Becoming a teacher is becoming more and more difficult as the economy struggles to rebound. Teachers are still being let go and wages continue to not only be frozen but to be cut with furlough days. Still, many dream of making a difference in the life of a child and indeed good, dedicated teachers are [...]
I was going to title this the homeschool debate, then realized it’s not about homeschooling, its about public schools. The alternative is not just homeschooling, but private schools too. Homeschooling gets a bad rap for pulling kid out of the public school system, but people say they don’t have the money for private schooling and [...]
Where does the Money go in Schools? To the education of the kids, right? Text books, teacher supplies, teacher salaries. Paper for students to write on, pencils and crayons, tissues for runny noses and bandaids. Stickers and educational videos. Books. Educational games.Research based programs that help kids learn to read, write and do math. Right? [...]
Would a district desperate to improve test scores ever decide to simply fire every teacher on staff at one school and start fresh? The implications of a decision like this are huge, yet one Rhode Island school district has decided to do just that. In Providence, Rhode Island, Central Falls district has made the striking [...]
President Obama has proposed quite a change to the 2011 budget for schools. Of worthy note: An increase of 4.5 billion dollars of discretionary funds. An increase of 1.35 billion dollars towards Race to the Top incentives 500 million for the investing in innovation program, a competitive awards program. 900 million for the school turnaround [...]
