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| MOOCs, sensors, apps and games: The revolution in education innovation Washington Post Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been touted by some as the breakthrough that will transform education. Top universities such as MIT, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley are scrambling to make their lectures available ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Our View: Education Budget Debacle Unveils Legislature Power Struggle Twin Falls Times-News We are surprised by Idaho Senate's vote that squashed a $1.3 billion education budget for the next fiscal year. But mostly we are disappointed the Legislature left such an important piece of business for the very end. In a session that gave us a state ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| McAuliffe applauds education proposal in Inslee's budget plan HeraldNet (blog) The proposal comes more than halfway through the legislative session while lawmakers continue to grapple with how to address the 2012 McCleary Supreme Court decision which said the state is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fund basic education. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Let's keep the 'public' in public higher education TheNewsTribune.com We all benefit when we make investments in the public good, including in our schools, roads, bridges, parks, publicly funded research and, of course, our public universities and colleges. Now more than ever, if we want to sustain a healthy middle class ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Key education activists protesting in DC next week Washington Post (blog) testedtodespair Education activists opposed to corporate-based school reform are converging on Washington D.C. next week for the second annual United Opt Out National event on the grounds of the U.S. Education Department. Among those who will be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Senate's $74.3 billion budget differs over education issues Orlando Sentinel (blog) TALLAHASSEE — The Senate's released its $74.3 billion budget, and it looks a lot like the House's $74.4 billion spending plan in a lot of places — with the exception of education funding where the Senate takes an approach closer to Gov. Rick Scott's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Education chief candidate stresses 'more local control, less bureaucracy' Sawyer County Record A challenger for the job of Wisconsin public education superintendent in the April 2 election says he wants more local control of education and less bureaucracy at the state level. State Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford), who is challenging incumbent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Governor vetoes education, wage bills ABQ Journal In an ongoing standoff with Democrats over education issues, the Republican governor also vetoed seven school-related bills. She said in a sweeping veto message that they all "represent a desire by the establishment to cling to the same failed status ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Adult education needs cash Vallejo Times-Herald On March 21, he met and listened to our concerns about the future of adult education in California. Principals Hartley and Slota provided the following data that demonstrates why it is imperative to keep adult education attached to the K-12 school ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Education a Must for Change, Progress in Nigeria - Experts AllAfrica.com The gathering was organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and sponsored by Etisalat. The summit members agreed on one very crucial issue, education as a necessary tool to move every aspect of the economy forward. Though the two-day event, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Education, tolls and cushey jobs The Logan Banner As I had told you to expect, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's landmark education reform bill passed the legislature last week with virtually no revisions. I had earlier explained that lawmakers were prepared to endorse the plan, even though the overwhelming ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| LRS® Education Services Receives Approval to Offer Microsoft Certification ... Sacramento Bee SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 29, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- LRS Education Services has added a fourth certification program to its roster of Microsoft Certifications since being approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Illinois ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Career education bill would ease testing requirements for high school graduation Tallahassee Democrat (blog) LCS Superintendent Jackie Pons, State Sen. Bill Montford, Florida Chamber of Commerce President Mark Wilson and TCC President Jim Murdaugh met to discuss career and professional education for Florida students. / Glenn Beil/Democrat ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Higher Education Discussion Continues The Marshall Democrat-News (blog) JEFFERSON CITY -- This week in the Senate, legislation dealing with performance funding for higher education institutions was heard before the Senate Education Committee. Senate Bill 437 is the culmination of work that the Joint Committee on Education... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Buddy Collins Nominated To Plum North Carolina Education Post, Despite Anti ... Huffington Post A. L. "Buddy" Collins is an attorney and a longtime member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board of Education. He has clashed with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) over the years surrounding the group's efforts to stop ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Help from the suburbs? Education Achievement Authority bill rightfully makes ... The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com "We need to bring hope to children whom the vast majority of people, in many cases, our country, have long-since given up on," authority Chancellor John Covington told the state Board of Education last year. But struggling schools are not limited to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| State Education News: Commissioner Kevin Huffman rejects invitation from ... Jackson Sun In a Thursday letter, school board Chairwoman Cheryl Mayes invited Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman to Metro's boardroom to join members in a discussion on state