Daily Archives: 1:12 PM
At the Expense of Men: Women Making Slow, Sure Strides In Science, Math
For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home – a sorority for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady… Read more
Senate vote: first step toward dismantling No Child Left Behind
In a major course correction, a Senate panel on Thursday proposed taking nearly decade of school reform in a new direction by largely dismantling a controversial accountability system… Read more
Mayor says union doesn’t want teachers to be evaluated
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted teachers- union complaints over a new evaluation system that’s not even operational yet — saying the UFT is just trying to subvert a real measure of… Read more
Technology Doesn’t Cause Bullying and — Despite Claims — It Can’t Prevent It
Larry Magid – My inbox is full of pitches for products and services that claim to prevent bullying. Most use some type of word recognition to either block… Read more
Education Nation or Education Corporation?
Once again this past few weeks, the ongoing education debate in the United States occupied the headlines, bylines and cable news scrolls. NBC launched its second annual “Education Nation Summit,”… Read more
New Laws Take Aim at Bullying
The issue of bullying rose on state legislative agendas this year, with 21 states passing anti-bullying laws—some of which expanded schools’ responsibilities to keep a check on any harassment that… Read more
Study On Suburban Heroin Use Dispels Myths About Protective And Risk Factors
“I was not a big risk taker as a kid. [My parents] can’t picture me using heroin. My mom was putting ribbons in my hair in fifth grade, and curling… Read more
Mandated Pledge of Allegiance in Seattle schools irks some parents
“It pains me to think that at a school that emphasizes thinking globally we would institute something that makes our children think that this country alone is where their allegiance lies
Illinois pension system: 2 teachers union lobbyists used loophole for fat pensions
SPRINGFIELD —— Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of… Read more
Study: Later classes = lower grades
By Daniel de Vise – A new study suggests that college students who take 8 a.m. classes tend to get better grades than those who sleep in. That might seem… Read more
