2013年4月5日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


House approves $20.5B Colo. budget for next year

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:06 PM PDT

After bitter finger-pointing, the Colorado House on Friday passed a $20.5 billion state budget for next year, sending more money to public schools, paying down some pension debt, and earmarking money to ...

When Kids Are Afraid to Tell Teachers About Bullying—That Is a Problem

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

When I first started teaching, I wasn't exactly sure how I should respond to tattling. I wanted children to tell me what was going on, but I didn't want to hear everything, did I?  After all, how did I know if a child was tattling to get someone in trouble, or telling me information that would help another child?

LPB gets grant for educational programming

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Louisiana Public Broadcasting has won a federal grant totaling $113,000 to share its educational programming focused on literacy and math with children at three Head Start locations and three public schools, ...

At Odds: Connecting Dots Between Rutgers, Yahoo, Atlanta Teachers and Politics

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Atlanta teachers accused of cheating. Yahoo bans telecommuting. A Rutgers' basketball coach hurls balls and epithets at his players. Meanwhile, in Washington, the president and House Republicans can't or won't bridge their differences and regain the trust of voters.

Should Memphis’ Failing Schools Be Taken Over By Charter Operators?

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 05:35 PM PDT

With their low graduation rates, insufficient student retention, and sliding test scores, some Memphis schools are among the worst in Tennessee. In an attempt to improve them, the state has wrested control from local school boards and placed the schools in a special state-run district called the Achievement School District. This special district was created with funding from the U.S Department of Education's Race to the Top, a school-reform competition.
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