legislation that would create a new state charter authorizer panel — a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A clear choice on public education Ct Post It appears that the so-called "education reformers" have won the battle and now have a stranglehold on public education. Witness, for example, how the many non-educators leading the so-called education reform movement have deluded the general public ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canada's education brand gets funding boost to help attract students from abroad Montreal Gazette OTTAWA – The Canadian government is hoping to corner the market on foreign students by making a significant investment into Canada's education brand. The recently tabled federal budget directs $10 million over the next two years to the effort — an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Education chairmen want legislative investigation of Baxter Academy Bangor Daily News AUGUSTA, Maine — The House and Senate chairmen of the Legislature's Education Committee are requesting a formal review of Maine's charter school approval process with a focus on the proposed Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in Portland. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Brenda Cassellius: Early childhood education sets kids on path to success Post-Bulletin Much has been written about the long-term benefits of high-quality early education and all-day kindergarten, especially for poor children.Research abounds to support investments in young learnersas a critical way to close achievement gaps and improve ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| New K-12 education standards to mandate climate - The Daily Caller By Michael Bastasch Climate change may soon be coming to every classroom in the country. The Daily Caller | ||
| Glenn Beck: Education standards are a Chinese-Muslim conspiracy ... By Stephen C. Webster Conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck warned viewers of his Internet channel Thursday night that a set of public education standards encouraging math and language development is actually a massive global conspiracy designed to help the ... The Raw Story | ||
| OK Education Board Eliminates Test Exemption For Students Accept ... By Associated Press The Oklahoma state Board of Education has eliminated a rule that allowed students accepted into a four-year college to receive an automatic waiver from end-of-instruction tests. NEWS ON 6 - News | ||
| Too much to read… | Deborah Meier on Education By debmeier In Bridging Differences Deborah will be exchanging views with different colleague each for a month or two. Deborah is currently blogging with Eric Hanushek, new posts coming out each Tuesday and Thursday. Deborah Meier on Education | ||
| New local NAACP president to push collaboration, education in ... Tiffany McCloud has big plans for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Erie chapter. And she's ready to put them in motion. 'Public service has always been in me,' said McCloud, 31, a licensed social worker and ... GoErie.com Top Headlines | ||
| Lawmakers heading home, K-12 budget in flux | Idaho Education... By Kevin Richert The House Education Committee will not meet Friday or Monday, Chairman Reed DeMordaunt, R-Eagle, said after Friday's House session. At this point, he says, any legislation to settle the K-12 budget impasse will likely start in the Senate. Idaho Education News | ||
| Chickasaw Board of Education approves five-year, $9M capital plan ... By Sally Pearsall Ericson | sericson@al.com The Chickasaw Board of Education approved a five-year, $9 million plan to prioritize capital improvements during its meeting on Thursday night. Real-Time News from Mobile | ||
| Okla. education board approves standard changes OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved changes to its system of reviewing and changing state academic standards. KXII - HomePage - Headlines | ||
| Organic Coffee and Fruit Production for Peace, Education and ... By Surya Karki In rural areas, poverty, a lack of educational options, and illiteracy act in a self-perpetuating cycle. According to the World Bank, only seven out of ten Nepali children enrolled in first grade will reach the fifth grade, and more than half quit school ... Maya Universe Academy, Nepal | ||
| Abrakadoodle Art Education Opens First Unit in Arkansas Abrakadoodle Remarkable Art Education is expanding its reach to children with the addition of its first franchise unit in Arkansas. Franchise News Wire by Franchising.com | ||
| AP Engineering May Be on the Horizon - Blogs - Education Week By Erik Robelen The College Board and engineering advocates are exploring the creation of a new AP program for engineering design. Curriculum Matters - Education Week | ||
| Linden Centre New Education Facility Opening in Xizhou (Yang ... By The Linden Centre Earlier this month, YZR sparkled on its opening day with Dongjing Music fanfare. YZR's Program Manager, Jiang Xiaotang shared her thanks with all the people who made the March 9th opening possible and her excitement for what would ... Linden Centre | ||
| Private School Education Without The Cost, Monday At 10 - WREG-TV By Tim Doyle With local education in turmoil, more parents are looking for alternatives. Often that means private school...at a much higher cost. But what happens to those who can`t afford the high price? On Your Side Investigator April Thompson shows you ... WREG.com | ||
| Best of Dropout Nation: My Grandmother and Yours, Or Why We ... By Dropout Nation Editorial Board But reformers must remember why they fight so hard for the transformation of American public education: The children and their families, especially from poor and minority backgrounds, who deserve better than the worst the super-clusters of ... Dropout Nation: Coverage of the... |
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| North Dakota Proposes Redirecting Education Funds For Milk ... A Republican state senator in North Dakota wants to direct funds to provide milk for low-income students, but Democrats say that he may end up hurting the ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../north-dakota-milk_n_2981443.ht... | ||
| Menino pushed to be the 'education mayor' - Metro - The Boston Globe In an often-quoted speech in 1996, delivered at the troubled Jeremiah Burke High School, Mayor Thomas M. Menino challenged residents to "judge me harshly" ... www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/28/.../story.html |
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