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Blog Posts
Teacher pay increases on Juneau's checklist
Denise Juneau unveiled the checklist she will work on as the state's new superintendent of public instruction a list that includes teacher pay increases and changing how classrooms work. Juneau supported Gov. Brian Schweitzer's proposed $1 "surtax" on
Jan. 31 6:08 pm
Full Story at Great Falls Tribune
Special-needs teacher shortage threatening standards
FAIRFIELD COUNTY - A lack of special-needs teachers in Ohio might have an affect on whether some local district officials are able to keep highly qualified instructors in the classroom. Nearly all the school districts in Fairfield County had highly
Jan. 31 6:07 pm
Full Story at Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Butler Elementary up for Blue Ribbon honor
BUTLER -- Butler's traditional colors are orange and black, but the elementary school could soon wear blue. Butler Elementary School has been nominated by the Ohio Department of Education for a Blue Ribbon Schools award, deemed the highest honor an
Jan. 31 5:47 pm
Full Story at Mansfield News Journal
Cheers & jeers
Cheers to the New York State Committee on Open Government, which this week determined that the City of Binghamton should release copies of 81 pages of police records in the case of Miladin Kovacevic, the Serbian former Binghamton University athlete
Jan. 31 12:49 am
Full Story at Binghamton Press
Dallas ISD schools get a nod from National Center For Urban School Transformation
Bonham is one of 25 finalists to present strong evidence of high levels of achievement for all students served. Only 43 schools from across the country met the criteria. Cabell is the only other Dallas ISD school to meet the criteria. In order to be
Jan. 31 10:48 am
Duncan details $150 billion education stimulus
(CNN) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks to CNN's Campbell Brown about the President's $150 billion increase in federal money for education. Here is the transcript of that interview. CB: Mr. Secretary, the President's new stimulus plan includes
Jan. 31 4:57 am
Generation B: Still Doing the Math, but for $100K a Year
THIS is a great economic time to be a veteran public schoolteacher. Valerie Huff, a math teacher at East High here, a tough urban school, made more than $102,000 last year. ?A good salary? I wouldn?t disagree with you,? Ms. Huff said. ?Took me a long
Jan. 31 4:39 am
Full Story at The New York Times
Steele Makes History, But Can New Party Chief Remake the GOP?
"He understands the importance of having candidates who appeal to different constituencies without promoting a monolithic agenda," says Kellie Ferguson, executive director of Republican Majority for Choice, a Washington-based group of moderate
Jan. 31 3:53 am
Gettin? Your Barr On!
2006 Winner, Best K-12 Administration Blog -- "Best of the Education Blog Awards" -- eSchool News and Discovery Education "unexpectedly entertaining"..."tackle[s] a potentially mindfogging subject with cutting clarity... they're reading those mushy,
Jan. 30 10:52 pm
Today's Mailbag
In the midst of negative cartoons in your paper and the editorials written by the left, your article on the Corkscrew eagles was perfect. In the midst of all the chaos, yesterday I heard a bird call and looked up, and soaring proudly was a bald eagle.
Jan. 30 10:13 pm