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Archive for November, 2009
More states have education data systems
Federal stimulus has spurred the growth of statewide longitudinal data systems, reports the Data Quality Campaign; but more work remains According to a new report, every state is on track ... Read more..Mission: Educational engagement
Lennise Crampton, a 40-year-old Milwaukee mother of eight, sometimes wonders how her children would have performed in school if she'd known how to be a better parent from the start. A ... Read more..The playtime’s the thing
On a recent Thursday, 5-year-old Estefani Lovo Rivera took charge of a make-believe hair salon in her preschool classroom at Oakridge Elementary in Arlington County. Wielding a plastic fork as ... Read more..School libraries key in teaching information skills
When school media specialists and educators make an effort to become familiar with the social-networking web sites and technologies that today's students use each day, they can forge important learning ... Read more..The WSJ on Education: Lies, Myths, and Yellow Journalism
Earlier this month the Ford Foundation made an exciting announcement: they're giving away $100 million to improve secondary education in urban schools. This is fantastic news to anyone who cares about ... Read more..Gates Foundation invests $335 million in education reform
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and mentoring in three large ... Read more..Movers & Shakers: “Collaborative and Inclusive” McMahon to be Welcomed as New Superintendent
NORTH CALDWELL – Thomas C. McMahon, 47, of Toms River will be named superintendent of the grades 7-12 West Essex Regional School District at the Monday, Nov. 30 board ... Read more..Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s $4 Billion Challenge
Last week, the US Department of Education announced the finalized criteria for its Race To The Top (RTTT) initiative, pitting states against each other in competition for $4 billion in ... Read more..Mentoring and Student Leadership Get Push from First Lady in Denver
Speaking to students in Denver yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama said it is never too late or too early to become a mentor. Focusing on young women, the White House initiative ... Read more..Movers & Shakers: Henton Among those to Contend in Final Interview in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) Board of Education narrowed the field of candidates for superintendent to three individuals over the weekend. Among them is Dr. Deborah Henton, currently superintendent of ... Read more.. Copyright
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