academic and careers Elementary Teacher Defeats West Virginia's State Senate President in Primary By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 After a couple years of clashes with teachers in the state, West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael was ousted in Tuesday's Republican primary election by a teacher. Full Article West_Virginia
academic and careers WVa education group seeks virtual learning until year's end By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article West_Virginia
academic and careers As Demand for Food Grows Under Coronavirus, Schools Step Up By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Districts are reconfiguring services, offering hazard pay, and partnering with food banks to keep up with a growing, unprecedented demand for food services during the school shutdown. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers How Layoffs Upend Life for Educators, Students, and Districts By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Pandemic-inflicted budget cuts have cost thousands of educators their jobs. Here’s how that’s playing out in five districts around the country. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Knowing How Students and Teachers Use Tech Is Vital By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Data on the usage of educational technology tools can provide districts with a helpful road map for improving student engagement under remote, in-person, or hybrid learning conditions. See how school districts are using such data to make smart, strategic decisions. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Educational Opportunities and Performance in Michigan By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of articles from this week that you may have missed. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers DeVos Appoints New Leader of African-American Education Initiative By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Terris Todd, a former teacher and school administrator in the Battle Creek, Mich., schools, is the ethnic vice chair of the Michigan Republican Party. Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Hospital leaders sound alarms; Detroit to keep students home By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Survey: Michigan educators feel unsafe returning to school By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Michigan
academic and careers GOP senator: Let high schools decide about opening By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Michigan
academic and careers Dual-Language Learning: How Schools Can Ensure It's for All Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In this third installment on the growth in dual-language learning, one expert says broad access to programs is important, but that students need an early start to reap the benefits. Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Partnering to Reduce Achievement Gaps in New Mexico By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A school leader outlines how research findings on reducing achievement gaps are reflected in practice at her New Mexico school. Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Three Members of Navajo Family, Two of Them Educators, Die From COVID-19 By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Marie Pino, who taught generations of children in her Navajo community, died at 67. She had lost one of her sons, a school basketball coach, to coronavirus-related illness just weeks before; her husband, an emergency medical coordinator and pastor, died of the illness shortly after she did. Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers School Closings Leave Rural Students Isolated, Disconnected By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The switch to remote learning in rural New Mexico has left some students profoundly isolated—cut off from others and the grid by sheer distance. Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Federal Judge Denies Relief in Challenge to New Mexico School Reopening Rules By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In a case that has drawn the involvement of the Trump administration, a federal judge holds that state rules limiting in-person instruction are not infringing on federal constitutional rights. Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Santa Fe schools end in-person learning experiment By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Teacher vacations one reason to close schools in New Mexico By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Tribal leaders tackle healthcare, education in annual summit By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers Amid virus outbreak, New Mexico addresses school enrollment By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers New Mexico to delay winter high school sports until February By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers New Mexico lawmakers consider slimmer child welfare budgets By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article New_Mexico
academic and careers New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Illinois By www.edweek.org Published On :: Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Are Schools Prepared to Respond to Sex Abuse? Latest Probe Reveals Shortcomings By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A federal investigation of Chicago's failures to respond to sexual violence in schools raises troubling questions for school districts nationwide. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers AASA Selects Illinois Educator as Superintendent of the Year By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 David Schuler, the superintendent of Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, Ill., has been named 2018 National Superintendent of the Year. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers' Union Offers 'Soup to Nuts' Campaign Training By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the aftermath of this spring's teacher protests, more educators are running for state office—and the National Education Association is seizing on the political moment. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed (Nov. 13, 2019) By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of short news stories from the last week. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers One More Teacher Wins State Seat, Bringing Count to 43 By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 One more teacher was elected to state legislature in a closely contested race. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Illinois High Court Backs Pension for One-Day Teacher Substitute By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A union lobbyist who worked just one day as a substitute teacher is entitled to a pension worth potentially tens of thousands of dollars annually, the Illinois supreme court has ruled. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers In Illinois, New Budget Caps Raises and Limits Pensions for Teachers By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The state's budget bill, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law this week, caps annual raises for end-of-career-teachers, lowering the pension they can receive. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers State-District Tensions Swell Over School Pensions By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 There’s a tussle over the right balance for who should pick up the tab for teacher retirements and how that affects wealthier and less-wealthy districts. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Could 'Redshirting' Become A Thing of the Past in Illinois? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Lawmakers in Illinois are considering a bill that would require children to start kindergarten if they are 5 on or before May 31, with exceptions for summer birthdays. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Chicago Strike: Why Teachers Are on the Picket Lines Once Again By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in the nation's third-largest school system are fighting for salary increases, class-size caps, and a written commitment for more nurses, social workers, and librarians—as well as investments some say are outside the scope of collective bargaining. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Educational Opportunities and Performance in Illinois By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Do Cops Belong in Schools? Minneapolis Tragedy Prompts a Hard Look at School Police By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In the aftermath of last month’s killing of an unarmed Minneapolis man in police custody, school systems are re-examining their own contracts with local police agencies. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers More School Districts Sever Ties With Police. Will Others Follow? By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Campaigns to get rid of police in schools catch a wave of momentum in some communities, but activists still face deep resistance from educators nationally. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Illinois Directs Districts to Set Aside Federal COVID Aid for All Private School Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The state's decision indicates that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' push on COVID-19 and private school students is having an affect. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Educational Opportunities and Performance in Illinois By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of stories you may have missed. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Districts Struggle to Keep Tabs on COVID-19 Cases By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Confusion reigns when it comes to finding and reporting data on school-related coronavirus infections. That's a problem for school leaders weighing shutdowns. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Supreme Court Declines Appeal Backed by Illinois School Districts on Tax Remedies By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The court declined to take up an appeal backed by school groups of a ruling allowing some property taxpayers challenge their assessments in federal court. Full Article Illinois
academic and careers Self-portrait: Fiona Murphy By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 03:09:05 +0000 My earliest memories of books and words are of awe and suspicion. Full Article
academic and careers 2023 Fellows announced By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:16:53 +0000 Each year, Library Fellows help uncover new stories and offer fresh insights into our extensive collections. Full Article
academic and careers Take 5 swimming suits By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:15:22 +0000 Shining a spotlight on five of our favourite swimming suits from the collection. Bathing dresses Full Article
academic and careers Self-portrait: George Haddad By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 01:41:20 +0000 There is an anarchist in me who swells against my sensible façade. Full Article
academic and careers Surf shooters catching a wave By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:44:12 +0000 A recently acquired vintage photograph by an influential early-twentieth-century photographer shows one of the first d Full Article