December 2, 2009
The rising number of babies born prematurely will cause a rapid increase in special-needs pupils in schools, and that could overwhelm the school system, a leading academic has warned. Medical care has improved so much in recent years that 80 per cent of premature babies now survive, but half of them have severe disabilities and […]
December 1, 2009
Reflecting the expanding responsibilities of technology directors and heightened demand for schools to build students’ 21st-century skills, the Consortium for School Networking has updated its framework detailing how chief technology officers can become educational leaders in their districts. The revised “Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 Chief Technology Officer,” to be released today, comes […]
December 1, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Monday that he envisions a significant new emphasis on federal incentives for high-performing schools, districts, and states in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, expected to be taken up by Congress as early as next year. Mr. Duncan said the Department of Education is considering […]
December 1, 2009
The s tate Board of Education may vote Wednesday on a legislative proposal that would lift caps on charter school growth in Connecticut. The change has been sought to comply with guidelines for federal stimulus grants for school reform. The board will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Department of Education, 165 Capitol Ave., […]
November 30, 2009
Alexa E. Posny, chosen by President Barack Obama to run the Education’s Office, previously served in a similar capacity for the Bush administration, after holding various education administration posts in Kansas for many years. She was confirmed by the Senate October 5, 2009. After graduating from Washington High School in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in 1970, […]
November 30, 2009
Peek into the big room off the main hallway in Symonds Elementary School in Keene. Two beanbag chairs slouch in one corner, ready for quiet reading time. Someone drew wild circles on the paper tacked to the easel in the middle of the room. Instead of at desks in long, straight rows, children sit at […]
November 24, 2009
A fifth round of cuts to state agency budgets hit highway maintenance funds and education hard. Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat, on Monday announced a fifth set of cuts to the current budget, which began July 1. Every state agency has had money cut, he said. At the beginning of the month, the Revenue Estimating […]
November 23, 2009
In light of The News’ editorial cartoon of Oct. 23 attacking educational funding growth for all school districts in New York State, we suggest some homework: Based upon the most recent study by the nationally recognized Educational Trust, while education funding in New York is high, the funding gap between wealthy and poor school districts […]
November 23, 2009
BOISE , Idaho — Idaho hopes to win $75 million or more in competitive federal grants for public schools, money that officials say could be the state’s only opportunity to boost funding for education in the next few years. Idaho will have to alter some education rules to get in line with the federal Department […]
November 23, 2009
The distinction of Kansas Teacher of the Year went to a foreign language teacher in the Shawnee Mission School District. Shawnee Mission West High School’s Karen Tritt was named the 2010 Kansas Teacher of the Year on Saturday. Two Shawnee area teachers made it to the final round of the award process. Tritt and Rose […]