The U.S. Secretary of Education says Hawaii will struggle to qualify for Race to the Top funding because of state-imposed teacher furloughs.
(November 13, 2009, AP)
School officials abruptly ended a North Carolina middle school’s recent fundraiser, where students could donate $20 to the school in exchange for 20 test points.
(November 12, 2009, AP)
Pointing to research showing that physical activity enhances learning, a Michigan elementary school is putting exercise bikes in classrooms.
(November 12, 2009, AP)
Students in a North Carolina middle school can make a $20 donation to the school in exchange for 20 extra test points.
(November 11, 2009, MCT)
The program, which connects educators with parents to help them teach their toddlers and newborns, has served three million children globally since 1985.
(November 10, 2009, MCT)
Thousands of private schools have popped up in Pakistan with curriculums extending beyond Islam and teachers regularly showing up to work.
(November 9, 2009, AP)
Teachers have begun implementing hip-hop in the classroom as an educational tool.
(November 3, 2009, MCT)
First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.
(November 3, 2009, AP)
A recent survey by the Josephson Institute suggests that cheating in high schools has become “rampant, and it’s getting worse,” and computers have only made cheating easier for students.
(November 2, 2009, MCT)
Parents and school administrators search for answers as four students in the past six months committed suicide by stepping in front of trains in Palo Alto, Calif.
(November 2, 2009, AP)
Intended to help the state address a budget shortfall of $1 billion, teacher furloughs have federal and state officials scrambling for alternatives.
(October 28, 2009, AP)
A civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday asks the U.S. District Court to stop Friday furloughs to preserve the quality and integrity of special education and related services.
(October 22, 2009, MCT)
(October 22, 2009, AP)
Special education teacher Elizabeth Stein offers helpful hints on incorporating the "student perspective" in lesson planning.
(October 21, 2009)
If all goes according to plan, students at Glacier Peak High School will be creating molecular models for research scientists using high-tech computer software.
(October 21, 2009, AP)
Students feel significant levels of stress about schoolwork as early as elementary school, a new survey from Highlights magazine reveals.
(October 21, 2009)
No longer just selling cookies, PTA members are providing assistance with curriculum, classroom projects, library duty, and decision making.
(October 19, 2009, AP)
Low-income parents care deeply about their children's education, but too often, they are disenfranchised by our school systems, says distinguished Mississippi educator Renee Moore.
(October 14, 2009)
