w What Teachers Can Learn from Iowa's Efforts to Engage Teen Caucusgoers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A new generation of Iowans are preparing to caucus for the first time. Here's how their teachers are preparing them, and what it says about civics education in 2020. Full Article Iowa
w Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa By feedproxy.google.com 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 Iowa
w Iowa Caucuses Offer Students a Laboratory for Civics Education By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 With their state’s caucuses the first official marker in the 2020 presidential contest, Iowa teenagers are in a unique position to observe and participate. Full Article Iowa
w The Iowa Caucuses: a Political Mess, but a Teaching Opportunity? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Primary season is now upon us. Here are three ideas for teaching in the wake of the Iowa caucus fallout. Full Article Iowa
w Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa By feedproxy.google.com 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 Iowa
w Largest Iowa school district could extend distance learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Iowa
w Iowa governor: K-12 schools won't resume classes this year By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Iowa
w A District Knew It Was Failing Some Students. How It's Using Parents to Help By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Minneapolis district—with large achievement gaps between white and black students—is enlisting parents from communities of color to help it gather broader and better feedback on how to improve. Full Article Minnesota
w In Minnesota and U.S., Teacher-Powered Schools Take Root By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Impact Academy at Orchard Lake is among a growing number of public schools where teachers have a say in what goes on, from the learning approach to staffing and scheduling. Full Article Minnesota
w Supreme Court Strikes Minnesota Law Barring Political Apparel at Polling Places By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In a case implicating the use of schools as voting locations as well as free speech in education, the justices said Minnesota went too far. Full Article Minnesota
w A Pioneer of Public School Redesign Weighs In By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Ted Kolderie, who helped launch the charter school movement through his work in Minnesota, discusses school choice, school accountability, the evolving role of teachers, and more. Full Article Minnesota
w Minnesota Education Leaders Grapple with Findings from Early-Ed. Audit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 An audit of the early-childhood education offerings in Minnesota finds complexity and fragmentation as well as a lack of data about program effectiveness. Full Article Minnesota
w How Weather Forced a Minn. District to Establish E-Learning Options On the Fly By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The director of teaching and learning for a Minnesota district talks about putting e-learning days into action under difficult circumstances. Full Article Minnesota
w Walz expected to keep Minnesota schools closed By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Minnesota
w Walz ends school year, but lets some businesses reopen By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Minnesota
w 'Reconnecting McDowell' Buys Property for Teacher Housing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 A private-public partnership is moving forward with efforts to recruit and retain teachers by building housing for educators in rural West Virginia. Full Article West_Virginia
w W.Va. Partnership Supports Grandparents in Raising School-Age Children By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Nearly 45 percent of children in rural McDowell County, West Virginia do not live with their parents and many are being raised by grandparents. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Superintendent Announces Resignation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Martirano led the state's schools through dramatic budget cuts, academic challenges, and a state-versus-local battle over school construction. Full Article West_Virginia
w Thousands of Teachers. 4 States. Your Guide to the Protests Sweeping the Nation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 As Oklahoma teachers prepare for day four of their statewide walkout, here's a guide to the larger picture of teacher protests. Full Article West_Virginia
w Should Home Schoolers Follow the Common Core? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A home schooling advocacy group was concerned when a state legislator proposed requiring home schoolers to follow the Common Core State Standards. Full Article West_Virginia
w Proposed Legislation in W. Va., Kentucky Could Dramatically Alter ESSA Plans By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Fast-moving bills in two state legislatures could dictate to their education departments what goes into the states' accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Full Article West_Virginia
w After Four Years, Progress Reported by 'Reconnecting McDowell' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Academic and health offerings have increased in McDowell County, W.Va., due to a private-public partnership. Full Article West_Virginia
w W.Va. Bill Would Give Districts More Choice in Textbook Adoption By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 But some Democrats say that could make the selection process more political. Full Article West_Virginia
w Educational Opportunities and Performance in West Virginia By feedproxy.google.com 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 West_Virginia
w W. Va. Governor Fires Sen. Joe Manchin's Wife From State Education Post By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The legislature sent a proposal last week to Gov. Jim Justice's desk to shutter the state's advisory education and the arts department, leaving the Gayle Manchin and her staff in the lurch. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Teacher Strike Ends After Four Days, Governor Announces Pay Raise By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers will receive a 5 percent raise, pending a vote by the state legislature. School will resume Thursday. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Teachers Continue to Strike After State Senate Trims Pay Raise By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The West Virginia Senate trimmed the proposed pay raise for teachers from 5 percent to 4 percent, prompting union officials to declare that the strike will continue indefinitely. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Legislature Reaches Deal to End Strike, Deliver Pay Raise to Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The statewide teacher strike could end today if both chambers of the legislature pass the bill to deliver a 5 percent raise to all school employees. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Teachers Are Going on Strike Again By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers across the state will walk out of their classrooms on Tuesday to protest an education bill going through the state legislature. Full Article West_Virginia
