News Briefs
April 29, 2008
State policymakers could help alleviate some of the challenges facing rural educators by equalizing the teacher-salary structures of their urban, suburban, and rural districts, advocates for rural education say.
April 29, 2008
The state Housing Authority is making $20 million available for home loans that now carry a 5.9 percent interest rate.
April 22, 2008
First lady Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited a class of 1st grade students at in Washington as part of a week recognizing the Teach For America program.
April 22, 2008
They were hoping to more closely align teacher-tenure decisions with student test scores, but the mayor of New York City and other proponents of that idea got the opposite: a two-year ban.
April 22, 2008
Critics of the buyout program say it encourages young and midlevel teachers to resign.
April 22, 2008
Bill also increases the statute of limitations on criminal charges for an abuse case.
Updated: May 12, 2008
Experts caution that reliable and up-to-date statistics on student violence against teachers can be hard to acquire. National and district data show a drop in such violence over the past decade.
May 6, 2008
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are trying to ease new teachers’ transition in other ways—particularly by helping them master new or difficult math content, manage their classrooms effectively, and know where to go for resources.
May 5, 2008
New York City's hiring policy has created a small but financially significant problem among a slew of teachers who have been unable to find work but remain on the payroll, according to a report.
May 5, 2008, AP
Hotly debated evolution bills that critics said would inject religious doctrine into public schools in the guise of science died a quiet death Friday on the final day of the legislative session.
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