Education Week: From the Wires

Education Week: From the Wires

FROM THE WIRES

Baltimore Schools CEO Hopes to Recruit Teachers, Principals Through Alternative Certification

CEO Andres Alonso has put out a call for members of the community to join the system's teaching and principal corps, an effort that he says reflects an emphasis on building leadership in the new year.

January 6, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune

NH Supreme Court hears home school arguments

January 6, 2011 - AP

Troubled R.I. School Hits Bumps on Road to Reform

January 6, 2011 - AP

Student Kills Assistant Principal in Omaha, Neb. School Shooting

January 6, 2011 - AP

Wash. governor calls for new education department

January 6, 2011 - AP

Students Get Hands-On Experience in Life Science

January 6, 2011 - AP

New test results mixed bag for NJ students

January 6, 2011 - AP

Full Standards System in States Several Years Away

A survey of states' plans to implement common standards and accompanying reforms shows that few will be fully realized before 2013. (January 6, 2011)

Study Finds Special Educators Get Less Mentoring

While teacher mentoring programs are widespread, a study finds such opportunities are not as available to beginning special education teachers. (January 6, 2011)

Tucson Officials Stand by Ethnic-Studies Classes

(January 4, 2011) | Comments (1)

Policy, Fiscal Challenges Confront State Officials

(January 4, 2011) | Comments (1)

Wash. Gov. Calls for New Education Department

(January 5, 2011)

FROM THE WIRES

• • Baltimore Schools CEO Hopes to Recruit Teachers, Principals Through Alternative Certification
• • NH Supreme Court hears home school arguments
• • Troubled R.I. School Hits Bumps on Road to Reform

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Virtual Students Are Used to Train Teachers

Computer-generated "students" give aspiring teachers the opportunity to test their strategies without doing harm to real ones.(January 5, 2011) | Comments (4)

N.J. Top Court Has Tough Questions on School Funding

(January 5, 2011)

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