NEA President-Elect Pledges to Stay the Course
During the four-day meeting, delegates banned private school workers from joining their union, booed Obama on performance pay, and listened to Dennis Van Roekel say he won’t change the NEA’s direction.
(July 7, 2008)
Career Academies Found to Yield Earnings Payoff
A 15-year research project found that students in career academies were no more likely to attend college than those in traditional high schools, but they earned more money by their mid-20s. (July 8, 2008)
Okla. City Names New Superintendent
Seeking stability after a dispute that led the last superintendent and school board chairman to resign, the district turned to Karl Springer. (July 8, 2008, AP)
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Ed. Dept. Releases Guide for Evaluating Online Learning
The report is designed to help educators gauge the effectiveness of the rapidly growing field of online education.
(July 2, 2008)
School Health Centers Bring Services to Students
Hundreds have opened in schools around the country in the last 20 years to treat teenagers, the age group least likely to get preventive health care.
(July 3, 2008, AP)
Rhode Island to Allow Mayors to Charter Schools
Groups of municipal leaders could get together to form a regional school and find an operator to run it. (July 2, 2008)
USTA Rewards Coaches for Adopting ‘No Cut’ Rules
Magazine subscriptions, access to an online forum, and letters of commendation to their high school principal are among the benefits that await the coaches for expanding their tennis teams. (July 3, 2008)
Six States to Design Own Plans for Fixing Schools
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, in an announcement today, gave six states the OK to write their own prescriptions for ailing schools under NCLB. (July 1, 2008, AP)
Teacher Tech. Standards Unveiled at Ed. Computing Conference
New standards try to shift the focus from technology tools to raising academic achievement and preparing students for highly skilled jobs of the future. (July 1, 2008)
Mo. Outlaws Cyberbullying in Wake of Teen Suicide
The state's governor signed legislation Monday outlawing cyberbullying, partly inspired by the death of a teen girl who was harassed online. (June 30, 2008, AP)
Study Urges National Board to Weigh Student Gains
Researchers find the “value added” measure of student achievement would help determine whether teachers are skilled enough to earn the advanced credential. (June 30, 2008)
As far as I am concerned, there needs to be more to just using test scores to award performance pay to teachers …
