Policy & Regulation: Page 156
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The need to chart a new course in school discipline
on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:49am School officials across the country responded to a surge in juvenile crime during the 1980s and the Columbine High School shootings a decade later by tightening disciplinary policies and increasing the number of police patrolling public schools. One unfortunate resu...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Could Weiner win on education? Maybe if he tried.
on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:00am With the introduction of Anthony Weiner into the New York City mayoral race, things in the Big Apple have definitely become more interesting (and that’s not just in the form of suggestive New York Post headlines). As Jonathan mentioned last week, the race for ...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Sioux Falls Schools superintendent's salary going up 4.87 percent
Sioux Falls Schools superintendent's salary going up 4.87 percent on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:11am Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Pam Homan has agreed to a 4.87 percent salary increase next school year, passing up an additional $6,592 increase tied to the new teacher agreement. The ...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
U.S. Rep. Kennedy to lead Mass. STEM council
Kennedy is only the second person to head the council.
By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013 -
Jeb Bush praises charters, slams public schools and teachers unions in speech
The former governor of Florida delivered a keynote at Michigan's Mackinac Policy Conference Wednesday.
By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013 -
Teacher mental health training approved
Texas school teachers would receive training to identify mental illness in their classrooms under a measure that has cleared the Texas Legislature, the Associated Press reports. Lawmakers sent the bill to the governor on Sunday. It would add the training to the requirements for a teaching cert...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
Study highlights Chattanooga (Tenn.) region's education gap
Study highlights Chattanooga (Tenn.) region's education gap on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:56am In Hamilton County, there are parallel worlds -- with crime, with health, and with schools. There are the inner-city streets ridden with gangs and drugs. And there are the neatly appointed homes in pea...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
Boy or girl? Gender a new challenge for schools
on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:58am From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It's a societal norm, an expectation even, that you just are what you are born — a boy or a girl. From early on, we divide toys and activities by very distinct gender...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner grabs limelight at NYC Education Forum
The newest candidate in the city's mayoral race outlined his education policy at Tuesday's Education Forum.
By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013 -
Ill. teacher in hot water for informing students of 5th Amendment rights
Should students be informed of their right against self-incrimination before taking a drug and alcohol use survey?
By Roger Riddell • May 28, 2013 -
Funding for U.S. education drops for first time in 34 years
The decline is largely attributed to the Great Recession.
By Roger Riddell • May 28, 2013 -
Politicians in 9 states fight back against Common Core
The largely Republican opposition to the Common Core has surprised some prominent conservatives.
By Roger Riddell • May 28, 2013 -
Two largest K-12 publishing organizations will merge
The Association of American Publishers' School Division and the Association of Educational Publishers are going to merge.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
Chicago Board of Education to shut down 50 schools
Few schools were spared from the closures as protestors were restricted from accessing the meeting.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
AFT president responds to criticism from Chiefs for Change
AFT President Randi Weingarten says the group of state education officials distorted her call for a Common Core testing moratorium.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia get No Child Left Behind waivers
A total of 37 states have now been waived from the Bush-era law.
By Roger Riddell • May 21, 2013 -
U.S. state education chiefs reject call for moratorium on high-stakes testing
Led by Jeb Bush, the group says there's no time to delay in creating a more rigorous education system.
By Roger Riddell • May 21, 2013 -
Yoga in school lawsuit goes to trial in Calif.
Does the use of yoga for physical education violate the separation of church and state?
By Roger Riddell • May 20, 2013 -
Rahm Emanuel unveils $1M Arts Education Plan for Chicago schools system
The amount is twice what was originally promised for the city's Arts Education Plan.
By Roger Riddell • May 16, 2013 -
Justice Dept. investigating ex-Ed. Dept. official over information leak
Former deputy undersecretary Robert Shireman allegedly shared information about new regulations on for-profit colleges.
By Roger Riddell • May 16, 2013 -
Bill would count AP computer science as a math or science class in Wash.
The bill is part of an effort to increase focus on STEM education in the state.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read: MOOCs, MOOCs and more MOOCs
MOOCs made headlines more than once this week.
By Davide Savenije • May 10, 2013 -
NYC Dept. of Education cracks down on butter in school cafeterias
Butter joins candy, sodas and other culprits targeted in the city's fight against childhood obesity.
By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2013 -
Jindal's voucher funding plan found to be in violation of La. constitution
The Louisiana Supreme Court found the Governor's program to be unconstitutional.
By Davide Savenije • May 7, 2013 -
PBS to air TED Talks education special
TED will adapt its 18-minute speech format to a television-friendly 5-8 minutes for the education-centric special.
By Roger Riddell • May 6, 2013
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