ac Iain Macwhirter: 'Hard to conclude that there are any real villains of fifth columnists in Britain’s Covid war so far' By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:25:10 +0100 “It's not the end; it's not even the beginning of the end; but it is perhaps the end of the beginning”. Churchill's famous wartime speech after the battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was an ambiguous rallying cry. After all, by saying it was only the beginning, he was suggesting that there could be worse to come. Full Article
ac How Districts Are Helping Teachers Get Better at Tech Under Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Educators are struggling to learn how to use new tech tools—devices, apps, software, and online textbooks—in greater volume than ever before. Full Article E+Learning
ac RAND Study: Online Resources Not Teachers' Top Choice Before Coronavirus Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Before the massive rush to remote learning, most teachers used digital resources as supplements rather than primary materials, a RAND study shows. Full Article E+Learning
ac Ed-Tech Groups to Congress: More Than $5 Billion Needed to Address Internet Access Gaps By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools need help from the federal government to prepare millions of U.S. students for remote learning this fall and beyond. Full Article E+Learning
ac Khan App Boosted Early Literacy, Parent Teaching in Small Trial By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The free literacy app Khan Academy Kids boosted early literacy skills in children and parents said it improved their home-teaching skills. Full Article E+Learning
ac LOCKDOWN HOMEWORK: How to teach your children to code and build their own robot By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:10:00 +0100 HELP is on hand for parents hoping to inspire their children at home during the coronavirus lockdown – and it’s all free. Full Article
ac Neil Mackay: Scotland’s handling of schools in lockdown is a national disgrace By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:05:22 +0100 THE teacher had four pupils yesterday. Just four pupils out of a class of 33 took part in virtual online lockdown lessons. Full Article
ac Coronavirus: Fears universities could be merged if they don't embrace new normal By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0100 SCOTLAND’S universities must play their part in adapting to the “new normal” amid warnings that institutions could be forced to merge in return for government support. Full Article
ac 'Mr. Turner, Are You Racist?' A White Teacher Grapples With His Privilege By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Colin Turner thought he understood the dynamics of race and privilege. Until one of his students called him out for some insensitive comments he'd made in class. Full Article Diversity
ac How One District Is Raising Math Rigor and Achievement for Students of Color By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The Long Beach, Calif., school district is deploying a multifaceted strategy to put more students of color in high-level math courses and help them succeed. Full Article Diversity
ac The Art of Making Science Accessible and Relevant to All Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Building science lessons around phenomena that students know equally and can see in their own lives is making the subject more relevant and interesting. Full Article Diversity
ac Mining for Gifted Students in Untapped Places By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An internationally known gifted-education center is scouting—and helping to develop—gifted students in after-school programs and pullout classes in one of Maryland’s most challenged school districts. Full Article Diversity
ac Is Your School Affirming Institutional Racism During Black History Month? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 One particularly tense staff meeting helped educator Robert Parker rethink how his school celebrated Black History Month. Full Article Diversity
ac Black Parents Force District to End Academic Tracking By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Fed up with their district’s unmet pledges to stop steering African American students into low-level classes, parents take action. Full Article Diversity
ac White Parents Say They Value Integrated Schools. Their Actions Speak Differently By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A pair of new studies find that, when given a choice, white parents tend to send their children to schools that are predominantly white. Full Article Diversity
ac Culturally Responsive Teaching Is Promising. But There's a Pressing Need for More Research By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The evidence that culturally responsive teaching can fix the nation's schools for children of color is promising, but woefully incomplete, writes Heather C. Hill. Full Article Diversity
ac Teacher-Candidates Get a Safe Space to Air Touchy Issues of Identity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Affinity groups known as caucuses let teacher-candidates at the University of Washington gather with others who share part of their identity, such as race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Full Article Diversity
ac Hidden Segregation Within Schools Is Tracked in New Study By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 When schools reduce racial segregation between schools, racial isolation within the classes inside those schools goes up, according to an analysis of 20 years of North Carolina data. Full Article Diversity
ac Still Mostly White and Female: New Federal Data on the Teaching Profession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Here are five takeaways on the teaching profession from the newly released 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey. Full Article Diversity
ac Could the Next Strike in Education Be Against the Teachers' Union? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The staff union for the National Education Association is threatening to strike over contract negotiations. Full Article Unions
ac Unions Are Barrier to Better Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 To the Editor: Education Week Teacher blogger Nancy Flanagan recently wrote about how some states require a higher score on state certification tests for teacher-licensing exams—which makes it "unreasonably difficult" to get into teaching—while others eliminate licensing requirements to fill classr. Full Article Unions
ac Stop Writing That Obituary for Teachers' Unions. We're Not Going Anywhere By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the face of well-funded opposition to organized labor, teachers will not be silenced, writes NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. Full Article Unions
ac With Onslaught of Emails and Ads, Conservative Groups Push Teachers to Drop Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish union fees for nonmembers, conservative groups—including ones with ties to Ed. Secretary Betsy DeVos—launched email, social media, and billboard campaigns to try to convince teachers not to join their unions. Full Article Unions
ac Teachers Are Organizing. But What About Teachers' Unions? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 As teacher take the lead in protests over pay, unions face an uncertain future, writes Berkeley sociologist Bruce Fuller. Full Article Unions
