Six States Receive Race to the Trough Early Learning Challenge Money
The Associated Press reports that six states: Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont have won a combined $280 million in government grants in order to improve birth-to-five early learning programs. These states must show “a willingness to carry out comprehensive improvements to programs focused on children from birth to age 5.”Later today we’ll learn what each state pro
NY Teacher: We Are Losing That Love of Learning
Chris Philp, a science teacher at Kings Park High School in Kings Park, NY spoke at his district’s school board meeting thanking them for their resolution indicating that the Common Core State Standards need change.From Kings Park Patch:“Its a long time coming and I think it’s important that the district stands strong on some things that are troublesome and all the reforms that are being pushed th