Mastery Charter Schools has been awarded $7.4 million from the U.S. Department of Education from theTeacher Incentive Fund, which is used towards developing new systems of teacher compensation that reward performance rather than just longevity and education level.
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah announced the award, which Mastery CEO Scott Gordon called "a game changer" in apress release from the congressman's office.
WASHINGTON — Texas went to federal court today to pry loose $830 million in federal aid intended to help avert teacher layoffs.
The funds — Texas' share of a $10 billion jobs package Congressapproved last month — have been caught in a crossfire between Gov.Rick Perry and his Democratic critics in Congress, who inserted a provision requiring Texas to promise that its share of education spending won't be cut before 2013.
Perry says the state constitution precludes him from making such a promise. Two weeks ago, the Education Department rejected his application for the funds – enough to protect 14,500 jobs in schools statewide – saying it had to abide by the congressional mandate,
Chuck Morris, who has served as chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District since November, will retire this December. Shortly after taking over HISD, Superintendent Terry Grier recruited Morris to be his No. 2 her — the men had worked together in Guilford County, N.C., and in San Diego.
Morris, in confirming today that he planned to retire, said he had never intended to stay in Houston "real long term."
"I did what I was supposed to do in terms of helping with the reorganization and building the team," Morris said, referring to his oversight of switching HISD from a regional structure to one organized by grade level. "I've been in this business a long time, and we've put together the best team I've ever seen."
Grier has lost two other senior staff members: his first chief high school officer, David Simmons, who stepped down citing family issues, and his first pick for chief middle school
A new book on legacy preference in college admissions says that almost three-quarters of elite national institutions grant legacy preferences in admissions and that the advantage children of alumni can receive is often significant -- even if schools say otherwise.
The book, “Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions,” also says that legacy preferences do not result in
Thursday, September 23rd 2010, 1:03 PM
Do you think textbooks are too favorable towards in its treatment of Islam?
Children are being taught to like Islam and hate Christianity, according to elected officials in Texas, who say they're hellbent on stopping it.
And what these 14 people decide could influence textbooks for the entire nation.
Members of the state's Board of Education will vote on a new resolution on Friday that argues textbooks dedicate more time to
Republicans say they'll crack down on spending, possibly even taking back unspent stimulus funds, if they're able to take over the U.S House of Representatives after the October midterm elections. That's according to a widely circulated draft of the GOP's Pledge to America, a sort of to-do list for Republican leaders being officially released today.
Here are some important graphs:
Act Immediately to Reduce Spending:There is no reason to wait to reduce wasteful and unnecessary spending. Congress should move immediately to cancel unspent "stimulus" funds, and block any attempts to extend the timeline for spending "stimulus" funds. Throwing more money at a stimulus plan that is not working only wastes taxpayer money and puts us further in
Tune in tomorrow at noon Eastern to hear NPR's Larry Abramson, the WSJ's Stephanie Banchero, the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss, and the LA Times' Howard Blume discuss the big education stories of the month, the month's winners and losers, and more. It's all happening here:Month In Review - Education News September 2010 on Blogtalk Radio. You'll be able to listen in live online or check it out afterwards as a podcast or download. You can Tweet us or email in questions or comments, or even call in and ask your question live (323) 417-6754). In the meantime, beat them all to the punch and share your own views on the topic here or on Twitter (I'm at @alexanderrusso).
"Glee" is fine and all but you really should be watching "Community" (or "The Big C") if you're into education-themed TV shows. It's witty and absurd and stretches the sitcom genre as much or more than Buffy or The Simpsons -- plus it's about community colleges.
September 23, 2010 by Cynthia McCabe
Filed under Featured News, Health, NEA, Top Stories
By Meredith Barnett
Sneezes and sniffles are starting to infiltrate classrooms and flu season is on its way. But schools and health organizations, armed with lessons learned from 2009’s pandemic flu outbreak, are preparing early.
This year, H1N1 poses less of a threat, and schools are better equipped to hold vaccination clinics and continue “sickness etiquette” education with students.
One major change from 2009 to this year is that the seasonal flu vaccine now protects against both seasonal flu and H1N1.
“H1N1 is still an issue, it’s still around but not at pandemic levels anymore,” said Edeanna Chebbi, Program Coordinator for Disease Prevention and Management at NEA’s Health Information Network (HIN).
She stressed the importance of vaccination, and the Center for Disease Control recommends everyone ages six months and older receive either the injected or nasal spray vaccine before flu season’s peak in January and February. Children under five are most vulnerable, and flu spreads rapidly in schools, with the close proximity of students and their tendency to have trouble controlling their germ-spraying sneezes.
Many schools are continuing the practices they initiated while weathering last year’s H1N1 storm, including offering school-located vaccination clinics. Health organizations are encouraging the extended use
Zuckerberg's donation is huge and generous, but due to the timing, the gift will inevitably
