Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Sun May 19 11:46:26 CST 2013 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://mathetude.com:80/ How to construct a Line Segment Bisector AND a Right Angle using just a compass and a straightedge. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18876.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18876.html Mathetude Newman 15/05/2013 Michele McNeil -- This month, a majority of Washington "insiders" believe states will enact some sort of moratorium on stakes. A small portion, or 18 percent, thought the U.S. Department of Education would take such action, according to this Whiteboard Advisers survey. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18894.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18894.html Mathetude Newman 17/05/2013 Andrew Ujifusa -- Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising campaigns as schools continue implementation. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18878.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18878.html Mathetude Sculb 15/05/2013 House Speaker T.W. Shannon and House Republican Leadership announced a measure that will halt the federal intrusion of Common Core in Oklahoma Public Schools today. House Bill 1719 repeals the 2010 law requiring Common Core to be implemented by Oklahoma school districts. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18895.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18895.html Mathetude Newman 17/05/2013 Legislation will be heard next week that would keep from taking effect next year nationwide academic standards that were approved three years ago by lawmakers and then adopted by the state Board of Education, House Speaker T.W. Shannon said Thursday. House Bill 1719 would repeal the 2010 law requiring the common core curriculum from being implemented by local school districts. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18898.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18898.html Mathetude Newman 17/05/2013 Stephen Sawchuk -- Teacher-training exams have been subject to many criticisms: that there are too many of them, that their content isn't relevant, and that their costs are objectionable. New data open a further avenue for criticism: They're too easy. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18886.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18886.html Mathetude nitajo 16/05/2013 The revolution is against corporate-based education reform. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18891.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18891.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2013 For every student who’s ever been frustrated by a teacher’s lack of… err… teaching, this one’s for you. Jeff Bliss, a sophomore at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, went off on his World History teacher earlier this week after being kicked out of class. In a rant which was recorded by a classmate, Bliss criticized his teacher for giving out packets instead of engaging with students. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18892.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18892.html Mathetude nitajo 17/05/2013 Tulsa voters Tuesday proved their stalwart support of 42,000 students by passing a much-needed $38 million safety and technology bond issue by 67.4 percent. That's the good news. The bad news is that only 13,632 voters eligible voters bothered to show up at the polls. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18883.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18883.html Mathetude nitajo 16/05/2013 To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job market with cheap, indentured labor. http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18889.html http://mathetude.com:80/story/view/18889.html Mathetude Kbuck 17/05/2013