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States Inch Forward on Graduation Rate Standard

2008-07-30T07:59:00-04:00

Three years after the National Governors Association announced that all 50 members had agreed to standardize their states graduation rate formulas, only 16 have since adopted the standard.

Ed. Dept. Awards Grants to Improve Spec. Ed. Training

2008-08-04T17:04:21-04:00

Universities are to revamp teacher-preparation programs, with an eye to increasing the numbers of teachers deemed highly qualified in special education.

Some States Said to Share 'Core' Standards

2008-07-31T13:30:04-04:00

An analysis found that 12 states have similar standards in English/language arts, and 16 do in math, and most of them incorporate the broad range of high-level college-readiness skills identified by Achieve.

Black Males Still Lag in Graduation, Report Says

2008-08-05T12:55:28-04:00

The Schott Foundation pledges to step up advocacy efforts to close the gap.

Mississippi Raises Bar on NCLB Test Scores

2008-08-06T12:28:32-04:00

In a move many see as overdue, the state is setting a tougher standard for students to qualify as “proficient” — and many more are likely to fall short.

For Teachers’ Unions, It’s the Year of the Women

2008-08-07T12:04:14-04:00

For the first time in recent history, all of the American Federation of Teachers’ top elected leaders are women. At the National Education Association, women occupy two of the three highest posts.

NBPTS Gears Up in High-Need Districts

2008-08-07T11:38:50-04:00

Under an expanded initiative, the national board will provide financial and professional help to teachers as they begin the certification process and through their growth as teacher leaders.

State-Chief Turnovers Squeezing Talent Pool

2008-08-08T11:55:15-04:00

A high turnover among top state school officers nationwide is posing a challenge for recruiters seeking people with the right mix of educational acumen and political savvy to fill the vacant or soon-to-be-vacant spots.

Ohio Governor Listens on K-12—But Action Awaits

2008-08-08T11:30:23-04:00

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is pressing ahead with a project to collect school improvement ideas from citizens statewide, with an eye toward eventual legislation.

‘Reading First’ Conference Draws 6,000

2008-08-06T14:12:35-04:00

With the likely loss of funding, educators try to figure out how to keep the federal reading program alive in their districts.

State Says Teachers Union Is Making Excuses

2008-08-06T09:09:57-04:00

Teachers' Group Sues Over Dropout Prevention Program

2008-08-05T18:02:00-04:00

Academic Pressure on Rise for Teens, Poll Finds

2008-08-05T10:16:04-04:00

High school students report spending more time on homework and feeling greater stress about grades, according to a new national survey.

Honors and Awards

2008-08-04T16:28:35-04:00

Digital Classrooms

Grants Awarded

2008-08-04T16:28:28-04:00

Career Counseling

Fla. Judge Rejects Challenge to Voucher Amendments

2008-08-05T08:58:28-04:00

Reversing Reluctance

2008-08-05T16:35:34-04:00

When it comes to the "reluctant learner," Reginald Beaty and Neil Shorthouse ask, who is really the reluctant party—the students or the adults responsible for them? And how can the nation’s teachers and caregivers reverse reluctance to help every child achieve full potential?

Learning From the Mavericks: Lessons for Districts From Small Urban High Schools

2008-08-05T15:55:27-04:00

Case studies of resource use in nine leading-edge small urban high schools can offer lessons for districts that are not satisfied with just a few examples of outstanding schools, but want to create entire systems of them, say Regis Shields & Karen Hawley Miles.

Teachers! McCain's Your Guy!

2008-08-05T16:23:42-04:00

The top goal of both teachers’ unions is driving a stake into the federal No Child Left Behind Act. That stake, however, is far more likely to get pounded in by John McCain than by Barack Obama, who won the overwhelming endorsement of both unions, says Richard Whitmire.

Saving Oneida Language Becomes a Full Time Job

2008-08-04T17:01:07-04:00

Heath Hill looks forward to the day when all ceremonies in the Oneida Indian Nation Longhouse can once again be held in the native language spoken by someone from his upstate New York tribe.

'Guitar Hero' Whiz Aiming Higher

2008-08-04T09:35:16-04:00

Tribes Use Camps to Speak on Preserving Language

2008-08-04T09:54:51-04:00

In an America dominated by computers, TV and video games, a decreasing number of Native Americans, especially younger ones, can speak or understand their native tongues.