Education Chief Lets States Delay Use of Tests in Decisions About Teachers’ Jobs
Responding to complaints, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said states could postpone for a year using more rigorous tests to make career decisions about teachers.
MEDIA ALERT: Sony K-12 Initiative Announces New Sony Education Ambassadors
SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Sony Electronics has expanded its K-12 Education Ambassador program, inviting 17 educators, IT managers and specialists from across the country to serve as ...
Education: will anarchy rule?
ONE of the many neglected areas when the Department of Education was pushing for what has become RA 10533 is the interaction between secondary and tertiary education. We believe that, correspondingly, the tertiary sector should carry on as though nothing has happened. For Eastern University president Michael Alba speaking at his Alma Mater St. John’s Institute, Bacolod City on Saturday 8 June ...
GOP slams Dems’ education proposal as federal power grab
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says Democrats' plan to reauthorize Elementary and Secondary Education Act creates "national school board" by expanding federal mandates
The Fight to Fix Public Education Has Finally Reached a Boiling Point
An education alarm is sounding in the United States.
STEM Education That Works
INDIANAPOLIS -- STEM Education that Works William J. Bennett* Just about twice a year the general population puts its focus on our nation's education system—when school begins in the fall, and around this ...
Can Financial Education Rebuild America’s Economy?
Find out why financial education will help America to re-establish itself as the world's (undisputed) leading economy.
OYA offers innovative education options to at-risk youth
SALEM, Ore., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first round of Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) kids graduate from their facility's high school this weekend, the agency is introducing a first-of-its-kind ...
ASTRA and STEMconnector Release EdTech: Revolution in Education
AUSTIN, Texas, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EdTech: Revolution in Education is the latest, largest and most comprehensive report on EdTech, to be released June 18, 2013, in hard copy and PDF form, from ...
Corrective Education Company Removes Handcuffs From Retail Loss Prevention
Corrective Education Company today announced the latest release of its educational intervention program, which combines technology and online life-skills education to reinvent how petty crimes are handled ...