The Baltimore school system has paid its employees about $65 million for unused leave over the past five years, a rare perk that many employers have abandoned and that has come under fire as school districts have experienced shrinking budgets.
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3/15/2012
3/15/2012
New York City is removing eight teachers and school aides who were “insufficiently disciplined” for previous offenses in the wake of a department-wide personnel review, school officials said Thursday.
3/15/2012
School districts soon will be able to opt out of a common ammonia-treated ground beef filler critics have dubbed "pink slime."
3/15/2012
Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced year-long pilot programs of its Singapore Math, Bar Models App for iPad in school districts in New Jersey and Kentucky.
3/15/2012
Chicago Public Schools students will have the opportunity to attend five Early College STEM Schools that focus on technology skills and career readiness as well as earn college credits under a partnership agreement with five technology companies.
3/15/2012
ePals Corporation announced that its Children’s Publishing Division, formerly Carus Publishing, captured 13 awards of excellence at the 2012 Parents’ Choice Awards.
3/15/2012
ETA/Cuisenaire, provider of hands-on learning products for math, science and literacy education, announced the launch of “VersaTiles Success Factor,” a contest to spotlight how educators are using the company’s popular and proven VersaTiles product.
3/14/2012
The New York State Senate voted earlier this week to approve its 2012-13 Senate Budget Resolution, which will form the basis for further negotiations with the Assembly and the Executive Branch on the final FY 2012-23 budget.
3/14/2012
We're excited to be reviewing the first of many groups of nominations for this year's awards!
3/14/2012
Former state superintendent will head project to create a model national program to educate future teachers.
3/14/2012
State Superintendent Mike Flanagan got a vote of confidence and an extra year added to his contract by the state Board of Education.
3/14/2012
Hitachi America, Ltd. announced the addition of its CP-WX8255 and CP-X8160 3LCD projectors to its Installation Series lineup.
3/14/2012
ePals Corporation announced the availability of their Custom Knowledge Libraries for use by schools, publishers and application developers in the creation of innovative curriculum and other instructional products.
3/14/2012
Blackboard Inc. announced new integrations that enable the Blackboard Collaborate platform to be used seamlessly with an even broader range of learning management systems, extending the company’s focus on interoperability and support for multiple LMS platforms.
3/14/2012
A national survey by Lexia Learning shows that educators spend, on average, nearly an entire instructional month (20 days) or 157 hours focused on assessment of reading skills.
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