May 18, 2011
The New York Board of Regents voted 14-3 on Monday to speed up the roll-out of the new teacher evaluation system created last year, as well as to change some of the specifics of the system itself, the Democrat and Chronicle reports. Originally scheduled to be implemented this fall for 4-8th grade math/English teachers and […]
May 17, 2011
The Department of Education posted new budget tables today showing final program funding levels for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year. The Obama administration had to accept some very difficult budget cuts in the continuing resolution that Congress passed in April to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, and […]
May 17, 2011
With Republicans pushing to rein in Medicaid costs, an experiment in Rhode Island is drawing the attention of some conservatives who say it has led to substantial savings without reducing care for the state’s poorest patients. The experiment is the closest to an example of the kinds of changes that Republicans say they want to […]
May 17, 2011
• James Hauf, a social studies teacher at Berkeley Middle School, is one of 110 United States teacher s who will participate in a two-way exchange program that provides enrichment opportunities to secondary teachers worldwide. Hauf will begin a two-week stint teaching in Ghana on June 4. He also will conduct curriculum workshops and visit […]
May 17, 2011
A teacher named Mrs. Eli changed Angela Valenzuela’s life by insisting on treating members of a lower-tracked 11th grade class of Mexican Americans as honors students. Now Valenzuela is a professor at the University of Texas at Aus tin and a leading voice on the needs of English Language Learners. Her story about Mrs. Eli […]
May 17, 2011
The school board of the state’s financially troubled capital city has voted to send termination letters to all of its nearly 2,000 teachers after city officials said the move would give them "maximum flexibility" to make budget cuts. State law requires school departments to notify teachers by March 1 if they’ll be laid off the […]
May 17, 2011
For the last few years, I have worked as a school leadership coach in Oakland, Calif. Primarily, I support principals to develop their capacities—work that gives me a wide-angle view on the daily lives of our public school leaders. I have long recognized that principals’ jobs are challenging, but this year I have seen Oakland’s […]
May 17, 2011
Teachers in Washington are bracing themselves for state cuts to education that could hit them in the paycheck. Legislators are looking at freezing or reducing the money given to local school districts to pay teachers. A Senate budget proposal calls for a 3 percent pay reduction. Lawmakers also are discussing cutting the bonuses teachers receive […]
May 17, 2011
Gov. Robert Bentley ordered an across-the-board cut of 3 percent in the state education budget Monday and announced he will cut most agencies in the state General Fund budget 15 percent after working with the Legislature to protect some essential services. The 3 percent proration in education takes effect immediately. According to DeKalb County Superintendent […]
May 16, 2011
Advances in technology over the last decade are fundamentally changing the way education is delivered in schools. The acquisition of knowledge is being decentralized, with teachers spending less time in front of a classroom and more time floating between groups of students engaged in individualized learning experiences aided by computers. Administrators have better access to […]