This Week In Education: AM News: Textbook Error Mess In Virginia

This Week In Education: AM News: Textbook Error Mess In Virginia

AM News: Textbook Error Mess In Virginia

by Alexander Russo

Shanghai Schools’ Approach Pushes Students to Top of Tests NYT: Discipline helps explain why the city’s students outperformed those from about 65 other countries... Error-filled textbooks prompt Va. to call for revamped approval process Washington Post: Reports of extensive errors in Virginia social studies textbooks prompted state education officials on Wednesday to propose revamping the approval process to prevent the issuing of flawed textbooks... Change You Can Invest In: Social Entrepreneurship NPR: Small nonprofit groups headed by social entrepreneurs are tackling some of the world's biggest problems. Spurred by a spirit of innovation, the sector has grown to new heights. And both colleges and investors are noticing... Student Wins $1 In Free Speech Facebook Case MSN: The Pembroke Pines Charter High School grad is celebrating the end of a two-year battle over her first amendment rights that started when she declared her AP English teacher, Sarah Phelps, "the worst she ever had" on her Facebook page... Vt. teacher's license lifted for file destruction Boston Globe: A Vermont middle school teacher has had his license suspended for 10 days for intentionally destroying the special education file of a student from St. Albans.