ac For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers' Union Offers 'Soup to Nuts' Campaign Training By feedproxy.google.com 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 Unions
ac After Janus Ruling, Teachers Are Suing for Return of Fees They've Paid Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 "This lawsuit will enable teachers like me to recover the agency fees that we were wrongly forced to pay against our will," said one of the plaintiffs. Full Article Unions
ac 'This Road Just Got a Lot Harder': Teachers' Unions Hit With New Round of Lawsuits By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the wake of the 'Janus' Supreme Court case, teachers' unions are facing more than a dozen legal challenges backed by right-leaning groups that could further dampen their membership numbers and finances. Full Article Unions
ac For Teachers' Unions to Survive, It's Time to Go Positive for Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Whether Janus will be a death blow or a turning point for unions depends on what they do now, writes Paul Reville. Full Article Unions
ac Are Teachers' Unions on the Brink of Demise? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 With the Janus case looming before the Supreme Court, teachers' unions are knocking on doors to try to boost membership and mitigate financial loss. Full Article Unions
ac Conservative Group Expands Push to Get Teachers to Leave Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is partnering with think tanks and advocacy groups across the country in a campaign encouraging public employees to consider dropping their union memberships. Full Article Unions
ac The Teachers' Unions Have a Charter School Dilemma By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 With the first charter school strike in the books—and teachers coming out victorious—experts say both unions and charter schools may need to rethink how they’ve long operated. Full Article Unions
ac Unions Must Go Beyond Advocacy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Unions
ac Teachers' Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers who do not belong to their unions see value in the organizations but still say they would opt out of paying mandatory fees if given the choice, finds a new survey. Full Article Unions
ac Teachers' Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Efforts to unionize teachers in charter schools are picking up in a handful of states, and counter efforts by school administrators to tamp them down often backfire, according to a study by the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. Full Article Unions
ac How Teacher Strikes Could Factor in 2020 Elections By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike drew attention from Democratic presidential candidates in Illinois, a state won by Democrats in the last White House contest. For 2020, it's possible we could see a twist on that story: big-city teacher strikes in states with less predictable outcomes. Full Article Unions
ac Endorsements Still Touchy for Teachers' Unions in Presidential Election Season By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Both the AFT and the NEA vowed to engage their members more deeply this year in deciding who to back for the White House. How well have they done? Full Article Unions
ac Coronavirus: MSPs highlight 'deep unease' of teachers at qualifications overhaul By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:27:35 +0100 MSPs have penned a letter to the head of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) - highlighting “deep unease” by teachers at plans to overhaul exams amid the lockdown. Full Article
ac SNP MP accused of capitalising on virus crisis following 'brazenly disloyal' remarks at virtual meeting By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 AN SNP MP has been accused of capitalising on the virus crisis to undermine Nicola Sturgeon and boost their own profile following a series of remarks made in an online party meeting. Full Article
ac The Teachers' Unions Have a Charter School Dilemma By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 With the first charter school strike in the books—and teachers coming out victorious—experts say both unions and charter schools may need to rethink how they’ve long operated. Full Article Charter+schools
ac Are Charter Schools Facing a Reckoning? Not So Fast By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 By the single most important metric, charter schools are succeeding, argues Bruno V. Manno. Full Article Charter+schools
ac A New ESEA: A Cheat Sheet on What the Deal Means for Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Your cheat sheet to the ESEA rewrite's teacher provisions. Full Article Federalpolicy
ac Some States' Share of Federal Teacher Funds Will Shrink Under ESSA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The change to the Title II program will benefit Southern states, while Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, among others, will see their allocations shrink. Full Article Federalpolicy
ac Ed. Dept. Says States Must Update Teacher-Distribution Plans By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The Education Department wants states to re-submit "equity plans" to ensure that effective teachers are matched with disadvantaged and minority students. Full Article Federalpolicy
ac Federal Teacher-Quality Funds Spread Too Thinly, Brief Argues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 A report suggests that the $2.5 billion program should focus more on continuous improvement than on scattershot activities. Full Article Federalpolicy
ac Teacher Tax Deduction Could Double to $500 Under Approved Senate Bill By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The version of the tax bill passed by the Republican-led Senate would double the amount teachers can deduct for classroom supplies. Full Article Federalpolicy
ac What Differentiated Instruction Is Not: A Teacher's Perspective By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Taking differentiation to mean "everything all the time" isn’t a sustainable model, warns English teacher Chad Towarnicki. Full Article Classroom+management
ac 'Classroom Management Is About Being Proactive' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Cindy Garcia, Gianna Cassetta, Amanda Koonlaba, Ed.S., Chelonnda Seroyer, Dennis Griffin Jr., Janice Wyatt-Ross, Barry Saide, and Dr. Vance Austin contribute their classroom-management suggestions. Full Article Classroom+management
ac TikTok: Powerful Teaching Tool or Classroom Management Nightmare? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The video-sharing platform is a huge hit with teens and some teachers are beginning to integrate it into their lessons. But cyberbullying and data privacy are big concerns, experts say. Full Article Classroom+management
ac How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, teachers are put in the hard spot of educating students about prevention without scaring them. Full Article Classroom+management
ac Don't Blame Teachers for Selling Their Lesson Plans. Blame the System That Makes It Necessary By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools can't even afford to hire enough teachers, so why are we surprised that teachers are turning to a website for resources? asks Kat Tipton. Full Article Classroom+management