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Blog Posts
Wanted: science and math teachers
As English and social studies teachers go, we are a land of plenty. Not so much. And special-education teachers, who are qualified to teach science and math, are especially rare. Over the next six years, the nation will need tens of thousands of
Jan. 09 5:09 pm
Full Story at Lancaster Online
Bush declines to enact higher fuel-economy standards
They need to completely dump these ridiculous requirements that burden car companies & suppliers with higher costs, which then get passed onto consumers. Not to mention the fact that it hinders companies' ability to compete with foreign manufacturers.
Jan. 09 2:55 pm
Lawmakers must find way to track students through school career
The idea seems so simple. Develop a system for accurately tracking students in California so we'll know which ones have dropped out of school and which ones have transferred to schools in other communities. But the education bureaucracy resisted
Jan. 09 2:54 pm
KIPP?ed
Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin take to the pages of The Washington Post to outline a five-point education agenda for President-Elect Obama. You should read it. It?s important and good stuff they put forward and hard to disagree with any of the
Jan. 09 2:26 pm
Remarks By The President on No Child Left Behind
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for the warm welcome. And Laura and I are thrilled to be here at Kearny School. We have come because this is one of the really fine schools in the city of Philadelphia. We bring greetings from the Nation's Capital, but more
Jan. 09 1:57 pm
U.S. President Bush visits General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia
U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with Rev. Al Sharpton before taking part in a roundtable discussion during his visit to General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8, 2009. Bush made the visit to talk about the No Child
Jan. 09 1:52 pm
Full Story at People's Daily Online
McClintock Appointed to Resource and Education & Labor Committees
Jan. 8, 2009 - Congressman Tom McClintock achieved a key goal today and announced he has been appointed as a member of the House Natural Resources Committee. "I have made my appointment to Natural Resources Committee a top priority because of the
Jan. 09 1:49 pm
Strikeouts define Bush's term
What do Reggie Jackson, Sammy Sosa and Jose Canseco have in common? It's not their home runs. They rank in the top five for career strikeouts. They thought each time they went to the plate, they were going to hit a home run. And many times they were
Jan. 09 1:01 pm
A cookie-cutter education is wrong
Don't be too quick to judge Howell Public Schools on the basis of not meeting federal standards. The scores are produced from tests designed to assess performance for very narrow intellectual abilities. (See www.harvard.edu, Project Zero.) Varied
Jan. 09 11:57 am
Full Story at Livingston Daily
Rise & Shine: Friday, 1/9
Workers at PS 3 in Greenwich Village found a 90-year-old time capsule at the school. (The Villager) More on the plight of math teachers at Bronx Science, with video. (NY1) A new study about how to get kids ready to read has some surprises. (Christian
Jan. 09 11:42 am