Monday, April 25th, 2011
In a letter to University of Texas System regents, student leaders from the systems flagship campus, UT Austin, weighed in on the recent political dustup over the direction of higher education in Texas. The students professed support for both technical and soft research, a declaration aimed at a cadre of reformers who believe research is overemphasized ...
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Sunday, April 24th, 2011
A Washington think tank is suggesting that Congress require states to adopt the common standards—or another set of equally rigorous college- and career-ready standards—in order to get federal Title I funding. That's one of the recommendations that the Thomas B. Fordham Institute is making for the reauthorization of the Elementary ...
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Online-Exclusive Tickets Available Now In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Night on Monday, May 2, the Sacramento River Cats are making specially discounted tickets available for educators, school employees, district staff, students, and families. Teachers with a valid ID will also be eligible for a 10% discount in the On Deck ...
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
The common standards in English/language arts have gotten more people talking about the literacy skills students need to master. They press into territory that isn't the focus of most state standards, such as discipline-specific literacy strategies and learning how to grapple with increasingly complex texts. (I wrote about some of ...
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
in the area of Business or Accounting preferred. Elementary and Middle Secretary - one (1) year of successful secretarial/clerical experience required. Senior High Secretary - two (2) years of successful secretarial/clerical experience required. Memphis City Schools clerical experience preferred. Must be experienced or able to learn mainframe applications, Win-School, SAA ...
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
A new budget compromise in Washington takes a heavy toll on some curriculum-related programs at the U.S. Department of Education, wiping out funding for the main literacy initiative altogether while cutting way back on the $119 million Teaching American History grants program, my colleague Alyson Klein reports over at Politics ...
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