Published Online: April 18, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ new set of proposed K-12 math curriculum standards are drawing fire from an influential business organization and others who say they aren’t rigorous enough.
The State Board of Educati…
With the goal of empowering and informing advocates on the ground about the federal resources available to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) community, White House officials joined federal and local partners at the first LGBT Conferen…
Continue Reading →Sixth grade students at Mary Gage Peterson Elementary School in Chicago play dodgeball at recess under the supervision of a Playworks coach. The program’s managed-recess approach is used in more than 300 schools in 23 cities.
—John Zich for Educati…
To the Editor:
I was surprised to read the recent Report Roundup item about Chicago’s experience with the Teacher Advancement Program ( “No Achievement Boost Found for Chicago TAP,” March 14, 2012 ). My experience has been completely different. I hav…
By Diane Smith and Patrick Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram , Texas (MCT)
Arlington, Texas
Community involvement and communication between law enforcement and education leaders are essential to building safe and secure schools, experts said Tuesday d…
The clash between the Obama administration, which loves its signature Race to the Top and other grant programs, and folks in Congress who want to see a bigger investment in funding for special education and disadvantaged students, is clearly not goin…
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Texas should simplify its accounting practices for public schools to make it easier for the average citizen to determine how districts are spending billions in state money every year, a new report funded by three private equity investo…
Austin, Texas
Texas should simplify its accounting practices for public schools to make it easier for the average citizen to determine how districts are spending billions in state money every year, a new report funded by three private equity investo…
“The Educational Trajectories of English Learners in Texas”
English-learners who complete language-acquisition courses—whether through an English-as-a-second-language program or bilingual education—within three years go on to have much more acade…
The White House LGBT Conference on Safe Schools and Communities kicked off at the University of Texas at Arlington last week with panel discussions on law enforcement and school resources aimed at targeting hate crimes and bullying against youths and…
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