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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:15:00 GMT

It's the Classroom, Stupid

The mismanagement of classroom instruction is the ugly secret and fatal flaw of school reform. Everyone knows that school systems are horrendously mismanaged. The media keep us fully informed and outraged at foul-ups like overspent budgets, computer
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:15:00 GMT

Star Parker laments increasing power of teachers' lobbies in American 'education'

Speaking a couple years ago about technology and education, Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs said that technology wouldn't matter as long as you can't fire teachers. 'I believe that what is wrong with our schools in this nation is that they have become
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:27:00 GMT

Stanford Medical School to Expand Ethics Rules

The Stanford University School of Medicine plans on Monday to introduce rules that would prohibit its volunteer teaching staff — called adjunct faculty — from giving paid speeches drafted by the makers of drugs or medical devices. Related
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:15:00 GMT

Carrollton Good Kid: Kelly Kincaid, Creekview High School

Kelly Kincaid I live in School and grade: Community and school activities: My hobbies are: The three words people use to describe me are: I'm most proud of: My favorite school subject is: The two people I'd most like to meet are: The best books I ever
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMT

States increasingly take aim at teachers' tenure as legal fees mount to fire some

The East Orange school district spent a year in a legal fight before it could dismiss a teacher who, the district said, had struggled to manage her classroom and instruct her students. The Trenton school district spent between $300,000 and $500,000 in
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:34:00 GMT

US commission rules Yemeni-American teacher was victim of prejudice

An independent federal agency enforcing laws against work discrimination found Debbie Almontasers rights had been violated.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:26:00 GMT

Tiny Ariz. school district sues 4 women over records requests

CONGRESS, Ariz. ' The unincorporated town of Congress sits at the junction of state highways 71 and 89 in the middle of the Arizona desert, a no-stoplight kind of place if ever you saw one. It is so small, in fact, that the prickly pear cacti may very
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:37:00 GMT

US teacher creates 'Fed Up With Lunch' blog after eating school lunches!

New York, March 21 (ANI): An anonymous teacher in the US has come with up a blog, entitled 'Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project,' after nibbling on the very same meatloaf and mystery greens the students eat in the school cafeteria on a daily
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:31:00 GMT

Textbook failure: Memo to the Texas State Board of Education: America isn’t a theocracy

For years the Texas State Board of Education has fallen somewhere between ?embarrassment? and ?disgrace.? But lately it's reached a new low: hijacking our kids' textbooks to teach a mindset that's downright un-American. In its revamp of the state's
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:49:00 GMT

Obama sends education reform bill to Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday sent to Congress his blueprint for approval of a reform on the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education program. Obama's bill retained such Bush law features as requirement for annual math and reading tests, but he
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMT

US teacher creates 'Fed Up With Lunch' blog after eating school lunches!

'Fed Up With Lunch' blog after eating school lunches! An anonymous teacher in the US has come with up a blog, entitled "Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project," after nibbling on the very same meatloaf and mystery greens the students eat in the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:29:00 GMT

US teacher creates 'Fed Up With Lunch' blog after eating school lunches!

New York, March 21 (ANI): An anonymous teacher in the US has come with up a blog, entitled "Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project," after nibbling on the very same meatloaf and mystery greens the students eat in the school cafeteria on a daily
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:57:00 GMT

Students playing catch-up as they hit college

Nelda Contreras stood at the whiteboard and wrote: I like bananas and apples. 'Does this sentence need a comma?' she asked her students. No, they said. Also Online Database: Graphic: Next, she wrote: I like bananas apples and grapes. 'What about this
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:39:00 GMT

US: Congress does repair job on stimulus school construction plan

Last December, we reported in USA Today [1] that a plan to subsidize billions of dollars in school construction under the stimulus bill had largely flopped. Now, Congress has passed a fix to get the program back on track. President Obama signed the bill
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:12:00 GMT

