By kcaskins | August 31, 2011 at 11:01 pm | No comments
Killed Tuesday morning in I-85 crash, Christina Whelan will be remembered by parents, students and friends for her sense of humor, warmth and professionalism.
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By kcaskins | August 31, 2011 at 6:42 pm | No comments
When students return Thursday for the first day of school across Wisconsin, many familiar faces will be gone, as teachers chose retirement over coming back in the wake of a new law that forces them to pay more for benefits ...
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By kcaskins | August 31, 2011 at 1:42 pm | No comments
An Ohio teacher named Susan Clements-Jeffrey bought a stolen laptop from a student, had a sexually explicit communication with her boyfriend via webcam, and is now suing a laptop tracking company for recording it. ...
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By Jason | August 31, 2011 at 10:38 am | No comments
A teacher who thought he would be laid off is returning to PS 124 instead of starting law school. (WNYC) Parents want the city to keep its promise to test.
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By Jason | August 31, 2011 at 9:58 am | No comments
District alters policy to allow teachers and administrators priority in submitting plans, instead of charter groups and other outsiders. Any group can still compete for existing, low-performing schools.
The Los Angeles Board of Education made a major change in its...
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By Jason | August 31, 2011 at 5:42 am | No comments
Your Black World founder and blogger Boyce Watkins expresses concern about a white teacher who called her minority students "future criminals."
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By Jason | August 31, 2011 at 1:52 am | No comments
California is likely to shrug off another push from President Obama this fall to base teacher evaluations on standardized tests. His administration is widely expected in September to require such.
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By kcaskins | August 31, 2011 at 12:02 am | No comments
SANTA FE (AP) - A Public Education Department task force recommends that teachers be evaluated based on the achievement of their students. The group's findings were announced Tuesday and the department posted a ...
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By kcaskins | August 30, 2011 at 9:03 pm | No comments
CHARLOTTE – NASCAR has been dismissed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the firing of a teacher following the filming of an explicit video shot two years ago at a Charlotte high school. Providence Day School teacher ..
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By Jason | August 30, 2011 at 7:23 pm | No comments
In other words, citing this clause for authority to establish a Department of Education begs the question, since our Iowa teacher has not first established education as one of “the powers given to them.” (2) In Federalist #33, ...
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