EducationNewsToday
Gummy-bear fun offers a taste of science, engineering for girls
The conference at Seattle University encourages middle-school girls to explore science and engineering careers.
Learning how not to be ‘pushover parents’
The Escondido high school district has launched a series of programs to show parents how to have a powerful role in their child’s education. ...
Teachers’ pink slips painful but familiar
In her four years as a teacher, Linda Herschmiller has come to rely on the predictability of her profession. October means literacy assessments. December is marked by winter vacation. And March is synonymous with layoff notices. ...Astronaut wants more from students
Sam Houston High School alumnus Bernard Harris Jr. remembers the moment when, floating thousands of miles above the earth in a 35-pound space suit and feeling like a tiny spec in a huge universe, he came upon a thought that suddenly made him feel big again. ...Teachers, parents concerned as budget cuts lead to larger classes
Parents fear that growing class sizes could mean less attention for their children and more stress on the teachers, making them less effective. Moms and dads already are talking about ways they can volunteer more as the teaching and support staff dwindles. ...
Recession Endangers Childhood Education Program
The Parents as Teachers program provides free education tips for parents as well as in-home early childhood screening for disabilities and learning delays, and has evolved into an international household brand. ...Education and power--National standards for what?
Education in America has long been a local concern, with teachers, instructional methods and schools established and paid for by towns, cities and states in accordance with the demands and preferences of their populations. Now,Washington is pressing to command ...Iowa teachers face little testing
Iowa sets a low bar for the tests that new teachers must pass to get a job, while some states have raised standards ...
Schools focus on teaching quality as they seek funding
With the Obama administration dangling millions of dollars in front of states that show commitment to improving education, Colorado is going to have to craft some fair, workable and effective system for improving education. ...Principal signed Filipino teachers to buy, sell makeup
The principal of a Baltimore City high school recruited seven Filipino teachers on her staff to buy and resell thousands of dollars of Mary Kay cosmetics, a business arrangement the teachers entered reluctantly but felt would keep them in good standing with their boss. ...Rigorous classes in high school build skills for college
Academic rigor is a crucial component for college admissions and success, and there are several ways for high schools students to achieve it. Honors classes, Advanced Placement classes, International Baccalaureate and dual enrollment are four common programs offered at schools across the Valley. ...
Obama wants to overhaul No Child Left Behind
President wants to put all children on track for college or careers ...
Valerie Strauss: Obama and NCLB: The good--and very bad--news
Today we learned the vision that President Obama has for the American public education system in the post-No Child Left Behind era. Unfortunately, it doesn't look different enough. George Bush probably never realized how much of a friend Obama would be to NCLB. ...
Conservative-backed curriculum OK’d for history classes
3.14.10 - AUSTIN — The State Board of Education tentatively approved new standards for social studies Friday with members divided along party lines — some blasting them as a fraud and conservative whitewash, others praising them as a tribute to the Founding Fathers that rightly portrays America as an exceptional country....
National School Standards, at Last
States must adopt rigorous standards that lay out clear, ambitious goals for what children across the country should learn year to year....Senators critical of salary expenses at Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Several Republican senators are questioning expenses at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a national nonprofit organization that receives millions of dollars in federal funding....
Obama to submit new education initiative
3.13.10 - AFP - US President Barack Obama announced Saturday he will be sending to Congress a new education initiative designed to better prepare high school graduates for college and a professional career....
Senators Signal Priorities for Renewal of ESEA
Merit pay, class size, testing, and other issues were on lawmakers’ minds at the first Senate hearing on reauthorizing the federal law. ...