25/Jun 2008 | LATEST NEWS BRIEFS: Murder suspect asks for statements to be supressed | A man accused of participating in a 2006 robbery and murder, and who testified against his two co-defendants, wanted a judge to suppress his statements Wednesday. Ahmad Smith, 28, who is charged with ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Longtime KU leader to take reins of Multicultural Scholars Program | LAWRENCE Fred Rodriguez, an associate professor of curriculum and teaching with a long history of leadership at the University of Kansas, has been named executive director of KU s Multicultural Scho... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Weak dollar keeps students from Europe | Weak dollar keeps students from Europe Study-abroad trips on the rise to places such as Argentina, China, where U. Jean Cowden Moore / Scripps Howard News Service The weak dollar, already prompting wo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Greenland Schools Expected To End School Year In The Red | GREENLAND - The Greenland School District likely will end its fiscal year Monday about $140,000 in the red - unless any weekend fundraising efforts can bail them out. About 100 patrons attended an inf... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Education and a Competitive Workforce | Arthur J. Rothkopf In business today, no competition is tougher than the global race for talent. In every industry, every job sector, and every part of the world, employers are asking the same questio... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | AfricAvenir Newsletter: Vortrag zur Bildungspolitik in Suedafrika | AfricAvenir Newsletter am Donnerstag, den 26. Juni 2008 um 19 Uhr l dt AfricAvenir zu einem Vortrag mit anschlie ender Diskussion in die Werkstatt der Kulturen. Brian Ramadiro vom Nelson Mandela Insti... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Outsourcing! Outrageous! | Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | "Outsourcing" or "privatizing" local government functions as a means to reduce the cost of delivering that service or diminishing the liability for certain services on the c... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Financial aid to state's failing schools must have oversight | There are a lot of terrible ideas coming out of Sacramento these days, but the one to limit the state's oversight of poor-performing school districts is the poster child for bad government. Here's the... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Are Black Muslims Sunni or Shiite? | What's Up With Chinese Menus? The stories behind "chicken without sexual life" and "bean curd made by a pockmarked woman. Why Would a Virus Look at Kiddie Porn? Malicious code that makes your computer... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Departments Sign Pact on Military Children | Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England and Deputy Education Secretary Raymond Simon signed a memorandum of understanding between their agencies at the Pentagon today that addresses the quality of edu... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies | Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that it kicked off a strategic alliance with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) on June 4, when its 14,000 members receive... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Facilitator chosen for Ballston Spa school task force (Ballston Spa) | Ballston Spa Central School District will be seeking input on the future role of the Malta Avenue Building from a community task force. Working with that task force as a facilitator will be Jim Collin... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | U.S. students improve in math and reading, report finds | Minorities and the poor make the most progress, narrowing the performance gap. Stacy Teicher Khadaroo discusses a new report that shows US students are making progress in reading and math. America's ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Tech Without Support | San Fernando Education Technology Team: A Community s Youths Express Their Voice Through Multimedia . Harry Costner's eighth graders trickle into class, get their assignments for the day, and grab t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Historic York school likely to be torn down | An offer to take over the historic York Institute built by World War I hero Sgt. York has been rejected by Fentress County leaders, a move that likely puts the high school in the path of demolition by... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NYU's merger with Polytech becomes official | 6/25/08 -- The New York State Education Department's Board of Regents gave the NYU-Polytechnic merger its approval on Tuesday at its June board meeting - the final approval the deal needed to go forth... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Officials had advanced warning of grad's plan to moon ceremony | BRIARCLIFF MANOR - Briarcliff High School principal James Kaishian confirmed yesterday that David Turano, a graduating senior who dropped his pants and mooned the crowd at Thursday's graduation ceremo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sometimes 'better than ever' isn t good enough | Ottawa students performed better than ever on state tests this year but it was not enough to get the district off improvement, board members were told Monday evening. Preliminary results showed si... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 1998 policy review yet to see | It is most perturbing to note that there was no education policy as such at all which aimed at setting the goals for achievement in the vital field of education in the past 20 years. The last educatio... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Turner meets goals, looks to do better | Since the adequate yearly progress assessment began about five years ago to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the School District of Beloit Turner has always passed, but the superinten... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Center for Communication Compliance Launches First Regulatory Resource, Training and Certification Portal for Healthcare Communicators | Center for Communication Compliance Launches First Regulatory Resource, Training and Certification Portal for Healthcare Communicators . Government fines of $6 billion imposed on pharmaceutical indus... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Mountainous Task for Teachers | Families in mountain areas more concerned about where they will get their next meal than educating their children. 2, 25-Jun-08) With its worn-out chairs and books, Bliugan primary school, in the moun... