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• Report: Too many teachers, too little quality
• Technology to Keep International Students Connected
• Op-Ed: We Must Do More to Prepare Our New Teachers for the Classroom
• Ill. colleges plan training for gas drilling jobs
• Challenge to elite South African schools that segregate by language
• North Carolina’s state education boss wants to exempt teachers from income tax
• The Unmentionable Injustice
• Rookie teachers woefully unprepared, report says

Report: Too many teachers, too little quality Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.

Technology to Keep International Students Connected Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:49 AM PDT If homesickness is setting in, international students can let virtual communication ease the disconnect from loved ones back home or close friends who have traveled elsewhere to pursue higher education.

Op-Ed: We Must Do More to Prepare Our New Teachers for the Classroom Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:39 AM PDT Americans regularly tell pollsters that the medical profession is the one they admire most. But just a century ago, the medical profession wasn't held in such high regard. One of the main reasons was the uneven quality of medical training.

Ill. colleges plan training for gas drilling jobs Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:07 AM PDT Two colleges in southern Illinois have announced a cooperative agreement to provide training in the emerging field of high-volume oil and gas drilling. Officials from Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg ...

Challenge to elite South African schools that segregate by language Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT A majority-white South African public school has drawn accusations of trying to segregate itself from the black population through its language policy, touching off a court battle that could eventually impact the racial makeup of some of the country's best public schools.

North Carolina’s state education boss wants to exempt teachers from income tax Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:36 AM PDT North Carolina legislators probably won't act on a proposal by the elected supervisor of the state's public school system to exempt teachers from the burden of personal income taxes.

The Unmentionable Injustice Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT In the weeks before the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of Obamacare, the country trembled with anticipation. No such eagerness is evident now — yet the court is again poised to rattle our world. The case of Fisher v. Texas could upend the system of racial preferences in use throughout American higher education.

Rookie teachers woefully unprepared, report says Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:18 PM PDT By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - The U.S. teacher training system is badly broken, turning out rookie educators who have little hands-on experience running classrooms and are quickly overwhelmed by the job, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The review found "an industry of mediocrity," with the vast majority of programs earning fewer than three stars on a four-star rating scale - and many earning no stars at all. ...

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