Issues in Education
Top issues that affect education today.
What Teachers Would Cut to Alleviate School District Budget Issues
In your opinion, what budget cuts should be made to school budgets that the lessen the effects on student learning and educational quality? Make your voice heard today.
In your opinion, what budget cuts should be made to school budgets that the lessen the effects on student learning and educational quality? Make your voice heard today.
Example Teacher Planning Periods
Here is a week of typical planning periods culled from an actual teacher's routine schedule. It is useful to see why this time is necessary and also why teachers end up taking a lot of their work home.
Here is a week of typical planning periods culled from an actual teacher's routine schedule. It is useful to see why this time is necessary and also why teachers end up taking a lot of their work home.
Budget Cuts and Teacher Planning Time
Some school districts have proposed reducing teacher planning time in an effort to fit more classes in the schedule and help with budgetary concerns. However, this is a big mistake. This article looks at the importance of teacher planning time.
Some school districts have proposed reducing teacher planning time in an effort to fit more classes in the schedule and help with budgetary concerns. However, this is a big mistake. This article looks at the importance of teacher planning time.
And Still We Reise
"And Still We Rise" is a book which follows gifted Advanced Placement students in South-Central Los Angeles through their Senior year. It is an awesome work of reporting that lends understanding to those students who strive to make their ways out of the tough neighborhoods through education.
"And Still We Rise" is a book which follows gifted Advanced Placement students in South-Central Los Angeles through their Senior year. It is an awesome work of reporting that lends understanding to those students who strive to make their ways out of the tough neighborhoods through education.
How Budget Cuts Affect Teachers
Teachers feel the brunt of educational budget cuts in many ways. In a field where in good times about 20% of teachers leave the profession in the first three years, budget cuts mean less incentive for educators to continue teaching. Following are ten ways that budget cuts harm teachers and accordingly their students.
Teachers feel the brunt of educational budget cuts in many ways. In a field where in good times about 20% of teachers leave the profession in the first three years, budget cuts mean less incentive for educators to continue teaching. Following are ten ways that budget cuts harm teachers and accordingly their students.
Helping the Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Learn how Texas is helping the students affected by Hurricane Katrina and also what other educators can do to help.
Learn how Texas is helping the students affected by Hurricane Katrina and also what other educators can do to help.