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Why NCLB Must Be Fundamentally Overhauled | Act Needs To Be Fundamentally Overhauled In the six years since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | UT-03 | Daveg pointed this race out in the comments, and I think it bears expansion. Chris Cannon has held this seat (UT-03) for awhile, but he s also been more or less marked for death by the Utah GOP for so... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Summer Trips for Teachers | From summer programs in archaeology or Russian to teaching abroad for a year or more, there are so many opportunities available to you as a teacher this year. So get out your pen and circle your favor... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | We need to connect and fix the schools | That recording goes through my brain every time a Guam Public School System story is posted. Major disconnect at all levels -- between the central office and schools, between GPSS and the Guam Educati... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Primary schools advise parents on high | TWO primary school principals have given parents advice on choosing high schools for next year. In the past month Busselton Primary School and Geographe Primary School have used their school newslette... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Leaders to Address School Choice Rally | PRESS RELEASE Leaders to Address School Choice Rally Parents for Free Choice in Education will hold a school choice rally this coming July 3rd, 7:30 PM, at the Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC, 760 Northfi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools | The entire reason for the advocation of abstinence only sex education is because of the results we are now feeling due to LACK of education. Why keep the hamster spinning his wheel? Tech kids the real... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | City owes $50,000 on late bills for Quincy High School project | Cops and courts. The city owes about $50,000 in interest on bills that were paid late to the architect for the Quincy High School construction project. High school architects Symmes, Maini and McKee a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | You've Just Graduated & the Economy's Tanked; Now What? (Diversity Inc) | 06.08 WNPR Buzz Created by UConn's Sustainability Project The University of Connecticut is in the midst of a sustainability project that is transforming the way students eat, and live, on campus. The... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Educate Online Launches, Dedicated to Improving Student Achievement, Building Academic Confidence | US Sen Reid: Housing Bill Unlikely To Pass This Week Jun 25, 2008 07:48 PM. GOP's McCain Calls For Energy Independence By 2025 Jun 25, 2008 07:48 PM. RIM Not Seeing Big BlackBerry Overlap With IPhone ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | An Introduction to Urban Legends | The next time you fill up your gas tank, make sure to take a look at the pump handle before you grab it. Terrorists are placing syringes filled with biological agents in gas pump handles, so if you're... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | "Another incumbent bites the dust" | Matthew Hay Brown One of the nation's most conservative congressmen apparently wasn't conservative enough for Utah's Third Congressional District. In a trend that may indicate the depth of voter dissa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | First wave of UCF medical school applicants total 778 | Orlando Sentinel education reporters blog about Central Florida schools. Check out what they have to say about education, and please join in the discussion about everything from FCAT to dress codes to... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 'Lympics to be held in Gateshead | Nine year old Lingey House pupil, Anthony Hardingham, throws the javelin while being cheered by fellow competitors. Lingey House Primary School in Gateshead and Gibside School in Whickham have teamed... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | ARCHIVE: Assessor in hot seat: Residents question property tax hikes | CHELAN Chelan Valley residents just experienced the biggest property value increases ever seen in Washington state, Chelan County Assessor Russ Griffith told about 300 people who gathered for a tax ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | How John Howard shored up private education, by God | The continuing battle between creationists and the so-called godless believers in Darwin and evolution was one of the highlights - if it can be described thus - of my time in the United States. Across... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Crestview superintendent resigns after one year | CONVOY - Crestview Superintendent Steve Puchta anounced his resignation, as of the end of July, to take a position with Anthony Wayne Schools. He presented his resignation letter to the Crestview Scho... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Teachers are warned that off-color postings online could be used against them | Party photos from sorority days past. That kind of content on a Facebook or MySpace Web page isn't an issue for many adults who use the social networking sites in their personal lives. But for teacher... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | House passes charter school moratorium | House carved out exemptions for two more proposed charter schools on Tuesday before passing a moratorium on charter schools. But legislators also acknowledged the temporary ban on new applications co... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Aligning Classroom Instruction to Culture Necessary for High School Equity | While No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorization stalls, civil rights and education leaders continue to urge Congress to take immediate action. The Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), the lea... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Final Rantoul TIF-district vote possible on Thursday | RANTOUL Rantoul's economic development director says the community's proposed second tax-increment-financing district could be the catalyst for revitalizing business in downtown Rantoul. The Rantoul... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | PR Newswire Offers Profiles of Organizations Exhibiting at the 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference | PR Newswire Offers Profiles of Organizations Exhibiting at the 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference . PR Newswire Offers Profiles of Organizations Exhibiting at the 29th Annual Nation... