The tenor of discussions held here last week by negotiators rewriting federal rules on teacher preparation underscored deep-seated philosophical divisions within the field, including the thorny issue...
Read More →A sample of students in Milwaukee’s private voucher schools made gains in reading in 2010-’11 that were significantly higher than those of a matched sample of peers in Milwaukee Public Sc...
Read More →Study notes benefits of providing the class to rural 8th graders With Algebra I often seen as a gateway course, online algebra classes can bridge the gap for rural students who are ready for advanc...
Read More →A new teachers’ union contract that will save Portland, Maine, taxpayers nearly $2 million in salary concessions in the coming year also requires the district to pay 80 percent of the union pre...
Read More →The results from yesterday’s state and local elections around the country offer some potentially significant implications for K-12 education, as voters sent two big-city mayors with authority over...
Read More →Student Laptop Program Expands Into High Schools Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to...
Read More →Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to put a laptop computer in the hands of every stude...
Read More →Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island are moving ahead with a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states. The New England Secondary School Consortium aims to create h...
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