April 27, 2011
A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses Louisiana’s Department of Education of discriminating against public school students with disabilities in New Orleans and of failing to provide them with a meaningful education. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey on Tuesday refused to dismiss the case filed against the department and state […]
April 27, 2011
Ohio enrolled 75% fewer kids in its public preschools last year than it did a decade ago according to a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Ohio led the nation in the amount of funding cut from its early education programs. The situation is not likely to […]
April 27, 2011
Continuing reductions in education budgets in California are increasingly sending middle class parents to explore alternative arrangements, the Mercury News reports. With the shortening of the school year, increase in class sizes and program cuts at public schools, some private schools are seeing record applications this year. Calvary Christian Academy in San Jose, even plans […]
April 26, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown told Silicon Valley business leaders Friday that a demoralized and turbulent California educational system could undermine the state’s global competitiveness. Brown painted a grim picture of California’s K-12 educational system, especially in poorer parts of the state, for 300 executives gathered in San Jose at th e Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s annual […]
April 26, 2011
The mayor of New York does not usually take time from his schedule to mingle with academic deans from Finland. But there was Michael R. Bloomberg at the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently, trying to sell the foreign visitors on his next big idea: a top-flight applied sciences school for the city. As he seeks […]
April 26, 2011
More than a year after the U.S. Department of Education supercharged the program targeting the nation’s lowest performing schools, with an influx of cash and a big makeover of the governing rules, states and districts are sorting through a thicket of practical and logistical issues. Many of the challenges stem from navigating the four school […]
April 26, 2011
Spending on preschool education in California remained steady last year, but only a fraction of 4-year-olds were enrolled in state-funded programs, and budget cuts threaten to harm efforts to increase access and improve quality, according to a new report. The National Institute for Early Education Research, in a report to b e released Tuesday, ranked […]
April 25, 2011
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Texas will receiv e $830.8 million to support education jobs. “There is a huge sense of urgency to get these funds out the door,” said Duncan. “These education dollars will help Texas keep teachers in the classroom working with our students this year.” The $10 billion […]
April 25, 2011
Hundreds of Illinois teachers got word this month that they might not be needed in the classroom come fall, fueling another round of uncertainty at schools battered by economic woes. Pink-slipped teachers are scrambling to find jobs even as they wait to hear whether they might be rehired once financial projections and student enrollments firm […]
April 25, 2011
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. (AP) — An experiment in light waves using lasers. A lesson in how to travel in French speaking countries. A contest shouting “Stella!” in honor of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Those are the ingredients for a full day of school — online. Teachers at Mountain Brook schools are getting ready […]