Jenna Fracasso, teaches math in her Kindergarten class at Maupin Elementary. April 24, 2018(Photo: Michael Clevenger/Louisville Courier Journal) Jenna Fracasso, Opinion Contributor Published 1:11 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 | Updated 1:20 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 As I think back to my student-teaching experiences in college, I remember my studies being solely focused on the…
Category: No Child Left Behind Act
Announcing $125 Million for Schools, de Blasio Stumbles Over #MeToo
By ELIZABETH A. HARRISAPRIL 25, 2018 In a gesture intended to highlight Albany’s inaction and his own determination to improve New York City’s schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that his administration would spend an additional $125 million a year on public schools. But the announcement, in the grand City Hall rotunda with Corey…
UTSA one of five universities to help failing public schools
The University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy wants more collaboration with local public schools. By Silvia Foster-Frau April 19, 2018 Updated: April 19, 2018 8:05pm The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of five UT System universities entering a new partnership that will connect their colleges of education with failing public schools…
More Michigan schools are failing: Most are charters
Lori Higgins, 12:42 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 | Updated 5:11 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 Sixteen charter schools are on a new list of schools and districts that are subject to agreements with the state to turn around failing performance. The Michigan Department of Education released the list Friday of 21 school districts that officials will…
More Arizona schools given ‘A’ ranking from state Board of Education
BY GRISELDA ZETINO APRIL 26, 2018 AT 4:44 AM PHOENIX — The Arizona State Board of Education finalized its list of letter grades for schools this week. The findings, based on the 2016-2017 school year, showed there were more schools that got an “A” and fewer schools with failing grades, compared with preliminary grades released in…
Why Protecting Education Would Prevent Terrorism
By MOZA BINT NASSER 8:00 AM EDT Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser is the founder and chairperson of the Education Above All Foundation, a U.N. Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals and a UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education. Education is the key that unlocks human potential. For children living in the…
States are favoring school choice at a steep cost to public education
By The Associated Press April 24, 2018 6:52 am (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) Teacher strikes are generating a healthy focus on how far public education funding has fallen over the past decade. The full explanation, however,…
School Board clears new charter school in Martin County, but not without some hesitancy
Andrew Atterbury, Andrew.Atterbury@TCPalm.comPublished 4:29 p.m. ET April 18, 2018 Florida Voices is a project of the USA TODAY Network-Florida that spotlights the 2018 election issues that matter to Floridians. LEAH VOSS/TCPALMLeah Voss and Leah Voss and Leah Voss and Leah Voss, Treasure Coast MARTIN COUNTY — A new “classical” charter school is set to open next…
Study shows charter school performance debunking DeVos critics
BY BEN DEGROW, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 04/18/18 10:15 AM EDT 263 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL There is good news about the progress of the nation’s schools, though the secretary of education’s opponents may not want to see it. The results deliver a deep blow to their…
A closer look at the future of charter schools in Kentucky
By Emilie Arroyo | Posted: Wed 5:06 PM, Apr 18, 2018 | LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Kentucky Board of Education is taking a new direction after the resignation of education commissioner Dr. Stephen Pruitt and Gov. Matt Bevin’s appointments of new board members this week. Many expect that direction to be a stronger push for charter schools, but Kentucky’s…
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