think and play with intellectual problems, and thereby develop personal judgement. Interest, health, ability: ...
Danwei
ONE | African Voices: Despite NGO help, education in Ghana still ...
By Guest Blogger
The staff shortage is especially acute in the lower grades: Just two teachers manage 220 kindergarteners aged 2 to 6, and a single teacher is in charge of 78 students in Class 2 (second grade). The classes are smaller in ... But the lack of school meals affects learning as well as enrollment. Some students bring food ... Because of the hunger, at times when you are teachingafter, say, 12:30, they find it difficult to understand because there is nothing in their stomachs. You can even find ...
ONE
Brizard: Teacher Contract Talks 'Close To One-Yard Line' « CBS ...
By John Dodge
Brizard: Teacher Contract Talks 'Close To One-Yard Line'. September 6, 2012 ...
CBS Chicago
Chicago braces for first teacher strike in a generation - Yahoo! News
Nearly 30000 public school teachers and support staff represented by the Chicago ... by the National Center on Time and Learning, an education reform group. .... Calling all teachers:Teaching is no longer a profession ( I'm not sure it really ...
Recess In Chicago? Teacher Strike Threat Draws National Eyes : NPR
It would be the first Chicago teachers strike in 25 years, and with similar ... West, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, says teacher strikes are ...
It would be the first Chicago teachers strike in 25 years, and with similar ... West, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, says teacher strikes are ...
Learning - Leading
ISTE's membership magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology (L&L), ... ideas for using today's digital tools to improve learning and teaching and for ...
ISTE's membership magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology (L&L), ... ideas for using today's digital tools to improve learning and teaching and for ...
'Paying for College Is a Shared Responsibility,' Education Secretary ...
(CNSNews.com) – Helping millions of students pay for higher education is a “ shared ... "Butteachers must inspire; principals must lead; parents must instill a thirst for learning, and students, you've got to do the work. ... parent, every teacher , every business leader, every public official, and every student,” Duncan said.
Commentary: Online Education — Enriching Society, Creating ...
By cmaadmin
Online learning is indeed the great equalizer enabling diverse and distant populations to enrich their knowledge through online degree programs. Distance learning is affordable, student-centered and convenient for working adults and for ...
Diverse
Online Learning: Pioneers in college education for all - Money CNN
By Ray
Online Learning: Pioneers in college education for all - Money CNN. Why he's a hero: A decade ago Yue pushed academia to take its most valuable asset—teaching—and give it away. As chair of an MIT committee exploring Internet strategy, ...
Online, Continuing, and Professional...
Investors Bet $80 Million On Desire2Learn's Next-Gen Online ...
By Katie Lepi
Investors Bet $80 Million On Desire2Learn's Next-Gen Online Learning Platform ... Mobile-centric education experience – Provides full support for mobile devices and tablets to increase engagement and enrich the learning experience.
Edudemic
Browser and Compatibility Issues in the Online Classroom | Inside ...
By Dr. Diane Hamilton
Accessibility to online courses has changed considerably over the past decade. When I first started teaching online courses, I accessed my classes through Microsoft Outlook Express. I went into the Windows mail system and picked the ...
Inside Online Schools
(CNSNews.com) – Helping millions of students pay for higher education is a “ shared ... "Butteachers must inspire; principals must lead; parents must instill a thirst for learning, and students, you've got to do the work. ... parent, every teacher , every business leader, every public official, and every student,” Duncan said.
Education and Aerospace - ORB, BA - Foolish Blogging Network
Firstly, wages for teachers in the United States are low considering the amount of educationthey are compelled to have. Due to these low wages and limited ...
Penn to Launch Additional Free Online Classes via Coursera
College Classes
When Penn State University partnered up with Coursera to offer online coursesthrough the new and innovative platform, it began by offering 5 courses through thisonline learning initiative. This number is set to rise, however, with another 2 courses ...
College Classes
Use E-Learning to Teach Improved It Skills
AllAfrica.com
Addressing the pervasive skills shortage is not an easy task but a local company believes part of the solution lies in improved IT training. eSkill Learning says its method of e-learning provides a platform that leads to enhanced IT training and ...
Colorado State to Offer Credits for Online Class
New York Times
As millions of students have flocked to free “massive open online courses," or MOOCs, in recent months, higher education experts have focused on two big questions: whether universities will begin to offer credit for such courses, and what might be done ...
