At elite universities, a message to avoid a career in K-12 teaching
Last summer, before my freshman year at Columbia University, I earned $4 an hour working 10-hour days — and it was the best experience of my life.
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Instructors allay fear on K+12 program
Advance Options Attach image: No SEVERAL teachers of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) allayed their fears on the effects of the K+12 new ...
A Refuge for Charlatans
The median pay for public-college presidents is now $441,392, with four presidents being paid more than $1 million a year.
By The Numbers
It's both a fun time of year in high school and a time to reflect. I've had kind of an interesting juxtaposition of a couple of items.
Saylor Foundation Launches Independent "Courses" for K-12
The Saylor Foundation recently announced the launch of one of their new initiatives, independent courses. In the title of this post I put quotation ...
Colorado's charter schools: Their history and their future
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Colorado Charter Schools Act, thanks to the hard work of Gov. Roy Romer, state Rep.
Why Private Schools Are Dying Out
Jim Young/Reuters Private education as we have known it is on its way out, at both the K-12 and postsecondary levels. At the very least, it's headed ...
Sequestration's hit to K-12 education include low income students, English learners
The Melrose Leadership Academy elementary school in Oakland is bracing for losing one of its 15 teachers and the services of a reading specialist ...
State budget reflects Gov. Brown’s K-12 confusion
How can our extremely experienced governor be so naive about local control?
Pennsylvania education standards running into resistance
A new set of educational standards based on Common Core has run into late-in-the-game opposition along unusual political ...