w West Virginia Teachers Scored a Victory But Will Remain on Strike By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Lawmakers effectively killed the controversial education bill that had prompted the second statewide strike in two years. Full Article West_Virginia
w Despite Fierce Teacher Opposition, West Virginia House Votes to Allow Charter Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The West Virginia House of Delegates passed its version of a sweeping education omnibus bill, which would allow the state's first charter schools. Full Article West_Virginia
w Supreme Court to Weigh 'Incorrigible' Bar for Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The justices agreed to decide whether the Eighth Amendment requires a trial court to find that a juvenile is permanently incorrigible before imposing a sentence of life without parole. Full Article Mississippi
w Mississippi's New Solution for the Teacher Shortage By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Mississippi education department will be the first to operate a teacher residency program, which aims to increase retention and diversity in the profession. Full Article Mississippi
w States to Schools: Teach Reading the Right Way By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Worried that far too many students have weak reading skills, states are passing new laws that require aspiring teachers—and, increasingly, teachers who are already in the classroom—to master reading instruction that’s solidly grounded in research. Full Article Mississippi
w Rediscovering School Quality Reviews By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Resurrecting an old idea about assessing school quality could allow schools to examine a broad range of data on performance and practices and lead to improvement. Full Article Vermont
w Where the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stand on Education By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 What would a new Democratic administration mean for education? We're getting a clearer idea as former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders emerge as top contenders for the nomination. Full Article Vermont
w Where They Are: The Nation's Small But Growing Population of Black English-Learners By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment. Full Article Vermont
w New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners By feedproxy.google.com 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 Vermont
w Schools Lean on Staff Who Speak Students' Language to Keep English-Learners Connected By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The rocky shift to remote learning has exacerbated inequities for the nation's 5 million English-learners. An army of multilingual liaisons work round the clock to plug widening gaps. Full Article Vermont
w Betsy DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Alaska and Iowa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 That brings the number of states with approved plans to 44, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still awaiting the OK: California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Utah Full Article Alaska
w Alaska Reporter Will Study Rural Education as 2nd Chronister Fellowship Recipient By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Victoria Petersen, of the Peninsula Clarion on the Kenai Peninsula, will report on the challenges of rural education, especially in a state as vast as Alaska. Full Article Alaska
w The School District Where the Shutdown Hit Nearly Everyone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 In Kodiak, Alaska, a school district with deep ties to the U.S. Coast Guard has been walloped by the government shutdown with hundreds of families going without paychecks. And news of a deal to temporarily reopen the government was doing little to allay the community's anxieties. Full Article Alaska
w On the Snowy Tundra, Alaska Students Bridge Differences and Eat Moose Snout By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An Alaskan high school exchange program works to promote understanding between the state's urban centers and its remote Native Villages and communities. Full Article Alaska
w An Alaskan Village's Long Wait for a New School By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Rural schools everywhere struggle to maintain adequate buildings, but the quest for a new school has been especially long and fraught for this remote Old Believer village. Full Article Alaska
w Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Alaska
w François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome, as a boy. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Full Article
w François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome, as a boy. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: London (3 Haymarket) : Published ... by W.B. Tiffin, June 21st 1830. Full Article
w Cinderella seated by the fire, attended by a white cat. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds the younger, 1837, after S.W. Reynolds. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: London : Published by Wm. Hayward, 1837. Full Article
w A rich man and a woman who has visited him for tea gossip about an impoverished gentleman's daughter who is present in his house as a governess: the visitor looks at the governess with a supercilious expression. Engraving by R. Hatfield, 1842, after R By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: London (No. 4, Hanover Street) : Published ... for the proprietor by T.G. March ; [London] (Threadneedle Street) : Sold also by F. G. Moon ; [London] (Strand) : [Sold also by] Ackermann & Co., April 10, 1842 ([London?] : Printed by R. Lloyd) Full Article
w Death, wearing a crown and accompanied by monsters, rides a white horse that tramples on men, women and children. Etching by J. Haynes, 1784, after J.H. Mortimer. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: London (Norfolk Street, Strand) : J. Mortimer, Jany. 1st 1784. Full Article