By Jason | May 2, 2012 at 9:24 am | No comments
The NYPost has an article about the rising pregnancy rate of out of wed-lock couples, mainly through teen pregnancy.
An old business adage holds that when you can’t solve a problem, make it bigger and look for a comprehensive fix. Gov. Cuomo followed that advice with his...
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By kcaskins | March 25, 2012 at 12:29 pm | No comments
Online education is growing at an exponential rate.
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Alexander Spring: Online Learning: The Ruin Of...
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By Jason | February 22, 2012 at 10:36 am | One comment
insideschools.org has an interesting trend in NYC public schools to maintain their budgets and performance metrics by deny entry for special needs students
"Special needs children need not apply."
There was no sign hanging on the main office at PS 289 in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
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By Jason | October 21, 2011 at 9:22 am | No comments
I believe in standardize testing, however testing at such a young age as kindergarten kids is a bit much.
Gothamschools has the article
Starting in 2014, children will have to take a test when they start kindergarten, according to a commitment New York State has made to...
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By Jason | May 17, 2011 at 2:02 am | No comments
Those scheming and secretive Christians are trying to get our children. Well, so The Age thinks.
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The Age's reporting of Christian Religious Education - On Line...
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By Jason | May 16, 2011 at 1:53 am | No comments
FMT LETTER: From Datin Noor Azimah, via e-mail "A teacher is an educator who determines the future of our children and that of our country" - Naj...
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Teachers, catalysts for national education transformation | Free...
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By Jason | May 15, 2011 at 10:40 am | No comments
Parents seeking the best education for their children in Africa are increasingly looking out to private institutions as the quality of learning in public schools declines despite increased government spending. ...
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Quality education lacking in public...
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By kcaskins | May 15, 2011 at 12:32 am | No comments
Criminal charges against a single black mother and conviction of another for sending their children to schools in districts in which they are not residents provide yet more indications of deep seated problems festering in our country.
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Education freedom is...
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By Jason | May 15, 2011 at 12:32 am | No comments
Criminal charges against a single black mother and conviction of another for sending their children to schools in districts in which they are not residents provide yet more indications of deep seated problems festering in our country.
See the article here:
Education...
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By Jason | May 13, 2011 at 1:52 am | No comments
While the Chicago Teachers Union tried to mount a way too late attack on the bill, the leadership of the IEA and the IFT allied with the phony reformers of Stand for Children and Advance Illinois proved too much. ...
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House passes anti-teacher...
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