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posted by: Alix
| July 18, 2011, 04:23 pm
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Corporate donations to public education are common place in today's struggling financial climate. Last fall, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged an unprecedented $100 million to the ailing Newark, New Jersey's school system. Today, in an effort to spur additional private donations, President Obama held a roundtable discussion at the White House with like-minded CEOs to raise private funds for American K-12 education. Following today's closed door meeting, three companies including Bank of America, Microsoft, and Nike announced new pledges totaling $66 million toward education programs.
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posted by: Alix
| July 15, 2011, 10:59 am
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One of our country's largest school systems is experiencing the scandal of a generation. Based upon the findings of a July report commissioned by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, it was revealed that nearly 80 percent of Atlanta's schools showed signs of cheating by teachers on statewide performance tests. As new revelations surface daily, blame is shifting from teachers to administrators, and everyone else in between, raising even larger questions about the intense pressure teachers are facing over state and federal testing mandates.
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posted by: Alix
| July 14, 2011, 10:02 am
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With the movement toward healthy eating gaining steam among national advocates like First Lady Michelle Obama, the prospect of serving locally grown produce to students is making headway in districts across the country. This practice, known as "farm-to-school," is even winning acclaim from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for school lunches among American students.
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posted by: Jill
| July 13, 2011, 03:07 pm
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Engaging an audience with humor and anecdotes, eduteacher founder, Adam S. Bellow, shared his The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools while at the ISTE Conference this past June in Philadelphia.
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posted by: Alix
| July 08, 2011, 04:07 pm
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So far this year, fourteen different organizations have sent the Arkansas Department of Education letters of intent to open 37 new charter schools across the state. These groups want to open independently run, publicly chartered schools in the 2012-13 school year. The final application deadline for opening a charter school is August 30.
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