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Alliance-AFT teachers association endorses Kristi Lara for Dallas ISD’s District 8 seat
Kristi Lara The Alliance-AFT United Teachers Political Action Committee has endorsed Kristi Lara for the Dallas ISD District 8 seat. Lara is … [visit site to read more]
Nice Citizenship Video
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released this video of new citizens taking the rather obscure “Oath of Allegiance” at ceremonies across the United States. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship.
Raising the G.E.D. Bar Stirs Concern for Students
Educators worry that new standards in January will make it harder for young adults to pass the high school equivalency exam.
Your Money: Finance Class on the Web, for Students of All Ages
The 10 video lectures, which will be offered free, bring the graduate-level class of a Stanford finance professor to the general public.
Pakistani Girl, a Global Heroine After an Attack, Has Critics at Home
There were mixed feelings in Pakistan as speculation grew that the teenager, who was shot by the Taliban for championing education for girls, might win a Nobel.
Shutdown may force DCPS teachers to work without pay
D.C. Public Schools teachers may have to work without pay if the federal government shutdown continues past the end of the month. A spokesman for Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) said that nearly 4,000 teachers and other city workers will be paid on time on Tuesday. But that may be the last on-time payday for a while for the men and women who educate city kids. Read full article >>
Judge dismisses much of lawsuit over D.C. school closures, but allows civil-rights claims to move forward
A federal judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit that sought to stop the closure of 15 D.C public schools, but is allowing several of the plaintiffs’ civil-rights claims to move forward. “In the end, Plaintiffs have failed to allege facts that would sustain the majority of their counts,” Judge James E. Boasberg wrote in an opinion Thursday. “Some issues at the heart of this case, however, remain op
Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers to enter state mediation on Monday
Although the two sides enter state mediation on Monday -- a move that starts the clock ticking on the option for the union to consider a strike -- a teacher walkout is likely far from imminent. In fact, the intense negotiating may just be beginning.
Doesn’T Every Teacher Glue Unruly Students ?
I’m usually very angry when a teacher does something incredibly stupid and then it becomes national news. I’m sorry, but this latest news report is one of the funniest stories I’ve heard in a long time. Apparently, an elementary teacher in Louisiana put Elmer’s glue on the seat of a student’s desk. The glue was placed on the seat of the desk to help control the unruly student. The teacher has been
MORE Reflections on the Delegate Assembly
Wednesday was an interesting day in UFT-land, a lot of it related to MORE and its growing reputation at the school level and at the DA. And I should point out that the parent dominated Change the Stakes which co-sponsored the rally is also growing in reputation amongst parents.There is no question that the Unity resolution on high stakes testing they rushed through the Oct. 7 Ex Bd meeting was des
Reflections on the Common Core and High Stakes Testing from Change the Stakes Member
Fred, you've got an oped here that needs to get wide circulation right now. One of the worst things Bloomberg has done is successfully portray the UFT as his opponent. Talk about convenient; you can score points by trashing the union while its leadership essentially does your bidding. The general public is oblivious to the fact that the union leadership not support teachers or parents or students
NBC News Wants to be the Education Network the Way George W. Bush Wanted to be the Education President - Forbes
NBC News Wants to be the Education Network the Way George W. Bush Wanted to be the Education President - Forbes: 2 comments, 1 called-outComment NowFollow CommentsJeb Bush (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was one of NBC's "Education Nation" experts. The NBC News series “Education Nation” sold itself as a a serious national dialog on the state of education in Ame
A Sociological Eye on Education | Ratings madness: Are there really no highly effective elementary or middle-school teachers in Syracuse?
A Sociological Eye on Education | Ratings madness: Are there really no highly effective elementary or middle-school teachers in Syracuse?: Ratings madness: Are there really no highly effective elementary or middle-school teachers in Syracuse?What the heck happened in Syracuse?Ten days ago, Superintendent Sharon Contreras briefed the city’s Board of Education on the results of the first year of imp
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James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYDelaware Event: Forum on Student Data Mining | Truth in American EducationDelaware Event: Forum on Student Data Mining | Truth in American Education: Delaware Event: Forum on Student Data MiningFiled in Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on O
School Nurses Need to Be Back on the Job
"The school only has a nurse on staff two days a week. Like many schools around the country, the city’s dire funding situation has hit school nurses especially hard."At Alternet:This story is getting some attention it deserves. School nurses need to be back on the job.Sixth Grader’s Father Says She Wouldn’t Have Died If A School Nurse Had Been On DutyBudget cuts have left Philadelphia's
Needed: School Nurses
Earlier today, I posted Daniel Denvir’s article about the death of a 12-year-old who was having an asthma attack. The school in Philadelphia has a nurse only two days a week, and that day there was none. This reader comments: “I knew that this would happen. I taught in Phila for years and am now retired. Poor children seem to have high incidences of chronic ailments. Asthma is one. These children