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Draft K-12 Common Core State Standards Available for Comment

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.nga.org (Views: 2, Clicks: 1)
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The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released the first official public draft of the K-12 standards as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process being led by governors and chief state school officers in 51 states, territories, and the District of Columbia.

1 comments | Tags: national governors association common standards common core standards math standards | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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The problem(s) with the Common Core standards

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 2)
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Valerie Strauss -- "The fact that few if any classroom teachers were involved in the drafting of the standards--(none were asked to help draft the No Child Left Behind law)--doesn’t necessarily make them inadequate, but it makes me wonder. The fact that much of the drafting process was done in secrecy doesn’t necessarily make them inadequate, but it makes me wonder."

2 comments | Tags: common standards common core standards valerie strauss | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Governors, state school superintendents to propose common academic standards

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 14)
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The nation's governors and state school chiefs will propose standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama's campaign to raise academic standards across the country.

2 comments | Tags: president barack obama arne duncan common standards national governors association common core | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 13)
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A generation ago, academia embraced the laptop as the most welcome classroom innovation since the ballpoint pen. But during the past decade, it has evolved into a powerful distraction.

1 comments | Tags: laptop computer wireless internet connections internet-ready cellphones | Topic: In the Class BAD >_<

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Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 4, Clicks: 0)
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One of the world’s foremost experts on comparing national school systems told lawmakers on Tuesday that many other countries were surpassing the United States in educational attainment, including Canada, where he said 15-year-old students were, on average, more than one school year ahead of American 15-year-olds.

1 comments | Tags: andreas schleicher elementary and secondary education act reauthorization tom harkin | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 6, Clicks: 1)
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As charter schools have grown around the country, both in number and in popularity, public school principals are being forced to compete for bodies or risk having their schools closed.

1 comments | Tags: new york city harlem charter schools public schools after-school programs | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Edmond student gets $1,000 grant for ‘green’ project

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 4, Clicks: 2)
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Edmond Memorial student Sarah Reid’s efforts to help the environment received a national boost.Reid was one of 10 high school students from across the nation to receive a $1,000 grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation to perform an environmental project at her school.

1 comments | Tags: edmond oklahoma edmond memorial high school sarah reid national environmental education foundation environmental project | Topic: Grants BAD >_<

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Federal agency to investigate L.A. schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 3, Clicks: 0)
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The federal government has singled out the Los Angeles Unified School District for its first major investigation under a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights, officials said Tuesday.

1 comments | Tags: los angeles california los angeles unified school district fairness and equal opportunity civil rights english-language learners | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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How Oklahoma's capitol moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.examiner.com (Views: 5, Clicks: 2)
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Combine a power-hungry cabal with a compliant governor. In the dead of night sneak the state seal through a window, carry it by horseback across red dirt roads 30 miles to hide in a closet at a hotel. Declare by proclamation that the hotel is the de facto state capitol building.

0 comments | Tags: history civics oklahoma | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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TPS workers ask board not to cut their positions

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 5, Clicks: 2)
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Nilda Reyes, director of diversity and equity; Marvin Jeter, assistant superintendent for school innovation; and Yalonda Berry, a team leader in the district's before- and after-school care program, all appealed for their jobs to be saved at the due-process hearing.

0 comments | Tags: tulsa oklahoma keith ballard tulsa public schools administrators | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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As LAUSD tightens belt, 'green' resolution helps trim water, energy costs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 9, Clicks: 4)
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While the Los Angeles Unified School District grapples with budget slashing, teacher layoffs, program cuts and increasing class sizes, a 3-year-old program has been steadily carving away at future water and electricity costs for the 14,000 buildings in the sprawling system.

1 comments | Tags: los angeles california los angeles unified school district green lausd resolution "smart" irrigation systems curriculum and instruction | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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From his sickbed, Garfield High legend is still delivering

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 4)
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Jaime Escalante, 79, the math teacher who was the basis for the 1988 film 'Stand and Deliver,' is battling cancer. But he still has some lessons to impart.

1 comments | Tags: los angeles california jaime escalante garfield high school calculus math teacher | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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"Gotta Keep Reading" music video gets Ocoee Middle School students on Oprah show

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.orlandosentinel.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 2)
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Oprah Winfrey had a segment of her show filmed on the campus this morning, where she announced that she and Target would pay for a "wall-to-wall" makeover of the school library, including new furniture, new computers and 2,000 books.

1 comments | Tags: ocoee florida middle school reading black eyed peas oprah winfrey | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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At universities, is better learning a click away?

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.google.com (Views: 9, Clicks: 2)
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Clickers — not unlike gadgets used on television game shows — first appeared in college classrooms over a decade ago and have since spread to just about every college and university in the country thanks to cheaper and better technology.

1 comments | Tags: clickers student response systems wii generation iphones smart phones | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Kansas City wants to close half its public schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 6, Clicks: 0)
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Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving. The result was one school with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and another with recording studios. Now it's on the brink of bankruptcy and considering another bold move: closing nearly half its schools to stay afloat.

0 comments | Tags: kansas city missouri john covington urban school districts | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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