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Minnesota teachers union is being hit from all sides
Republicans love to bash Education Minnesota, claiming the statewide teachers union and its powerful lobbying force essentially control the Democratic Party.
Science is gaining momentum in American schools
4.11.10 - It has taken prodding by industry, business, and government leaders - alarms going off, even - but science education is getting an upgrade in many classrooms across the region. ...
For homeless kids, Portland school and its buses are constants in a world of chaos
The Community Transitional School in Northeast Portland sends four buses each morning to pick up kids at shelters and motels, cars and corners. ...
Living hell in HS that won't shut down
A Manhattan judge has voided the city's decision to close 19 schools for poor performance, ruling in favor of the teachers union . The schools will now... ...State schools chief may get more power
The focus of a new proposal aimed at invigorating efforts to improve low performing schools drops any effort to give power over MPS to the mayor of Milwaukee and focuses on giving Tony Evers, the state superintendent of public instruction, an array of new tools for taking on the problems of the schools...
Julia Steiny: Teaching “work-ready” skills to students who are falling between the cracks.
4.11.10 - Some kids aren’t going to college. Blasphemous perhaps, but true. ...Schools say stadiums about more than football
GALVESTON — School districts across the state are opting for pricier, high-end facilities for both sports and entertainment events....Teaching Handwriting: West Hartford Switches Styles
The monkey tail is dead. It sounds morbid and sad, but there is no mourning here in Kristi Burton's first-grade classroom at Duffy School. Teacher and students have moved on....Memphis-area schools use yoga, other tactics to reduce TCAP stress
Students will take a tougher TCAP this week, the first year the test will reflect Tennessee's new, higher academic standard. ...
Wis. teachers, students mystified by sex education warning
MAUSTON, Wis. — Mike Taake has taught sex education for 30 years, and he says he knows what doesn’t work: just telling students to wait. ...Sex education in Arizona varies by district
Sex education in Arizona varies by district Sex education in Arizona schools varies widely, from describing what constitutes sexual intercourse to pushing abstinence only. ...Schools brace for teacher `sickout'
In protest of a contentious bill affecting pay, many Miami-Dade teachers are planning not to be at school Monday...Teacher tenure bill is in Gov. Charlie Crist's hands
As the sign-or-veto countdown began for Gov. Charlie Crist, opponents of a controversial teacher pay bill directed their efforts his way. ...Working Financial Literacy in With the Three R’s
While more states are beginning to require personal finance instruction, there aren’t enough that do, experts say, and the quality is inconsistent. ...Sorry Geoffrey Canada, but failure IS an option, a reality, and even a boon
Calling for more school choice, Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, began a recent newspaper op-ed with the following: "Visitors to my public charter school often...
Schmoke was key to D.C. teachers contract deal
Former Baltimore mayor brought feuding sides back together ...Gates grant and earlier changes put Hillsborough schools in sweet spot
Teachers all over Florida are watching in anger as state lawmakers upend their profession, but not teachers in Hillsborough County. They alone have been given an exception....New law planned to boost Pa. charter oversight
Leaders of the state Senate Education Committee said Friday that they would introduce a bill in Harrisburg to address the latest allegations of fiscal mismanagement that have rocked the Philadelphia charter school community...
Harvard-based pay-for-study experiment shows students incentivized to actions, not results
The Harvard-based study led by former city Education Department consultant Roland Fryer examined the program he spearheaded, which poured $6.3 million in private funds into 261 schools in four cities....