BusinessTrainingPower.com Brings Affordable Business Skills Training to ...
Midland Daily News
Individuals work their way through on-demand, video-based courses, and complete quizzes to test their comprehension of the most critical concepts presented. BusinessTrainingPower.com puts the user in control of the online learning experience, and ...
LearnSomething Recognized as Global Top 20 Learning Portal Company
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LearnSomething's inclusion in the "Top 20" list reflects the company's prominent position as an innovator in the online learning space, and the transformational capabilities of Learner Community™, the company's groundbreaking new learning management ...
Adaptive Curriculum's Deep Conceptual Learning Solutions Now Included in the ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Adaptive Curriculum (AC), a web-based concept mastery solution that improves student achievement in math and science via its real-world active learning approach, has been selected as a key content provider for Alleyoop, the online ...
Firstly, wages for teachers in the United States are low considering the amount of educationthey are compelled to have. Due to these low wages and limited ...
Penn to Launch Additional Free Online Classes via Coursera
College Classes
When Penn State University partnered up with Coursera to offer online coursesthrough the new and innovative platform, it began by offering 5 courses through thisonline learning initiative. This number is set to rise, however, with another 2 courses ...
College Classes
Use E-Learning to Teach Improved It Skills
AllAfrica.com
Addressing the pervasive skills shortage is not an easy task but a local company believes part of the solution lies in improved IT training. eSkill Learning says its method of e-learning provides a platform that leads to enhanced IT training and ...
Colorado State to Offer Credits for Online Class
New York Times
As millions of students have flocked to free “massive open online courses," or MOOCs, in recent months, higher education experts have focused on two big questions: whether universities will begin to offer credit for such courses, and what might be done ...
BusinessTrainingPower.com Brings Affordable Business Skills Training to ...
Midland Daily News
Individuals work their way through on-demand, video-based courses, and complete quizzes to test their comprehension of the most critical concepts presented. BusinessTrainingPower.com puts the user in control of the online learning experience, and ...
LearnSomething Recognized as Global Top 20 Learning Portal Company
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LearnSomething's inclusion in the "Top 20" list reflects the company's prominent position as an innovator in the online learning space, and the transformational capabilities of Learner Community™, the company's groundbreaking new learning management ...
Adaptive Curriculum's Deep Conceptual Learning Solutions Now Included in the ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Adaptive Curriculum (AC), a web-based concept mastery solution that improves student achievement in math and science via its real-world active learning approach, has been selected as a key content provider for Alleyoop, the online ...
Would you send your child to a virtual school? — Opinion — Bangor ...
By UnBylined
Some Maine students would be served well by virtual schools, either because the onlineclassrooms augment homeschooling lessons, offer the simplest way to educate youth who travel often or have health problems, or suit particular learning ...
Bangor Daily News
By UnBylined
Some Maine students would be served well by virtual schools, either because the onlineclassrooms augment homeschooling lessons, offer the simplest way to educate youth who travel often or have health problems, or suit particular learning ...
Bangor Daily News
Commentary: Online Education — Enriching Society, Creating ...
By cmaadmin
Online learning is indeed the great equalizer enabling diverse and distant populations to enrich their knowledge through online degree programs. Distance learning is affordable, student-centered and convenient for working adults and for ...
Diverse
Online Learning: Pioneers in college education for all - Money CNN
By Ray
Online Learning: Pioneers in college education for all - Money CNN. Why he's a hero: A decade ago Yue pushed academia to take its most valuable asset—teaching—and give it away. As chair of an MIT committee exploring Internet strategy, ...
Online, Continuing, and Professional...
Investors Bet $80 Million On Desire2Learn's Next-Gen Online ...
By Katie Lepi
Investors Bet $80 Million On Desire2Learn's Next-Gen Online Learning Platform ... Mobile-centric education experience – Provides full support for mobile devices and tablets to increase engagement and enrich the learning experience.
Edudemic
Browser and Compatibility Issues in the Online Classroom | Inside ...
By Dr. Diane Hamilton
Accessibility to online courses has changed considerably over the past decade. When I first started teaching online courses, I accessed my classes through Microsoft Outlook Express. I went into the Windows mail system and picked the ...
Inside Online Schools
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