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Laid-off Teachers Trained in New Areas - 02/23/2012
Around the country, more teachers are facing lay offs as districts and states struggle with budget shortages. However, various school districts are forming partnerships with universities and other organizations to get these laid-off teachers credentials in other high-need areas like math, science and special education.
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Newark Plans New 'Teachers Village' - 02/22/2012
Ground was recently broken on a new mixed-use development, dubbed the ‘Teachers Village’ in Newark, N.J. that would provide facilities for three charter schools, a day care facility, housing and ground-level retail space. The project comes at a time when Governor Chris Christie has been paying special attention to education in the state of New Jersey.
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'Respect Project' to Focus on Teachers - 02/16/2012
Using the Race to the Top contest as a model, the U.S. Department of Education is using $5 billion in grant money to sponsor a teacher development contest. The contest encourages states to overhaul the teaching profession and improve teacher quality. Among some of the changes the department is pushing are: higher teaching salaries, compensation tied to performance and more selective and improved teaching colleges.
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Unified Sports Helps Special Needs Kids - 02/15/2012
With a new article on bullying in schools almost every week, it is hard to imagine a place where students all treat each other as equals and with respect. However, more schools have taken extra steps to help stop bullying cases against special needs students.One way schools have made students with disabilities feel more involved within the school is through Project Unify.
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Poverty Gap Widens as Racial Gap Closes - 02/15/2012
New research out of Stanford University shows that while efforts to close the achievement gap between White students and minority students has been slowly working, the achievement gap between wealthier and poorer students is widening. According to the study the gap between rich students and poor students is now twice as large as the gap between black and white students.
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Black History Taught in Various Ways - 02/14/2012
The month of February, designated as Black History Month, has many schools gearing up with various plans to help students learn about African American history and heritage. While many schools focus on the civil rights era and African Americans rising up from slavery, some are focusing on different aspects of Black history. Schools around the country have many planned different events and lessons planned ranging from specific events with guest speakers to involving African American heritage in subjects other than history to expand on this rich part of American history.
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States Look at Holding Back 3rd Graders - 02/14/2012
Four states are exploring new laws that would require third grade students to be held back if they do poorly on reading exams. According to a new bill introduced by lawmakers in Colorado, even though parents would be able to request their student be promoted, ultimately it would be up to the district to make final decisions. Iowa, Tennessee, and New Mexico are also exploring similar legislation.
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Schools push for early help for students - 02/13/2012
In an effort to ensure that education funding is spent more wisely, various school leaders in Minnesota are pushing for early one-on-one interventions with children who may be identified as having learning disorders. By using a "response to intervention" model in helping students learn, many feel that not only will it help all students in their achievement but also lower the number of students diagnosed with learning disabilities, thus lowering special education costs.
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Ten States Get NCLB Waivers - 02/10/2012
Months after President Obama announced that he would issue No Child Left Behind waivers and states began announcing their intentions to apply for them, Obama has announced that 10 of the 11 states that applied for waivers will officially receive NCLB waivers.
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More Students Take and Pass AP Tests - 02/09/2012
The recently released 8th annual \"AP Report to the Nation" shows that the trend over the past ten years is that more graduating students are taking advanced placement (AP) tests and passing those subsequent tests. Nationally, 18.1 percent of students in the class of 2011 participated in AP tests and scored at least 3 or higher passing those tests.
