Take a uniform approach to education standards: Your Say
Common Core standards have been adopted in 45 states. (Photo: Eric Conover AP) Disparities in student performance in state and national tests prompted a push for uniform standards. Forty-five states have adopted Common Core State Standards.
National Federation of the Blind Commends Department of Education for New Guidelines on Braille Instruction
BALTIMORE, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind commended the Department of ... United States. Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative ...
UNF scores low in national teacher education ratings
... education programs at two local colleges scored poorly in a new ratings report from a national teacher quality group. The National Council for Teacher Quality rated 1,300 public and private colleges with elementary or secondary education ...
Should Canada have a national education and training strategy?
Yet, the idea of establishing a national education and/or training strategy ... Yet, with economic competitiveness becoming increasingly international in nature, Canada must compete at a national level — not a regional one.
National View: A new education debate
What you may not have heard is that after years of high-stakes testing and mass teacher firings, along with school closings and reorganizations by Rhee and her successor and protege, Kaya Henderson, many D.C. public schools are no better.
National education group to convene in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 9,000 educators are expected to convene in Atlanta for an annual conference. The National Education Association is set to hold its annual representative assembly in Atlanta June 26 through July 6. The assembly is the top decision ...
Education Department tells states they could get more time to fulfill reform promises
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is offering states more time to enact promised reforms in exchange for permission to ignore unworkable parts of No Child Left Behind. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday sent letters to school ...
Florida College Says Education School Rankings Are Inaccurate
A Florida college rated “substandard” in national rankings of education schools said the rankings were “inaccurate and misleading” and rely too much on information obtained on the Internet. The National Council on Teacher Quality ...
LULAC National Educational Service Centers Inc. Announces Scholarship Program
LULAC National Educational Service Centers Inc. (LNESC) is today announcing a national scholarship program to recognize Hispanic high school seniors who plan to pursue degrees in engineering at U.S. post-secondary institutions. Created and ...
National group lauds education innovations in Delaware
While legislators spar over controversial bills aimed at improving Delaware’s education system, the state is earning notice for programs it is quietly implementing in classrooms. The Education Commission of the States awarded Delaware its ...
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