The type of clothing worn in a family's home, the language spoken and other cultural markers could influence whether special-education students receive taxpayer-funded private-school tuition, under a bill passed last month by the New York state Legislature.
Daily News
6/29/2012
Multiple forces in modern life work to detract from Americans' ability to understand, navigate, and re-shape the country's civil institutions.
6/29/2012
The families of two Snohomish (Wash.) High School freshmen girls who were repeatedly stabbed by another student at the school last October have filed a lawsuit against the Snohomish School District and against a local hospital that evaluated and released the girls' attacker.
6/29/2012
The Connecticut State Board of Education approved guidelines for a new system that will tie student performance to teacher evaluations.
6/29/2012
A new report released by The Education Trust emphasizes the need for policy and culture changes in the public education sector, and not just updated teacher evaluation systems.
6/29/2012
A grand jury is blasting a Sacramento-area school district and its police force.
6/29/2012
Alabama State Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice said that the state's takeover of the Birmingham school system was intended to end its reputation for being top heavy with administrators, and he will do that with or without the cooperation of the city school board.
6/29/2012
Despite the prominence that STEM seems to be gaining publicly, there is still a ways to go to fulfill the market needs of professionals in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
6/29/2012
Calls were more than a quarter of all 911 calls from schools. 17 students a day sent to the emergency room with emotional problems.
6/28/2012
New York City schools chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, and his team have been beating the drum about the rollout of tougher Common Core standards and the need to get students better prepared for college and careers.
6/27/2012
The Iowa Department of Education has asked for a one-year freeze of escalating federal requirements in No Child Left Behind, a move Sioux City-area school officials say temporarily would alleviate pressure from unfair guidelines.
6/27/2012
If companies want to find a steady pool of future tech employees, they’re going to have to do a better job convincing teens and young adults that the job will be rewarding.
6/27/2012
The 2012 ISTE conference in San Diego is wrapping up its final hours. Although hardly a rookie to the trade show junket, this is in fact my first time attending the ISTE conference, and the energy from the attendees is overwhelming and can be felt across San Diego.
6/27/2012
Nashville school officials have rejected a proposal to open a charter school in a middle-class part of the city, highlighting a broader national battle over efforts by operators of such publicly financed, privately run schools to expand into more affluent areas.
6/27/2012
When parents send children to school or camp, they may worry about many things, from bullies to bus accidents. But unauthorized sunscreen use?
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