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State yanks federal funding for NYC’s troubled schools because union and DOE fail to make a deal on teacher evaluations
New York state pulled the plug yesterday on more than $58 million in federal funding that had been earmarked for struggling schools, because the teachers union and the city said… Read more
Obama administration scrutinizes Georgia’s early Race to the Top work
The Obama administration is raising some concerns about Georgia’s early work to improve public schools with a $400 million, four-year federal Race to the Top grant. The administration is stepping… Read more
Campaign warning parents of bias in classroom books
‘Jihad’ is ‘defensive warfare,’ West blamed for 9/11 attacks A new Islam-awareness campaign is being launched to tell parents and students that they simply shouldn’t believe the editorializing in the… Read more
IIS holds refresher course for teachers
DOHA THE Ideal Indian School (IIS) organised a three-day orientation programme for its teachers. The main objective of the workshop which ended on Thursday was to keep the teachers abreast… Read more
B.C. court rules against teachers on code of conduct fight
In a decision released Thursday, the court sided with an arbitrator who refused to rule on a B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) grievance that accuses some school districts of ignoring a… Read more
Group B.C. students by ability not age, public says
B.C. schools should group students by ability rather than age, promote personalized learning but not at the expense of basic skills, eliminate standardized tests and provide more frequent reports to… Read more
Girls ‘more resilient’ than boys at school
Girls from single-parent families outperform boys in class because they are less affected by parental input, study shows Girls appear to be more resilient than boys in preventing problems at… Read more
