Welcome back to school: Public education remains vital in the U.S. 9.2.10 - Tom Wakins - Welcome back to school — words that might be dreaded by some students, but celebrated by many students, parents and teachers.
National crisis: Not much training for some special-ed teachers 9.2.10 - Standing at the front of a large, darkened room in a Capitol Avenue office building in late July, teacher-trainer Betty Menacher clicked quickly through a presentation on a highly technical but essential topic – how to assess students’ reading.
High number of home-schooled students leads to state audit 9.2.10 - In an attempt to ensure that public school districts aren’t disguising high school dropouts, the Texas Education Agency is conducting an audit of students who withdrew under the auspice of home schooling.