The Parent-Teacher Talk Gains a New Participant
Sunday, den 28. December 2008Student-led conferences are gaining ground at elementary and middle schools nationwide, in part because of the rapidly shifting demographics at public schools.
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Staten Island School Chorus Finds Fame on YouTube
Friday, den 26. December 2008Gregg Breinberg helped make his chorus at Public School 22 in Graniteville popular on YouTube, and their predecessors once serenaded the singer and songwriter Tori Amos with two of her songs.
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Schools Chief From Chicago Is Cabinet Pick
Tuesday, den 16. December 2008Arne Duncan is known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful ties with unions.
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Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
Tuesday, den 16. December 2008Arne Duncan is known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful relations with teachers and their unions.
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Uncertainty on Obama Education Plans
Sunday, den 14. December 2008There is mystery not only about who he will choose for secretary of education, but also about the approach to the nation’s schools that his selection will reflect.
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Education | Hempstead: No Debate on This: Hempstead School Renamed for Obama
Saturday, den 6. December 2008Efforts of students and teachers prevailed and a Long Island school was named after the president-elect, apparently the first such school.
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Head of Teachers’ Union Offers to Talk on Tenure and Merit Pay
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008A frail economy prompted a gesture of compromise from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Teachers Win Bonuses at High-Need Schools
Saturday, den 15. November 2008Teachers at 33 high-need secondary schools across New York City will receive bonuses of several thousand dollars each as a reward for student gains on school report cards.
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A School Chief Takes on Tenure, Stirring a Fight
Thursday, den 13. November 2008The chancellor of the Washington, D.C., schools has proposed spectacular raises for teachers willing to give up tenure.
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School Chief Takes on Tenure, and Stirs a Fight
Thursday, den 13. November 2008The chancellor of the Washington public schools has proposed spectacular raises for teachers willing to give up tenure.
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