Education reform under President Obama: Investing in the future
According to the New York Daily News, the achievements and the pro-accountability and pro-testing agenda the Obama administration has implemented in regards to education reform is one that rivals that of many self-professed "education presidents," who ...www.voxxi.com
State Education Reform Ideas Get Mixed Grades
(Source: Teresa Ristow Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. (MCT) - Southern Oregon University students and Rogue Community College staff dominated a state education forum Wednesday night - criticizing a proposed achievement-based funding model for ...www.loansafe.org
Chicago school board approves deal that ended teacher strike
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education approved a new contract on Wednesday with public school teachers, closing the book on a bitter dispute over school reforms that triggered the first strike by unionized educators in the city in 25 years.articles.chicagotribune.com
8 Years From Today: When the Uneducated Become the Unemployed
Dr. Kerri Briggs is the Director of Education Reform at the George W. Bush Institute. Follow the Bush Center on Twitter: https://twitter.www.huffingtonpost.com
Death To Education Reform
But the way education reform advocates are going about it is wrong. The problem is that you're never going to get people motivated to be awesome teachers if they're part of a giant bureaucracy.www.forbes.com
Idaho businessman brings Romney into education reform fight
Idaho businessman brings Romney into education reform fight. The Associated Press By The Associated Press The Oregonian on October 24, 2012 at 8:23 PM, updated October 24, 2012 at 8:38 PM.www.oregonlive.com
Will NY Reform Commission Champion School Funding Equity?
Last April, Governor Andrew Cuomo established the New New York Education Reform Commission, charged with identifying "successful models and strategies" to "boost student achievement without increasing spending.www.huffingtonpost.com
Guest Post: The Charter School Amendment – An Important Tool in the Georgia ...
The Charter School Amendment is an important education reform for Georgia. Statewide, the overall high school graduation rate hovers in the mid 60% range, and in many school districts serving mostly low income students the graduation rate is closer to ...www.peachpundit.com
4th Congressional District's GOP candidate highlights education reform
Hector Conception, Republican challenger in the 4th Congressional District, says there is too much concern about immigration reform and not enough about education reform. This reflects a top concern of Pilsen residents interviewed earlier this month.news.medill.northwestern.edu
Idaho secretary of state sues education reform group for donor info
Education Voters of Idaho contributed more than $200,000 to a related political action committee, Parents for Education Reform, for broadcast advertising meant to help save the overhaul. The two groups share leaders and addresses, and Education Voters ...www.oregonlive.com
Assembly of First Nations wrong to oppose education reform
Education statistics from the 2006 census make clear the need for reform (2011 results are not yet available): 50 per cent of "Registered Indians" do not have a high school diploma, in comparison to 23 per cent of other Canadians.www.firstperspective.ca
Business group pushing tougher school standards
While the standards were independently adopted and created by the states, the Obama administration encouraged their expansion through its Race to the Top competition, which has awarded more than $4 billion to pursue education reforms. Proponents of ...www.phillyburbs.com
Task force proposes tuition changes to make Florida universities compete
The seven-member Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform called for more budgetary control by the state Board of Governors and more university spending, the Associated Press said.www.bizjournals.com
Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Weighs In On Michigan's Proposal 2
Under Proposal 2, any Michigan laws that limit workers' ability to join unions would be invalidated -- and many education reform laws of the variety supported by Rhee require drastic changes to the way teachers are hired and fired in the name of making ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Longhorns Teach for America raises awareness on education reform
"We were hired to increase recruitment here at UT, and we wanted to raise awareness about education reform," Melissa Dunn, supply chain management and government senior and one of the campus campaign coordinators, said.www.dailytexanonline.com
There is no 'unishambles' in education
A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) shows there is a "unishambles", this newspaper claimed yesterday on its front page.www.independent.co.uk
Education reform gains local, national attention
With the November elections in two weeks and a debate over the direction of the country's school system taking place nationwide, ongoing education reform in New Haven has become the subject of praise from local, state and national political officials.www.yaledailynews.com
Patrick Lane: Educate students to succeed
Unfortunately, we are not providing our West Virginia children with the education they need. Education reform must be a priority.wvgazette.com
Reforming curricula : hate content in Pakistani textbooks
Given that increasing extremism poses an existential threat to Pakistan; the government, civil society, education experts and citizens all need to contribute to a serious process of curriculum and textbook reform to help combat the growing levels of ...www.dailytimes.com.pk
Education reform leader backs plan to appoint Bridgeport Board of Ed
BRIDGEPORT -- A national leader in education reform Sunday offered his support for the city's plan to replace the elected Board of Education with a new board appointed by the mayor.www.ctpost.com
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