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With limited training, Teach for America recruits play expanding role in schools

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 3)
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Teach for America, based in New York, was founded in 1990 by a Princeton graduate who hoped to expose future leaders to the problems of education. It enlists college graduates from a variety of academic backgrounds and career interests, not just education majors.

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Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 20, Clicks: 3)
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President Barack Obama has signed a long-stalled measure aimed at keeping more than 160,000 teachers on the job. The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday gave final approval to the bill, which provides $10 billion in aid to states and school districts to avert educator layoffs and hire new staff members.

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President Obama signs $26 billion jobs bill to aid state payrolls

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 7, Clicks: 2)
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President Obama approved a final spurt of spending Tuesday to shore up the sluggish recovery, signing into law a $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other government workers. The measure brings total direct federal spending on the economy to nearly $1.2 trillion since the nation descended into recession in late 2007.

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Union leader says parents should know teachers' ratings

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 2)
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The head of the American Federation of Teachers said Wednesday that she believed parents have a right to know how well their children's teachers are rated on employee evaluations, but strongly disagreed with The Times' decision to publish data showing how individual teachers may have influenced the standardized test scores of students.

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How good is your child's teacher? The Times crunches the numbers

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://latimesblogs.latimes.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 3)
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The Times obtained seven years of math and English test scores from the Los Angeles Unified School District and used the information to estimate the effectiveness of L.A. teachers — something the district could do but has not.

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Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 37, Clicks: 12)
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In Los Angeles and across the country, education officials have long known of the often huge disparities among teachers. They've seen the indelible effects, for good and ill, on children. But rather than analyze and address these disparities, they have opted mostly to ignore them.

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Oklahoma professors, administrators say dual-career couples an asset to universities

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 3)
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Spouses who work as faculty members in higher education often face challenges finding jobs at the same school or within the same region. Hiring spouses can cause challenges to a university, but the benefits often outweigh those challenges, officials said.

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Oklahoma officials prepare to apply for emergency education aid after House approval

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 10)
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Oklahoma officials will work quickly to apply for emergency school aid that won final approval on Tuesday, with the hope that at least some of it can be spent in the 2011-12 academic year, the state's schools superintendent said.

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House Passes $26 Billion in State Aid

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 25, Clicks: 2)
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The House interrupted its summer recess to approve $26 billion in aid to school districts and states to prevent large-scale layoffs of teachers and public employees.

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Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 15, Clicks: 3)
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Texas would have to preserve its current education spending levels through 2013 to qualify for more than $830 million in federal aid under a Texas-specific provision signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

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Obama urges House to pass emergency funding for teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 2)
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President Obama urged House lawmakers to pass emergency funding for teachers Tuesday, saying the government spending is essential to avoid a new round of layoffs at schools across the country.

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Need seen for more minority teachers in Texas

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dallasnews.com (Views: 9, Clicks: 2)
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Texas' minority student enrollment continues to surge, but the state's teacher corps isn't keeping pace. That has left large numbers of black and Hispanic children without the role models experts believe would help them achieve more.

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D.C. superintendent puts teacher tenure in crosshairs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 3)
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Oklahoma Editorial -- Not often can Oklahomans look to the nation's capital for sensible ideas. So here's a rare opportunity.

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Union Public Schools classes to start later Fridays

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 25, Clicks: 6)
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Union Public Schools will begin the school day 25 minutes later Fridays this year to give teachers collaboration time during the week.

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TPS recalls 188 teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 18, Clicks: 3)
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Tulsa Public Schools has started recalling 188 of its 286 teachers whose contracts were not renewed.

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