麻豆原创

Research review says evidence on the effect of culture-based teaching is thin

Panel pushes for better teacher evaluation systems

School Funding Litigation/Policy

With budget cuts on the horizon, the AL Education Association will not seek teacher raises for 2009

IL school funding measure advances; proposal boosts the minimum amount that schools must spend on each student from $5,334 to $5,734

State Roundup

AZ ranks worst in the nation when it comes to education funding but ranks in the top 10 for education standards and accountability, according to report

D.C. parents and community activists call for a boycott of hearings on school closings

OH’s 7th place ranking is seen as a good sign

FL Senate committee approves a bill that allows but does not require the gender segregation in schools; opponents say proposal is unfair and unconstitutional

FL appears to be on the right track as it rises to 14th in national ranking, according to report

Report says NJ students have a high chance of success

State by state report card on public schools ranks OR as having the second-worst education policy and performance in the nation

SC School Building Authority hopes for consistent criteria for school construction by the time funding is allocated

Report praises TN for policies that prepare students for transitions in school and life after graduation

Achievement test shows an ethnic gap between UT students that concerns education officials

Federal/NCLB

U.S. Education Secretary praises FL public schools for improving student achievement, even though only a third of them met NCLB goals last year

Report shows that teachers earn substantially less than peers in comparable professions

The less publicized analyses of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows how America’s schooling is different – what we can learn from it

Longitudinal-data systems that connect teacher and student data to better guide investments to improve student achievement are uncommon but necessary

How Cincinnati turned its schools around, and what others can learn to increase graduation rates and eliminate gaps between African American and white students

School Funding Litigation/Policy

Educators worry that governor Richardson's new tax plan will leave GA schools with inadequate funding

State senators offer KS public schools another locked-in year of funding, but education advocates say the proposed $65 million increase is not enough

With vast implications for a variety of constituencies, Corzine's proposal will likely face court challenges

NV education officials may target new programs, including all-day kindergarten and school empowerment initiatives, in making budget cuts sought by governor Gibbons

State Supreme Court rules WY’s school funding system constitutional and ends years of court oversight

State Roundup

AR lawyer tells legislative panel that states cannot deny free public education to children of illegal immigrants who have been deported or no longer reside in a school district

CA governor says his education priority will be to transform 98 school districts that have posted rock-bottom test scores for at least five years, but educators hoped to hear more about school funding

Report says MD and VA school systems are among the best in the nation, while DC’s school system is ranked as the worst

NJ reverses earlier plans to abolish the controversial alternative high school exam, and will instead tighten how the test is administered and scored

Study says OR needs to improve quality teaching

SC preschool program is up in the air: Republicans say the state can't afford to expand the program while Democrats say the state can't afford not to

Published Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008