Dec. 28th
America’s Best Careers 2010: Education and Civic
US News
If you’re interested in serving the greater good while earning a paycheck, you may want to take a closer look at careers aligned closely with social service, such as medical and public health social worker.
The Liberal Plot against American Education
American Thinker
I am usually skeptical about conspiracy theories, but American education’s sorrowful state has increasingly pushed me in that direction. Some background: I’ve analyzed K-12 schooling for years and observed
iHigh.com
Every year one-third of eighteen year olds do not finish high school. Dropping out is not just a problem affecting certain individuals and schools, it is a community-wide problem affecting everyone. High
For teachers and towns, recession makes for tense negotiations
Boston Globe
Reeling from the recession and expecting another tough fiscal year ahead, teacher unions and school officials in some local communities are having a hard time finding middle ground at the bargaining table.
John Fischer, 99, educator during turbulent times
Boston Globe
NEW YORK – John H. Fischer, whose cool, determined leadership as school superintendent made Baltimore the first large American city to integrate its segregated public schools following the Brown v. Board
Teaching Faith in America’s Schools
Khaleej Times
Dilara Hafiz (Common Ground) The challenge of providing basic religious knowledge as part of the American school curriculum needs to be met with a bold, new approach. The separation of church and state
Offshore Medical Schools Criticized
OfficialWire
Evidence presented to Congress suggests Ross Medical School on the island of Dominica may be shortchanging U.S. taxpayers and students, officials allege. Ross accepts U.S. students who fail to qualify
Schools have trouble tapping stimulus funds
USA Today
JONES COUNTY, N.C. Jones Senior High School has one of the best boys’ basketball teams in eastern North Carolina, but its gymnasium is on the verge of collapse. In March, engineers found that the walls
Dec. 22nd
Colleges must play proactive role in public education
Patriot-News
By Patriot-News Op-Ed The American education system for too long has been a house divided between K-12 education and higher education. …Dec. 18th
Statement by Randi Weingarten,
President, American Federation of Teachers,
On Passage of the Jobs for Main Street Act
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today has taken bold, vital action to ensure that the economic recovery reaches everyday Americans and not just Wall Street executives.
Because too many Americans continue to struggle, the House today passed the Jobs for Main Street Act, which will enable states to avert draconian cuts in education, law enforcement, healthcare, social services and other critical areas. The education provisions in the bill will protect a generation of young Americans from the harmful effects of disastrous school budget cuts. The legislative lifeline to states will provide $23 billion to retain 250,000 preK-12 and higher education jobs for the next two years. The bill also includes much-needed funding to renovate public schools and universities, improve college work-study opportunities, and provide healthcare services for disadvantaged families. When teachers, other education employees and higher education faculty are in classrooms and not on the unemployment line, kids win.
We applaud Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman David Obey, Chairman George Miller, the House leadership and the membership. By wisely putting jobs and education at the center of the economic recovery strategy, the House is laying the foundation for a better future for our nation and our nation’s children. We thank the House for passing this important bill, and we look forward to Senate action.
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The AFT represents more than 1.4 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
Dec.8th
Time
| Like a family that has finally hit the lottery after years of hard living, the Department of Education is dropping money all over the place. Following two decades of relative poverty, its latest stimulus-supplemented … |
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Dec. 6th
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