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Charter Schools' Major Gains | Charter schools are flying high - with nearly 85 percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in math, and 67 percent in English. The gains have Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Mansfield schools hire special ed director | Mansfield City Schools Superintendent Lloyd Martin said the importance of special education in the district can't be underestimated. "We have to engage students in special education if we are ever to... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Re:Thomson failing AYP; anyone concerned? | North Andover Political Discussion North Andover Public School System Re:Thomson failing AYP; anyone concerned? . There was much discussion at the 6/19 school committee meeting about Thomson probably... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Dept. Of Education Praised Luis Reyes's Leadership | Guam Guam - The Guam Education Policy Board (GEPB) did not meet as scheduled, but a letter written by interim Education Superintendent Wilfred Aflague to the United States Department of Education (US... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Jonhston High School 'Repurposing' | On Wednesday, June 18, state Education Commissioner Robert Scott informed Austin ISD that he is granting the district's request to "repurpose" Johnston High School , in the wake of the earlier ruling ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 2008 All-Scholastic baseball team announced | 2008 All-Scholastic baseball team announced (06/24/08) . Workshop planned for citizen journalists (06/20/08) .... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | School shuffle sends new principal to Cove; Pressman to lead Centerville | School shuffle sends new principal to Cove; Pressman to lead Centerville By Cate Lecuyer Staff writer BEVERLY In an unexpected rearrangement of elementary school principals, Superintendent James Hay... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Cost and Quality in Connecticut s Government Schools | This author may have no knowledge on what s going on in Woodstock. Since it was posted, we are publishing it without further comment. We would like to encourage outsiders to comment on the affairs of ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Textbooks Versus Computer Teaching | Education & Higher Learning Advice & Counseling Classroom Technology Colleges & Universities Continuing & Distance Learning Department of education Educational Assessment & Evaluations News Organiza... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | No classes yet in 25 city schools | By Maricar M. Calubiran Some 33 elementary and secondary schools will resume its classes today after the assessment made by officials of the City Schools Division and the city government. Classes howe... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ex-teacher classified as Level 1 on registry | CANTON A former high school English teacher was classified as a Level 1 sex offender Monday in St. Gravlin, 33, last month was sentenced to four months in jail and 10 years' probation after admittin... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Danny Tenaglia & Celeda Remix Contest | House legends Danny Tenaglia and Celeda along with TWISTED Records team up to give music fans a chance to remix one of the biggest house music anthems of all time Danny Tenaglia and Celeda s Music I... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Schools Take On Rising Fuel Costs | Rockingham County Schools. School transportation departments are looking for ways to cut costs in light of rising fuel prices. Photo by Michael Reilly HARRISONBURG - As fuel prices continue to climb, ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Alabama follows national trend of closing achievement gaps among students in lower grades, but widens gap in high school reading | Mayor Larry Langford proposes renaming Birmingham International Airport for Fred Shuttlesworth UAB recruiting Hispanic students to educate more Spanish-speaking health professionals Alabama follow... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Math, reading scores perk up | Students nationwide, including in Utah, are generally scoring better on reading and math tests since No Child Left Behind (NCLB) began, according to a report released Tuesday. But whether that's due t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Steve Roskoski | Steve Roskoski's accomplishments during his tenure at Multnomah County Library touch upon almost everything the library does: developing employee training, introducing chat reference, supervising a br... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | This man is an inspiration. Makes me want to a better job in my library. Keep up the | Steve Roskoski's accomplishments during his tenure at Multnomah County Library touch upon almost everything the library does: developing employee training, introducing chat reference, supervising a br... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NCLB gets a passing grade | No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the school reform law destined to be President Bush's prime domestic legacy, is under fire these days. 6-year-old law , which relies heavily on test-driven accountability.... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Berryhill schools try to secure sewer funds | Berryhill Public Schools is still hoping for a sewer line, while several other districts wait for academic and energy-related funding from federal dollars through a local lobbying firm. Area school bo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 'Name and shame rotten teachers' | The initiative is aimed at ridding the education system of teachers found guilty of sexual and physical abuse of pupils. "This is aimed at giving schools a database to refer to before employing teache... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The schools delivered | I think that's what people are paying for - that kind of achievement.'' It certainly wasn't his only conclusion, but state Education Commissioner Richard Mills couldn't ignore the political and financ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | America's inner-city schools - there is an answer | JOHN IBBITSON jibbitson@globeandmail. Twenty years ago, everyone knew the problems of Northern Ireland could never be solved. We keep forgetting that circumstances change, that people learn. A genera... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | A step into the future | In an increasingly wired (and wireless) world, an online presence is becoming indispensable for institutions ranging from businesses to nonprofits to government agencies. Grasping this new reality, Ba... