Local Partnerships May Ease Teacher Shortages, CAP Says

[ad_1] (Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the Center of American Progress takes a closer look at the teacher shortage issue occurring across the United States and offers a series of recommendations for how to better handle the situation. The report, “Educator Pipeline at Risk: Teacher Labor Markets After the Great Recession,” More...

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Holcomb Proposes to Build on Pence’s Ed Reforms in Indiana

[ad_1] (Photo: AP) Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, now also the Republican candidate for governor of the state, explained his education plan that continues many of the initiatives of Gov. Mike Pence and will More...

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Rapper Common Performs at New York Charter School Rally

[ad_1] (Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Thousands of parents, students, and educators were in attendance at a pro-charter school rally in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier in the week, where they were More...

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Question Re-Use Plagues New SAT Exam, Coleman Responds

[ad_1] (Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The maker of the SAT has recently announced plans to streamline the math questions used on the exams, in addition to reducing the reuse of the exams in an effort to More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
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Maryland School Decides on Gender Neutral Homecoming

[ad_1] (Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A Maryland high school is introducing a gender-neutral homecoming court this year to offer students the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they would prefer More...

By News Widelink On Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
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Read To Be Ready Promotes Better Literacy Teaching in TN

[ad_1] (Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The Tennessee Department of Education has joined with roughly 90 districts in the state to create a network that trains teachers in the best ways to teach children More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
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LinkedIn Learning Debuts Over 9,000 Online Courses

[ad_1] (Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Popular career-focused social media site LinkedIn has released LinkedIn Learning, an online learning website devoted to teaching people new career skills and helping More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
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Judge Orders Restroom Access for Ohio Transgender Student

[ad_1] (Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Highland Local Schools in Morrow County, Ohio challenged President Obama’s transgender bathroom rule this week as a federal judge rejected the move and ordered More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
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Remedial Education Too Common and Costly, Report Says

[ad_1] (Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A recently released report from the Center for American Progress has examined the remedial education system currently in place in the United States, calling it a “black More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
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CA’s Brown Signs Bill to Increase Computer Science Ed

[ad_1] (Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that will implement a three-year planning process to increase computer science education across all grade More...