News Briefs
States that have a “genuine” alternative route to teacher certification attract more minority teachers, says a study scheduled to be published this month in the journal Education Next.
November 18, 2008
Several teachers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., school district face discipline for posting images and material on the social-networking site Facebook that school leaders find objectionable, including one teacher who wrote, “I hate my students!”
November 17, 2008
Voters in Oakland, Calif., have rejected a tax measure that was intended to raise millions for teachers’ salaries and charter schools.
November 10, 2008
The presidents of both national teachers’ unions told a House panel last week that investing in school facilities could help put the economy on a firmer footing.
November 4, 2008
The Philadelphia school district has reached a one-year agreement with its teachers’ union.
November 4, 2008
The Dallas school district has rehired 57 teachers who had been among the hundreds laid off last month to avoid a projected $84 million budget deficit.
November 4, 2008
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is retooling its precollegiate approach and launching a push to double college-completion rates.
Updated: November 13, 2008
At least 75 members of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges have pledged to produce more math and science teachers.
November 10, 2008
If approved, the Grand Rapids Education Association would assume responsibility for managing a share of the Michigan district’s budget.
November 6, 2008
Educators see benefits in having access to technologies developed for the military long before they reach the commercial market.
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November 6, 2008
States nationwide tally their losses, while trying to reassure retirees that funds are secure in the long-term.
November 4, 2008
Like other professionals, teachers appear to be dipping into their sick time in order to run errands, do holiday shopping, or extend a weekend, a new analysis suggests.
November 3, 2008
Updated: November 4, 2008
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