At SMU institute, Bushes put attention on Afghan women's plight

For an American girl, Afghanistan would be hard to imagine. Being female means you probably won't go to school, and you probably wouldn't be told you can be anything you want even the president. Dr. Hosn Ghazanfar (center), a leading Afghan diplomat,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:27:00 GMT

Schools in U.S. are putting advertisements on buses for additional money

As a result of the worst economical recession since WWII, in the U.S., Seattle state, schools are doing all they can to improve their school budget, they cut spending by canceling field trips and charging parents for sports transportation and tissues.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:37:00 GMT

Graduation Rates of NCAA Tournament Teams

There is a lot to welcome, and a lot to be concerned about, in Richard Lapchick's study. I want to thank him for tirelessly and honestly examining questions about equity and diversity in college sports, even, frankly, when others have been reluctant to
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT

School Construction Bonds

'Recovery Act school construction bonds provide low-cost borrowing to build and upgrade schools, which is a win-win for communities across the country,' said Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin. 'The projects funded with these bonds create jobs today
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT

Old-School Manufacturing Leads U.S. Recovery

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Wentzville students wanted to complain about censorship, but couldn't speak

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH WENTZVILLE — Students who produce the school paper at Timberland High and their supporters wanted to complain about censorship at a School Board meeting Thursday night, but most weren't allowed to speak. They ran afoul of
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:17:00 GMT

Why U.S. News and World Report Should Include A Diversity Index in its Ranking of Law Schools

'Tis the season to be, if not jolly about, at least aware of, one of the most prominent law school rankings systems; the U.S. News and World Report's annual law school survey will issue in about a month. There are many law school rating schemes out
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:53:00 GMT

2010 GASC/Printing Industries of America Teacher’s Conference

This conference is administered through Printing Industries of America through funding made possible by the Graphic Arts Show Company. This conference is free to all graphic arts educators from high school to college level. Travel grants are available to
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:44:00 GMT

2010 GASC/Printing Industries of America Teacher’s Conference

Code:  G3361010 Teaser:  The will provide an opportunity for graphic arts teachers to learn about current industry trends and see the latest equipment and supplies. 2010 GASC/Printing Industries of America Teacher’s Conference October
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:10:00 GMT

2010 GASC/Printing Industries of America Teacher’s Update

Code:  G3360710 Teaser:  The Teacher’s Update will provide attendees with an understanding of new technologies for education, training, and retraining needs of tomorrow’s work force. July 12–16, 2010 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:10:00 GMT

3/19/2010 -- U.S. House Votes for Outdoor Environmental Education

Contact: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club, 512.477.2152 Bill Would Expand Ocean, Coastal and Watershed Education and Environmental Literacy Grant Programs Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to connect kids with our oceans,
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:30:00 GMT

School feeding can help an entire community

Recently I published an update on the World Food Programme's (WFP) school feeding initiative in the West Bank and Gaza. School feeding offers a pathway for children to escape hunger and poverty. But there are also benefits for the entire community. Ancel
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:18:00 GMT

Are Education Reformers Too Hard on Teachers?

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:53:00 GMT

Teacher Goes "Undercover" to Expose American School Lunches -- And It's Not Pretty!

A school teacher in the Midwest is joining her students in solidarity by every day this year. The anonymous teacher, who calls herself "Mrs. Q", eats the lunch served in her school's cafeteria, takes pictures of the meals, and blogs about it at . School
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:44:00 GMT

U.S. Department of Education Report Finds Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Edusoft Assessment Management System and DataDirectorTM among Top Three Most Frequently Used Data Systems Nationwide

CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- According to a recent nationwide study by the Department of Education's Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Edusoft Assessment Management System and
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Car collides with NJ school bus; Camry driver dies

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. A car has collided head-on with a school bus in central New Jersey, killing the car's driver and wounding three people, including two high school students. The crash happened at about 2:45 p.m. Friday in Hillsborough, about 10 miles
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:33:00 GMT