Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 10:09:08 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Oklahoman Editorial -- The Achieving Classroom Excellence initiative was a landmark effort when it was signed into law in 2005. By almost any measure, it was a crowning achievement for then-Gov. Brad Henry. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11993.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/11993.html Mathetude nitajo 08/03/2011 Oklahoma Editorial -- In January, Gov. Brad Henry said he had no plans to actively campaign against State Question 744 but wouldn't rule it out in case he needed to speak more publicly should the question appear headed for passage. That day came Tuesday. Henry not only called opposition to the question a "no-brainer" but said he would chair the opposition campaign. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10952.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10952.html Mathetude nitajo 23/09/2010 Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry says he will serve as honorary chairman of the One Oklahoma Coalition, which opposes passage of State Question 744. First lady Kim Henry, a former schoolteacher, also is against the measure, the governor says. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10947.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10947.html Mathetude nitajo 22/09/2010 Tulsa Community College credited Gov. Brad Henry with just about every important development in education since the McGuffey Reader on Tuesday night, a claim that Henry more or less called "horsefeathers." http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10875.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10875.html Mathetude nitajo 09/09/2010 Superintendent Keith Ballard and Chief Financial Officer Trish Williams told the Tulsa World on Tuesday that TPS stands to lose $12 million in state aid during the fiscal year beginning July 1 — which equates to an almost 9 percent reduction. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10364.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10364.html Mathetude nitajo 16/06/2010 In an executive order issued Friday afternoon, Gov. Brad Henry directed the state Education Department to allocate money to the same programs it funded last year — just less money. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10343.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10343.html Mathetude nitajo 12/06/2010 Educare and other education programs will be protected from possible elimination by an executive order issued Friday by Gov. Brad Henry. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10342.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10342.html Mathetude nitajo 12/06/2010 Teachers and principals across Oklahoma will soon have to make the grade on a new five-point rating system or risk losing their jobs. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10326.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10326.html Mathetude nitajo 10/06/2010 The culprit in most of the closures and consolidations? A lack of students, which translates to less public funding. Small schools already struggling to maintain instructional standards were pushed over the virtual precipice by state funding cuts. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10270.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10270.html Mathetude nitajo 31/05/2010 An education reform bill that among other things ties teacher evaluations to student performance and is the backbone of Oklahoma's application for $175 million in federal funds is now law. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10259.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/10259.html Mathetude nitajo 29/05/2010