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Blog Posts
GOP challengers join Texas ed board battleground
...trying to unseat some of the most prominent Christian conservatives on the board, which adopts Texas school curriculum standards on everything from science to social studies. Twenty-two candidates are vying for eight seats up for election, five of which are...
Feb. 28 5:44 pm
GOP challengers join Texas ed board battleground
...far-right members. That includes Don McLeroy, an ardent Christian conservative ousted as board chairman following a contentious battle over the evolution curriculum in 2008. McLeroy says the board has achieved balance. He is being challenged by lobbyist Thomas...
Feb. 28 5:39 pm
Full Story at Middletown Journal
Schools fear budget cuts spell sour note for music
...Indiana State School Music Association. Music instruction. Music, he said, is "one of few areas within a school curriculum that utilizes left- and right-brain learning activities at the same time. ... It has such profound and positive effects upon the total...
Feb. 28 5:20 pm
Full Story at Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
'Everything's on the table' for Kansas school district cuts
...that would have been axed. tool goes here Students will find larger classes, fewer teachers and fewer extracurricular activities next fall, based on budget cuts being considered by Kansas school districts. A survey by the Kansas State Department of Education...
Feb. 28 4:56 pm
Health Care Coverage For Every Real Estate Agent
...to renew my license soon I had to take the Core Curriculum class. A new topic covered this year is coverage of real estate agents by the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). L&I's coverage is more commonly known as workers' compensation, and covers workers...
Feb. 28 4:53 pm
Full Story at Seattle Post Intelligencer
GOP challengers join Texas ed board battleground
...far-right members. That includes Don McLeroy, an ardent Christian conservative ousted as board chairman following a contentious battle over the evolution curriculum in 2008. McLeroy says the board has achieved balance. He is being challenged by lobbyist Thomas...
Feb. 28 4:40 pm
Full Story at The Seattle Times
Teacher Responsibility for Student Learning: What is Our Share?
...to blame other issues: poverty, drugs, single-parent households, etc. There is no doubt that these issues make learning more challenging for students, but the best schools and the best teachers find ways to help kids learn, despite these challenges. I'm convinced...
Feb. 28 4:38 pm
Church provides several ministries for Etowah County jail inmates
... Ministries, a national program by the Church of Christ. "It's not your typical Bible lessons in jail," Cox said. The curriculum touches on such topics as self-esteem, marriage, parenting skills, substance abuse, sexual addiction and more. "It teaches them...
Feb. 28 4:20 pm
Full Story at Everything Alabama
Rudd's humble pie leaves a bad taste
...to hold its nerve. If so, Gillard would have further ammunition. Today she will launch the draft national curriculum for maths, English, history and the sciences. It is an important and substantial policy announcement and to maximise the bang, it was given...
Feb. 28 4:16 pm
Tyngsboro superintendent offered Masconomet schools post
...school district," Lockwood told The Sun last month. "It's a very progressive district that has a forward-looking curriculum." Spencer said officials at Masconomet hope to have Lockwood on the job by July 1 for the start of the 2010-2011 school year. Lockwood...
Feb. 28 3:52 pm
Full Story at Lowell Sun Online