Recess round-up: August 4, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Class size: Forty-five students in a fifth-grade class in Lodi, Calif. But in Central Florida, core classes in grades 4-8 are capped at 22. (Lodi News-Sentinel and Central Florida News 13) For-profit colleges: A government probe of 15 for-profit colleges […]
Recess round-up: August 3, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! For-profit colleges: Listen to Liz Willen of The Hechinger Report explain why Congress and the White House are considering tighter regulation of for-profit colleges. It’s the second story on the lineup. (NPR) Charter schools and funding: A $5.5 […]
Recess round-up: August 2, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Budgets: California schools have less money than most other states, but their teachers are the most highly paid in the nation. At the same time, per-pupil spending in the Golden State trails the national average by about […]
Recess round-up: July 30, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! At-risk youth: A teacher reflects on teaching at a detention facility in Alaska. (Associated Press via Albany Times Union) Curriculum: A middle school teacher in Washington state finds a way to combine his love of teaching with […]
Recess round-up: July 29, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! ARRA: The U.S. Department of Education urges states and school districts to spend money to alleviate the impact of layoffs. (Thompson Publishing Group) Charter schools: As New York “moved to raise the bar for achieving a ‘proficient’ rating […]
Recess round-up: July 28, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Education in America: GOOD and the University of Phoenix have partnered to foster thought and action around education. Together, they’ve developed graphics like this one on the dropout epidemic. (GOOD) Mayoral control: The Detroit City Council opted once again not to […]
Recess round-up: July 27, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Race to the Top: Round Two finalists were announced today by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Meanwhile, Nick Anderson of The Washington Post writes that President Obama’s education agenda is hitting a wall in Congress. Stay tuned for The […]
Recess round-up: July 26, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Assessing the tests: Critics say New York City has awarded teachers and principals millions of dollars in bonuses, and ranked schools based on “phony” test scores. Meanwhile, others say it’s too easy for teachers to teach to the test. (New […]
Report on stimulus spending reveals a job well-done, for now
A report released today from the Center on Education Policy (CEP) concludes that the broad goals of the roughly $100 billion education portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — also known as the stimulus package — are being met at the school-district level. At least for the 2009-10 school year. The findings, […]
Recess round-up: July 9, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Technology and education: With all the talk of the internet as equalizer, David Brooks writes that literary culture, as in life with a library, still produces better students. Meanwhile, if you haven’t seen last month’s white paper “Assessing […]
