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Reading Horizons New Online Tour Explores the Unique Teaching Strategies behind its Reading Program
North Salt Lake, UT – March 2010 – Reading Horizons, one of the pioneers of reading software, has created a series of online tours to inform educators on the method and benefits of its reading program for struggling readers.
Education Reformers Renew Fight for School Vouchers, Launch New American Federation for Children
March 15, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) — School choice supporters from across the country today renewed the fight to create school voucher programs for disadvantaged children, announcing the creation of a new organization—the American Federation for Children—to lead the education reform movement in state-level school choice advocacy efforts. (www.FederationForChildren.org)...HH SHEIKH DR. SULTAN AL-QASIMI OPENS DAVID ROBERTS EXHIBITION, NAMES THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AT AUC
March 15, 2010, Cairo, Egypt – In a ceremony held at the Sharjah Art Gallery on The American University in Cairo’s New Cairo Campus, His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohamed Al- Qasimi, member of the UAE Supreme Council and ruler of Sharjah...EADS and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council launch Strategic Partnership
London, 15 March 2010 – EADS and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (“EPSRC”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”), launching a Strategic Partnership. The Partnership will provide a framework for the sharing of information and strategy...Columbia 300 accepting applications for jowdy scholarship
It’s that time of year again — spring has arrived and high school seniors are beginning to dream of the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, mortar boards and turning tassels from right to left, as they are deemed graduates....NSBA: Encouraged by New Education Blueprint and Overhaul of No Child Left Behind
Alexandria, Va., - March 14, 2010 – “The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is encouraged by the direction that the administration is taking in its blueprint to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)....HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS VIE FOR FEW SPOTS AT SUMMIT AND EVEREST HIGH SCHOOLS ANNUAL LOTTERY DAY
Redwood City, CA – Nearly 500 students in the Sequoia Union High School District have applied for only 200 available ninth grade seats at Summit Preparatory Charter High School and Everest Public High School. The number of applicants equals approximately one-quarter of incoming freshman students ...Advocates Applaud Secretary Clinton’s Commitment to Women’s and Human Rights
Washington, DC – Today, on the 15th anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to women’s rights at the United Nations....AUC LAUNCHES ARABIC WEB SITE
March 14, 2010, Cairo, Egypt – As part of its ongoing outreach to the Arabic-speaking community, the American University in Cairo has launched a new Arabic language Web site at http://www.aucegypt.edu/ar ....
NEA president to Administration: “Takes working together to improve schools”
WASHINGTON—The White House has announced that the Obama administration’s “blueprint” for reauthorization will be forwarded to Congress on Monday, March, 15, 2010. The following statement can be attributed to Dennis Van Roekel, president of the 3.2 million-member National Education Association:...
George W. Bush Institute Presents the Conference on Educating and Empowering the Women and Girls of Afghanistan
DALLAS—The George W. Bush Institute, the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, and the SMU Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development will host a Conference on Education and Literacy on Friday, March 19, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m....Teachscape’s Free ‘TEACHER AS HERO’ Program Offers Local Opportunities for Motivating Educators
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2010 – To help educators rejuvenate their passion for teaching, Teachscape’s higher education division, in partnership with Cardinal Stritch University and Marygrove University, is offering free face-to-face events to learn what quality traits make a teacher a hero to students....22 TEXAS STUDENTS SELECTED FOR 2010 YOUNG MASTERS CLASS
AUSTIN, Texas - March 10, 2010 - The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and the Texas Cultural Trust are proud to announce the 2010 class of Young Masters, a grant program that provides exemplary art students in grades 8-12 with the financial help they need to pursue advanced study ...Rouen Business School professor finds that employer work-life initiatives generally create employee loyalty
March 2010 ― The results of a study by Rouen Business School professor Ariane Ollier-Malaterre show that employer initiatives to create a healthy balance between work and life foster desirable outcomes for both employees and employers in two-thirds of cases, but can lead to disappointment, feelings of obligation to stay or indifference in other cases....Reims Management School establishes thirteen new partnerships with institutions around the world
March 2010. Reims Management School in France has announced 13 new partnerships with prestigious institutions around the world. RMS’ international network now includes 150 partner universities in 40 countries....STRONG CLINICAL TEACHER PREPARATION A “MUST” FOR LONG-TERM SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS
WASHINGTON, DC (March 11, 2010) – As the nation increases its focus on teacher quality and student achievement, a new policy brief from the nation’s premier organization focused on effective teacher preparation finds that strong clinical preparation of teachers is a key factor in students’ school success....Lindsay Lohan’s 13th Step To Recovery: Sue Somebody
3.12.10 - Actress Lindsay Lohan (though many film critics might quibble with that designation) is suing eTrade, the retail investment Web site, because of eTrade’s Super Bowl commercial. In it, two of the trademark eTrade babies,...America Chooses The Snowy Day as Campaign Book for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2010
Boston, MA – March 11, 2010 -- Thousands of American’s have shown their ongoing commitment to ending the crisis in early literacy by picking up their cell phones and voting for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record’s official campaign book. Today Jumpstart, Penguin Young Readers Group...REFORM IMMIGRATION FOR AMERICA: CONGRESS, IT'S GO TIME ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
Washington, D.C. - Today Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and Chair of the Reform Immigration for America Campaign met with President Obama and was joined by other immigrant rights leaders from grassroots, labor, and faith organizations for a meeting at the White House on next steps for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. ...FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND URGES SENATE TO BACK STUDENT LOAN REFORM TO CREATE HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC HEALTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The First Five Years Fund today urged members of the U.S. Senate to join with their House of Representatives colleagues to support student loan reform. The savings realized from restructuring the nation’s student lending program would be invested in early education, community colleges and student loans. A portion of the savings would also go toward reducing the deficit...An Interview with Diane Ravitch: Reforms and Reforms Everywhere; And No Improvement Forthcoming
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marg
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2010-03-15 13:40:16
Good luck identifying the so called "good" or "bad" teachers! All teachers have their strengths and weaknesses.
With great curriculum and good guidance ...
Green Goat
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2010-03-15 11:58:34
New name for NCLB? Your comments please, lol. Lets help the President and Secretary of Education!
Jon Bower
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2010-03-15 09:50:13
As a resident of Massachusetts, which has the highest performance of any state on international tests, I'm sad to see Texas selecting content for their ...
M Collins
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2010-03-15 08:39:45
Bravo! Finally, a cogent and coherent response to the strange happenings down in Texas.
Diane
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2010-03-15 08:13:41
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"A lot of people are not going to like what I say here, but it's the truth."
Ditto and ditto and ditto. I loved ...
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Ms. Stafford-Johnson is the President & CEO of The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. In Houston (TX).
Ms. Stafford-Johnson is the President & CEO of The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. In Houston (TX).
