Troubled school districts are paying big bucks to lure ‘rock star’ superintendents, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
To come to work here in Clayton County, a failing school district in Georgia, former Pittsburgh superintendent John Thompson wants $275,000 in salary, a $2 million consulting budget, a Lincoln Town Car with a driver, and money to pay […]
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The end of history (geography, literature …)
Published by March 31st, 2008 in Education. 24 CommentsUnlike the U.S., British schools follow a national curriculum backed up national exams. But a teachers’ group wants to drop traditional classes in history, geography, literature, science, languages, art and music.
Instead, schools would be allowed to decide how they teach big themes such as global warming, conflict and healthy living.
The present list of subjects would […]
A middle-school principal threatened to kill science teachers and himself if students didn’t improve their scores on the Texas state exam, claims a New Braunfels teacher.
(Teacher Anita White) said (Principal John) Burks was angry that scores on benchmark tests were not better, and the scores on the upcoming Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests […]
Watch a spelling bee contender try to spell “sardoodledom.” It means “melodrama,” more or less.
Florida teachers shouldn’t have the right to teach “intelligent design” as an alternative to evolution, writes Education Gadfly. The proposed “Academic Freedom Act” would let teachers “objectively present scientific information relevant to the full range of scientific views” of evolution. Advocates believe “intelligent design” is a scientific view. Gadfly writes:
The “Academic Freedom Act” is an […]
Hot tutors in Hong Kong are making big bucks.
Attractive teachers are marketed like movie stars. Their schools show them off on billboards, full-page newspaper ads and TV screens in railway stations and on buses.
Some tutors have their own teams of stylists, fashion designers and photographers, Ng said. They also have personal websites, where potential […]
Arizona’s House of Representatives has voted to opt out of No Child Left Behind, giving up $600 million in federal education funds for needy schools. However, the law promises districts that Arizona won’t abandon NCLB unless the state can replace the lost federal funding. Given the state deficit, that doesn’t seem likely.
The savings from […]
In reading about a “pain compliance” scheme to control airborne terrorists, Darren sees a way to solve all discipline problems in school — and make teachers’ jobs more fun: Shock collars on students.
I’ve often joked that students should wear electric shock collars at school. Teachers (or perhaps just a couple of us) would carry around […]
After a controversial decision last month saying California parents who lack a teaching credential can’t teach their children at home, the Second District Court of Appeal will rehear the case in June.
. . . the three-judge panel in the homeschooling case hinted at a re-evaluation of its entire Feb. 28 ruling by inviting written […]
An anti-gossip campaign at Jewish high schools is trying to get teenagers to think before they say something hurtful about a classmate. In Jewish tradition, speaking evil about others is nearly as bad as doing evil. From the New York Times:
. . . at 11:15 each morning at the Stella K. Abraham High School for […]
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