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 Sat May 19 19:00:04 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Entrepreneurship is a popular path for Australians, but Dr. Greg Chapman, a native of Australia, says the population does not have Americans’ preference for risk. However, things are changing. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15441.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15441.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/05/2012 The state Board of Education voted Thursday to seek relief from federal rules that label more than 6,000 California schools as failures, but in the process, it declined to authorize a new evaluation system for teachers and principals. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15440.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15440.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/05/2012 In our day-to-day lives, stress is inevitable. But when it’s left unmanaged, it can wreak havoc on our mental and physical health. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15439.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15439.html Mathetude nitajo 12/05/2012 Engineer Marty Massey reflects on a teacher who impacted his life. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15437.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15437.html Mathetude nitajo 12/05/2012 As college completion rates continue to climb in other parts of the world, a new report released today by Lumina Foundation shows that we must do significantly more to build on the modest gains in higher education attainment seen here at home. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15436.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15436.html Mathetude nitajo 12/05/2012 National English and math tests are being developed by two national consortia, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Colorado is participating in both but it isn’t a governing member of either. States that join a group’s governing board have a greater say in test development – but they also commit to use that group’s tests. The bill would require SBE to join one or the other governing board. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15435.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15435.html Mathetude nitajo 11/05/2012 Catherine Gewertz -- As more states commit to one of two assessment consortia, Colorado is resisting. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15434.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15434.html Mathetude Skinner 11/05/2012 Catherine Gewertz -- You might have heard that Utah has been surfing the waves of common-standards controversy lately. Now it appears that the standards aren't the only thing the state is uneasy about. It's also uneasy about the tests being designed for them. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15433.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15433.html Mathetude Skinner 11/05/2012 The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust awarded $1 million in technology grants to 17 Oklahoma public schools to buy new technology equipment and train teachers to use it. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15402.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15402.html Mathetude nitajo 09/05/2012 Officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Education now acknowledge some delays in the reimbursement of federal funds to school districts across the state but said local administrators can be assured that they are getting caught up. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15401.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/15401.html Mathetude nitajo 09/05/2012