A group of parents who refused to send their children to one of the worst schools in the country have been given a 10,450 state grant to pay for home schooling.
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Teacher Compensation Reform
Teacher Compensation Reform
I remain wary of Obama’s teacher compensation plan, but here are two articles on the subject. As I opined previously, the idea of paying the good teachers well is wonderful and I would wholeheartedly say “yes” if the world were more with the logic and the black-and-whiteness and less with the grey areas and [...]
I remain wary of Obama’s teacher compensation plan, but here are two articles on the subject. As I opined previously, the idea of paying the good teachers well is wonderful and I would wholeheartedly say “yes” if the world were more with the logic and the black-and-whiteness and less with the grey areas and [...]
I remain wary of Obama’s teacher compensation plan, but here are two articles on the subject. As I opined previously, the idea of paying the good teachers well is wonderful and I would wholeheartedly say “yes” if the world were more with the logic and the black-and-whiteness and less with the grey areas and red tape.
Perhaps I’m being too pessimistic, but I worry that somehow, even the great teachers who are doing the best they can with what they have will get screwed because they don’t have the resources available to them to do the proper job of educating that they’d like to do. Also, it strikes me that the only way for the powers that be to know which educators are improving/ being wonderful teachers is to test the students. That brings us right back to standardized testing and kids being caught in the middle and that always just pisses me off. Sometimes I wish I were brilliant think-tank fodder so I could solve problems like this.
Further Reading:
Obama Pushes to Reward Great Teachers
The Future of Teacher Compensation
School Leaders Target Salary Reform Toward Newer Teachers
Lessons From 40 Years of Education ‘Reform’
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality: Useful Links
Democrats for Education Reform
Posted by Alexa Harrington
NC House wants to see key tax figures for budget
NC House wants to see key tax figures for budget
House leaders accepted cautiously the Senate's proposed North Carolina state government budget, worried whether they'll ultimately need to make more cuts or raise more taxes than their counterparts.
House leaders accepted cautiously the Senate's proposed North Carolina state government budget, worried whether they'll ultimately need to make more cuts or raise more taxes than their counterparts.
College tuition hikes lower than expected
College tuition hikes lower than expected
Private schools in California and around the nation are announcing relatively modest tuition increases, averaging about 4%, for the 2009-10 school year. About a dozen colleges have announced freezes.
As the recession deepened last fall and the value of college endowments melted away, some higher-education officials predicted that spring would bring the announcement of steep tuition hikes.
Private schools in California and around the nation are announcing relatively modest tuition increases, averaging about 4%, for the 2009-10 school year. About a dozen colleges have announced freezes.
As the recession deepened last fall and the value of college endowments melted away, some higher-education officials predicted that spring would bring the announcement of steep tuition hikes.
Re-Installing OS and Apps
I've been re-building my computer sytem the last week with a clean re-installation of the operating system and re-installing all my applications, including Radio Userland. I had many of my data files and apps backed up, but did lose some data, including some Radio postings. ____JH Continue reading ...
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