Duncan Aims to Make Incentives Key Element of ESEA
The education secretary wants a reauthorized law to reward high-performing schools, districts, and states.
(November 30, 2009)
New Head of U.S. Research Agency Aims for Relevance
Reflecting his on-the-ground experience, the new director of the Institute of Education Sciences wants studies that are useful to the field.
(November 30, 2009)
Majoring in Math Not Always a Classroom Plus
The evidence, experts say, does not show a link between teachers who majored in math and higher student achievement, especially before high school.
(November 25, 2009)
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Stimulus Rules on 'Turnarounds' Shift
The guidelines allow states and districts more leeway in how they intervene in chronically underperforming schools.
(November 23, 2009)
La. Education Salaries Grow $8M Under Pastorek
State Superintendent Paul Pastorek says higher salaries are needed to attract and keep the best talent.
(November 30, 2009, AP)
Payment Shift Is Trouble for Minn. Charter Schools
Without several funding options available to traditional public schools, budget shifting leaves charter schools grasping for operating capital. (November 30, 2009, AP)
Dropout Costs Priced for 50 Major U.S. Cities
If half the students who dropped out of the class of 2008 had graduated, they would have generated $4.1
billion more in wages, according to a new analysis. (November 25, 2009)
More Women Found in N.C. Classrooms Than in Offices
About 80 percent of the state's educators are women, but men hold more than half of the administrative positions.
(November 30, 2009, AP)
Mass. Senate Hopeful Khazei Touts City Year Legacy
Alan Khazei is running for the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat based on his experience as City Year co-founder. (November 30, 2009, AP)
Chicago School Board Begins 2nd Internal Investigation
The board will investigate how members use their taxpayer-financed expense accounts, a move prompted by Chicago Tribune inquiries into board President Michael Scott, who committed suicide a week ago. (November 25, 2009, MCT)
Academics are important, but so is learning a useful skill. There has always been a bias in thinking that they are mutually exclusive - much to our demise.
