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More college freshmen see getting good job as key goal, poll finds

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 7, Clicks: 4)
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The UCLA survey asks first-year students to select reasons they are pursuing higher education. The 85.9% who cite job concerns is the most in the 40 years the question has been asked.

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Pennsylvania school district on verge of collapse (and using free labor to stay open)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 5)
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Valerie Strauss -- A tragic story is unfolding in Pennsylvania’s troubled Chester Upland School District, where a combination of drastic budget cuts, poor management, student attrition to charter schools and other factors have left the immediate future of the traditional public schools in doubt.

1 comments | Tags: valerie strauss chester upland school district pennsylvalnia pennsylvalnia tom corbett school funding | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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England: Facebook and Twitter warning to teachers who befriend pupils

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.telegraph.co.uk (Views: 8, Clicks: 4)
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In 43 of the 336 cases referred to the General Teaching Council for England last year for "unacceptable professional conduct", teachers had used online forums, emails and websites like Facebook and Twitter to contact children.

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Chester Upland teacher: Who is going to help our schools?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- The state government had initially refused to help, but changed its mind — perhaps out of embarrassment by the public outcry, which included candlelight vigils and national press coverage. So Gov. Tom Corbett has agreed to provide $3.2 million in funding but that will only cover about a month. Then the money runs out again.

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City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 6)
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A project tracked the academic performance of more than 21,000 New York City students who applied for ninth grade admission at 105 small high schools, mainly in Brooklyn and in the Bronx, from 2005 to 2008.

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Business, Civil Rights Groups Blast Kline's NCLB Proposal

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 16, Clicks: 4)
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A top GOP lawmaker's plan for rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act amounts to a "rollback" of the law, 38 business, civil rights, and other advocacy organizations said in a letter, sent Jan. 24 to its sponsor.

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Bill to align colleges, labor data wins approval

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.miamiherald.com (Views: 15, Clicks: 4)
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Colorado's colleges would have to work with labor experts to find out where jobs are under a bill that received bipartisan backing in a state House committee Wednesday.

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Jerry Brown: "My Hunch is that Principals and Teachers Know the Most..."

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 28, Clicks: 4)
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In his State of the State address today, Jerry Brown continues to lead education in a direction that is different from that taken by most of the nation's governors. Like few other leaders, he seems to recognize the flaws in our over-reliance on tests, and the need to shift power back to those in closest contact with our students.

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Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 8)
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President Obama’s call for every state to require students to stay in school until they turn 18 is Washington’s first direct involvement in an issue that many states have found tough to address.

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The True Cost of High School Dropouts

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 21, Clicks: 4)
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Proven educational strategies to increase high school completion provide returns to the taxpayer that are two to four times their cost.

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NH gets D- on teacher quality policies

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 4)
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New Hampshire has made almost no progress in enacting policies that promote teacher quality in the last two years and continues to score poorly in a national report being released Wednesday.

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Petty Differences Mask Consensus on Teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 4)
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Disagreements between unions and politicians on how best to assess teachers are not as significant as the amount of agreement.

1 comments | Tags: teacher evaluations andrew m. cuomo michael r. bloomberg charlotte danielson new york | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Report: RI's strides on teacher quality among best

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 4)
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Rhode Island is among the states that have made the most strides on teacher quality policies in the last two years, a national education research and policy group said Wednesday.

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Oklahoma schools Superintendent Janet Barresi defends new accountability system

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 6)
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During a live streaming video interview on Monday, Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi answered questions that had been posted on the Oklahoma Republican Party's Facebook page.

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Obama on education in State of the Union address

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 18, Clicks: 5)
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President Obama -- "To prepare for the jobs of tomorrow, our commitment to skills and education has to start earlier. For less than one percent of what our Nation spends on education each year, we’ve convinced nearly every State in the country to raise their standards for teaching and learning – the first time that’s happened in a generation."

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More college freshmen see getting good job as key goal, poll finds

Pennsylvania school district on verge of collapse (and using free labor to stay open)

England: Facebook and Twitter warning to teachers who befriend pupils

Chester Upland teacher: Who is going to help our schools?

City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says

Business, Civil Rights Groups Blast Kline's NCLB Proposal

Bill to align colleges, labor data wins approval

Jerry Brown: "My Hunch is that Principals and Teachers Know the Most..."

Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age

The True Cost of High School Dropouts

NH gets D- on teacher quality policies

Petty Differences Mask Consensus on Teachers

Report: RI's strides on teacher quality among best

Oklahoma schools Superintendent Janet Barresi defends new accountability system

Obama on education in State of the Union address

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