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Archive for December, 2009

The Center For The Future Of Teaching And Learning….

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is out with a new report just looking at teachers in the California area.

A couple pieces of data in this report:

For the first time in the past few years the state has fewer teachers than before.

More students then before are taking college prep classes.

The Oregonian Reports…

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on weather smart kids play sports or do sports make smart kids.

They also report on Oregon teachers flooding substitute teacher lists

The Washington Post Reports…

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

at Louisiana serving as model for teacher assessments.

They also report on at-risk students graduating from the National Guard’s Freestate Challenge Academy.

They even report on the Merit Pay for teachers that could wind up getting a big boost in funding from the federal government.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Reports…

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on the school districts in the state saying that it will cost over 200 million bucks a year just to comply with full-day kindergarten rules in the state.

The Post Dispatch Reports…

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on L.C. Bird High School that is the first in the state to make a NASA online space exploration course part of its curriculum.

The Union-Tribune Reports…

December 14, 2009 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on local schools that are going to be getting hit hard in a preliminary budget. Schools would move to half-day kindergarten in this budget.

They also also report on the Peer Leaders Uniting Students group that helps other students out.