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Manteca superintendent eyes Lodi | LODI - The Lodi Unified School District is in contract negotiations with Manteca Unified School District Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer to take its top job, sources said Tuesday. If she accepts, ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Caddo presses forward, despite significant change | Caddo Parish schools has endured several changes that would slow most systems down, but it hasn't missed a beat. The district has operated for a year without a permanent leader and with holes in its ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Giving every child an opportunity to reach his/her potential | As the number of special-needs students soars, public schools grapple with ways to offer high-quality education without going broke. There may be no greater challenge facing public schools today than... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | School districts hit hard by fuel costs | Over the past year in the Southampton school district, the price of diesel fuel for the district's 48 buses has more than doubled from $2. It takes 60 gallons to fill up one school bus -- in other wor... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ron Paul Against Science and Math Education | Ron Paul Against Science and Math Education 25 comments by Manuel , J.] Obama is Grasping the Ring, and He Won't Let Go 1 comments by jeff With 7 Minutes of Dissent Left, Here's the New Physical Searc... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Mix ID 34214 | .. PBwiki - Improved user interface [ New Window ] PBWiki has just announced improvements to their user interface.thing that caught my attention was this bit about improving PBwiki’s wysiwyg edi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Schools in Lorain must pay tax back | Several area school districts, including Lorain City Schools, will get a financial hit, while several others will get budget boosts, thanks to Gov. When the tangible personal property tax was eliminat... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Voters select members of new east, west Jordan school boards | 10:52 PM-Voters on Tuesday elected members of the east-side and west-side school boards in the soon-to-be-split Jordan District. Millerberg won the east-side Precinct 1 seat, according to unofficial r... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Positives in national education study includes Georgia | Georgia along with other states is showing improved student achievement in a new national report. The study was put together by the non-profit Center for Education Policy. It analyzed five years of da... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | School board explores change in its drug policy | Next school year, the Montgomery County School Board wants to start reviewing cases after a student's first drug-related problem reported at school. Board member Penny Franklin has proposed the policy... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | For New Yorkers: Seeking recommendations for membership in the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries | For New Yorkers: Seeking recommendations for membership in the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries. I am currently a member of the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries and find it a very worthwhile... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Will non-educator be new St. Louis leader? | JUNE 14, 2007 - From left are Melanie Adams, Richard Gaines, Rick Sullivan and Superintendent Diana Bourisaw. LOUIS Individually and collectively, the three members of the Special Administrative Boa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Chaffetz, Ellis lead tightly-contested Utah primaries | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - U. Chris Cannon appeared to be in trouble Tuesday in his bid for a seventh term as a challenger making a first run for office was ahead with more than half the precincts reportin... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Chaffetz, Ellis lead tightly-contested Utah | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - U. Chris Cannon appeared to be in trouble Tuesday in his bid for a seventh term as a challenger making a first run for office was ahead with more than half the precincts reportin... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | New violence policy on BOE's agenda | New policies designed to give school administrators and teachers clear guidelines for dealing with students affected by domestic or dating violence will be considered by the Chicago Board of Education... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Chaffetz appears to have ousted Cannon | Challenger ousts incumbent Davis lawmaker. resonated with Republican voters, who appear to have ousted the six-term incumbent in a Republican primary tonight. supporters gathered in Springville, short... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Elsevier Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals for Innovative and New | Elsevier Elsevier Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals for Innovative Libraries and New Scholars Awards target researchers in developing countries and academic workplace (CSRwire) NEW YORK,NY,. - June 24,... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | CITY OF TONAWANDA: Tonawanda test scores improve | Overall, Tonawanda City School students showed improvement on state assessments in math and English language arts, according to data released this week by the state Education Department. The tests are... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | School Board Fires Superintendent | GREENLAND - Greenland Superintendent Ron Brawner was fired Tuesday. In a special meeting Tuesday, the Greenland School Board voted unanimously to ask Brawner for his immediate resignation, and if he r... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | A historic garden, reborn | THE NATION'S first experimental garden is returning to form, with a 21st century twist. Begun soon after Oglethorpe founded Savannah in 1733, Trustees Garden was intended as a research center of sorts... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Beyond Schenley | Heather ArnetIn 2005, when Mark Roosevelt became superintendent for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the school board charged him with creating a national model for academic achievement that would keep ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Since NCLB, Math and Reading Scores Higher | Students nationwide, including in Utah, are generally scoring better on reading and math tests since No Child Left Behind (NCLB) began, according to a report released Monday. But whether that s due to... Read » |