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- Avoid Talent Drain: Why California Should Retain Foreign Students
- Judge: Texas school finance plan unconstitutional
- Is Creationism Sneaking Back Into the Classroom?
- Mo. gov reverses $8.5M in cuts to higher education
- Judge: Texas school finance is unconstitutional
- Curbing gun violence after Newtown: Let's arm teachers
- South Africa's ANC picks fight with teachers union
- 3 Websites for High School Teachers to Try in 2013
Avoid Talent Drain: Why California Should Retain Foreign Students Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:21 PM PST COMMENTARY | In a matter that affects the most populous state, California, the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are getting behind changes that would pave the way for highly educated and skilled foreign students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to remain in the United States after earning their advanced degrees here. |
Judge: Texas school finance plan unconstitutional Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:09 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The system Texas uses to fund public schools violates the state's constitution by not providing enough money to school districts and failing to distribute it fairly, a judge ruled Monday in a landmark decision that could force the Legislature to overhaul the way it pays for education. |
Is Creationism Sneaking Back Into the Classroom? Posted: 04 Feb 2013 03:13 PM PST With a little finesse and a very good disguise, creationism may be finding it's way back into public schools. |
Mo. gov reverses $8.5M in cuts to higher education Posted: 04 Feb 2013 01:48 PM PST Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has reversed an $8.5 million cut to public colleges and universities because of improving state revenues.Nixon announced Monday that he is releasing the money to be distributed ... |
Judge: Texas school finance is unconstitutional Posted: 04 Feb 2013 01:44 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The system Texas uses to fund public schools violates the state's constitution by not providing enough money and failing to distribute the money in a fair way, a judge ruled Monday in a landmark decision that could force the Legislature to overhaul the way it pays for education. |
Curbing gun violence after Newtown: Let's arm teachers Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:56 AM PST In the wake of the Sandy Hook school attack in Newtown, Conn., President Obama is taking his gun control ideas on the road, and politicians, school administrators, and parents across the country are reviewing school safety. Many are discussing how to better protect schoolhouse doors and update safety drills, whether to add armed guards as the National Rifle Association proposes, and even whether to arm teachers. |
South Africa's ANC picks fight with teachers union Posted: 04 Feb 2013 09:07 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's African National Congress wants to make strikes illegal for teachers as it tries to improve a creaking education system and woo young voters before next year's election A senior official described the strikes, which waste weeks of teaching time each year, as threatening the "survival of society", setting the ruling party on a collision course with its traditional union allies. ... |
3 Websites for High School Teachers to Try in 2013 Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:48 AM PST Technology continues to make inroads into high school classrooms via bring-your-own device initiatives, 1:1 proposals that put a tablet or laptop in front of every student, and blended learning models that mix online courses with in-class instruction. |
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