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NEA to challenge 'No Child Left Behind' Tuesday, July 4, 2006By PHIL DAVIS ORLANDO, Fla. - An overwhelming majority of delegates from the nation's largest education union approved a plan Monday to aggressively lobby Congress for reform of the No Child Left Behind Act.
NEA's Accountability Plan: Money to Reward Success, Money to Correct Failure. Tuesday, July 4, 2006Education Intelligence Agency I'm not going to spend much time on "NEA's Positive Agenda" for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently referred to as No Child Left Behind.
Teachers MatterTuesday, July 4, 2006New York TimesTo improve student performance, the states need to play a much stronger role in teacher training and certification — and in making sure that qualified teachers are evenly spread across their school districts.The Haberman "Star Teacher" On-Line Pre-Screener
The Grim Neurology of Teenage DrinkingTuesday, July 4, 2006New York Times By KATY BUTLER The costs of early heavy drinking, experts say, appear to extend far beyond the time that drinking takes away from the common tasks of growing up.
Comment: Education summit focused too much on the practical issues Tuesday, July 4, 2006San Antonio Express-NewsOne Saturday last month, a number of political, business and educational leaders across Bexar County convened at Mayor Phil Hardberger's first Summit on Education and Workforce Development.
In Defense of Testing SeriesNewsweek 's Flawed School RatingsTuesday, July 4, 2006by William L. BainbridgeNewsweek 's national list of "America's Best High Schools" unfortunately has become a one-stop shop for both fact and fiction in school ratings. Since Americans love ratings, the May 16th issue of the newsmagazine created wide interest. It was their 4th tabloid-like attempt to identify the top high schools across the states.
An Interview with Michael Satarino: Principal of the Number One School In America!Tuesday, July 4, 2006Michael F. ShaughnessyEastern New Mexico UniversityRecently, in Newsweek magazine, on May 8, 2006, there was an article about the Top One Hundred Schools in America. The article by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Winger ran from page 50-62. Dallas's Talented and Gifted School was named number one. These public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews which involves the number of AP ( Advanced Placement ) classes and/or International Baccalaureate Tests taken by the pupils in a school in 2005, divided by the number of graduating seniors.
Equitable Education is Possible(A summary, with comments, of Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance released by Fordham Institute, June 2006)Tuesday, July 4, 2006 By Nancy SalvatoThe Fordham Institute recently released a report, Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance , which advocates reforming the current system of school funding. This is a long time coming. A convincing argument is made that schools should not be funded based on number of staff; formulas which do not adequately address local variables; politically savvy local school advocates; or property wealth.
Homework does not = A's
NEA to challenge 'No Child Left Behind' Tuesday, July 4, 2006By PHIL DAVIS ORLANDO, Fla. - An overwhelming majority of delegates from the nation's largest education union approved a plan Monday to aggressively lobby Congress for reform of the No Child Left Behind Act.
NEA's Accountability Plan: Money to Reward Success, Money to Correct Failure. Tuesday, July 4, 2006Education Intelligence Agency I'm not going to spend much time on "NEA's Positive Agenda" for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently referred to as No Child Left Behind.
Teachers MatterTuesday, July 4, 2006New York TimesTo improve student performance, the states need to play a much stronger role in teacher training and certification — and in making sure that qualified teachers are evenly spread across their school districts.The Haberman "Star Teacher" On-Line Pre-Screener
The Grim Neurology of Teenage DrinkingTuesday, July 4, 2006New York Times By KATY BUTLER The costs of early heavy drinking, experts say, appear to extend far beyond the time that drinking takes away from the common tasks of growing up.
Comment: Education summit focused too much on the practical issues Tuesday, July 4, 2006San Antonio Express-NewsOne Saturday last month, a number of political, business and educational leaders across Bexar County convened at Mayor Phil Hardberger's first Summit on Education and Workforce Development.
In Defense of Testing SeriesNewsweek 's Flawed School RatingsTuesday, July 4, 2006by William L. BainbridgeNewsweek 's national list of "America's Best High Schools" unfortunately has become a one-stop shop for both fact and fiction in school ratings. Since Americans love ratings, the May 16th issue of the newsmagazine created wide interest. It was their 4th tabloid-like attempt to identify the top high schools across the states.
An Interview with Michael Satarino: Principal of the Number One School In America!Tuesday, July 4, 2006Michael F. ShaughnessyEastern New Mexico UniversityRecently, in Newsweek magazine, on May 8, 2006, there was an article about the Top One Hundred Schools in America. The article by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Winger ran from page 50-62. Dallas's Talented and Gifted School was named number one. These public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews which involves the number of AP ( Advanced Placement ) classes and/or International Baccalaureate Tests taken by the pupils in a school in 2005, divided by the number of graduating seniors.
Equitable Education is Possible(A summary, with comments, of Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance released by Fordham Institute, June 2006)Tuesday, July 4, 2006 By Nancy SalvatoThe Fordham Institute recently released a report, Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance , which advocates reforming the current system of school funding. This is a long time coming. A convincing argument is made that schools should not be funded based on number of staff; formulas which do not adequately address local variables; politically savvy local school advocates; or property wealth.
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