Educational News and Resource Updates

Recent Updates

• Swan Valley High School earns national library program of the year award … – The Saginaw News – MLive.com
• Deadlock on Prosser School Board keeps book in library – Yakima Herald-Republic
• Crowd size and arrest totals increase at latest Moral Monday protest
• ‘It’s just our job’ — teacher who saved students from tornado
• Jefferson-Houston to get a fresh start with a new building
• St. Tammany Parish’s overall student performance on standardized tests improves
• What Does the Minnesota Education Bill Mean for STMA Schools?
• American Idol winner, Candice Glover, first album in July
• Korean kimchi pancake with chicken
• Re: Chelesa Fearce Atlanta: Homeless Teen Graduates At the Top Of Her …
• Test results up overall; voucher schools flat
• One more year in Harrison for Lady Liberty
• Milwaukee high school cited for college preparedness
• STJ students recognized by Duke TIP
• Common Core the wrong plan for Michigan
• Julia Steiny: Public Schools Owe Neglected Kids More Than Academics
• Collingswood Juniors: Register Now for August CSAT Classes
• Committee delays vote on ACT test requirement
• Register Today for ISTE 2013
• Gina Burkhardt responded to New Definition of Asperger’s, Autism for Kids on May 22, 2013 03:20 PM
• NSBA announces upcoming school law webinars
• NSBA asks the U.S. Education Department for clarification to accommodate students with disabilities in athletic programs
• ASBJ bonus article on how a district turned renovation into motivation
• Oklahoma school boards group seeks donations for tornado-ravaged schools
• Statement from Secretary Duncan on Preventing Student Loan Interest Rates from Doubling on July 1
• Adult Learners Share Stories of Personal Triumph
• Great Neck School, Library Budgets Pass by Wide Margins Tuesday – Patch.com
• Croton Passes School, Library Budgets; Elect Diamond and Bugliosi To School … – Patch.com
• Tuckahoe Vote Is in School Library This Year – Patch.com
• Granderson: The courage of teachers
• Ryan O’Toole: Salutatorian for CL Central Class 2013
• Field Tests To Increase In Schools – Do We Want Our Kids to Be Test Dummies?
• Why Are Montgomery County Students Flunking Math Exams?
• Ringgold Rotary Club honors 2013 STAR student
• Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing
• Let Passion, Career Goals Guide Law School Decision
• Jean Ann Guliano: What Gist’s Supporters Are Forgetting
• SAT’s right answers are all wrong
• Editorial: Educators help cancer patient toward graduation
• Young Children Learn Math Through the Arts
• Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Tragedy in Oklahoma
• Applications Now Available to Improve Education and Employment Outcomes for Low-Income Children with Disabilities
• 5 Things to Consider When Taking Out Student Loans
• Hannibal Middle School planning upgrades to library this summer – Quincy Herald Whig
• Nanuet School, Library Budgets, Trustee Seats Up For Vote – Patch.com
• Has the school library a future in the digital age? – Cambridge News (blog)
• Library memorial for murdered cousins opening today – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
• Fake News Release Targets Scholars and Student Critical of Israel
• Students Might Not Be ‘Academically Adrift’ After All, Study Finds
• New York City Embraces a College’s New ‘Handicapped’ Symbol
• Play the Role of the Search Committee
• Hire and Hire
• The Long Odds of the Tenure-Track Job Search
• Common Core will be a costly burden for students, taxpayers
• READ: Senate’s $20.58 billion budget proposal
• Verona, Cedar Grove officials grapple with new mandate
• State education department gets No Child Left Behind waiver
• Pathfinder Awards: Schools’ brightest
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• Sean Kennedy and Don Soifer: Incentivize Actual Learning
• Parkway Central Student Earns Perfect Score on ACT
• HOPE Christian seniors earn 100 percent college acceptance
• SAT Biology Test Cancelled Over Leaking Scandal
• Frantic Finish Expected For Last Day Of Legislature
• Motivate: Maths Enrichment for Schools
• New Definition of Asperger’s, Autism for Kids
• The harm of school vouchers
• Celebrating the National Language Teacher of the Year and Foreign Language Partnerships
• Obama Administration Approves Three More NCLB Flexibility Requests—37 States and DC Now Approved for Waivers
• U.S. Department of Education Announces Arizona Will Receive $10.4 Million to Continue Efforts to Turn Around Its Lowest-Performing Schools
• Join the Conversation to Improve Transition from School to Work for Youth with Disabilities
• "Passion, Expertise, and Vision"
• ‘Survival Guide’ doesn’t survive in Delanco School District (copy) – phillyBurbs.com
• Teachers lead team approach to dealing with student churn
• Spinning around again on educational testing carousel
• Sharon Recognized for Top SAT Scores in Region, More News from Around the Area
• Our take: York school recovery takes a hit
• Educational and Teen advice
• Wheeler Junior Aces ACT
• East St. John Elementary Library in LaPlace got a makeover – NOLA.com (blog)
• Mercury News editorial: Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to spend $1…
• Obama: Carole King concert at White House
• Calls for compulsory democracy lessons gather pace
• Diplomas should mean something
• American Idol finale recap: America crowns its next ‘Idol’
• Editorial | Sex Sells, But Not in Our Backyard, Please
• Hillside Elementary School library – or school – could bear Jerry Wasserman’s … – Needham Times
• Muddah, faddah! Not everyone loved summer sleepaway camp
• Academy group expense extravagance
• Do students who are issued tablets miss the benefits of experiential learning?
• NJEA leader, a Christie foil, handing over reins
• Cobb School’s $856 million budget includes some cuts and time off
• NRHS Ranked 58 Out of 344 By Go Local
• Robert Morrison: Presidential Preference: The Romeikes and Imam Rauf
• Illinois students urged to use free reading tool
• Amazing Space
• NSBA Director writes about “Debunking the ‘reform’ agenda’” for ASBJ
• What Is a Student Loan Servicer and Why Should I Care?
• Hillside Elementary School library – or school – could bear Jerry Wasserman’s … – Wicked Local
• Camp Verde School Board saves library, PE positions – cvbugle