Education-Related Websites to Visit
www.noredink.com ~ This is a free, "web-based learning platform that helps students improve their grammar and writing skills." It comes complete with practice exercises, assignments, quizzes, progress-tracking features, and more. http://wonderopolis.org ~ This...
Education Facts: 11/6/2012
An AdoptAClassroom.org survey found that 91% of teachers buy basic supplies for their students. 67% buy food and snacks; 30% buy warm outerwear, and 29% buy such items as soap and toilet paper. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 21% of those 18...
Education-Related Quotes: 10/26/2012
"Unfortunately, sometimes parents feign unconditional love to make up for the fact that they are not willing to give their children the valuable time needed to properly parent. They are not willing, or able, to work with their child, to listen to their child, to talk...
Education-Related News: 10/25/2012
Nearly all states have developed curricular and supplemental materials designed to implement the Common Core Standards, but just 4 of them--DE, KY, OK, and NB--require that districts use such materials. A longer and shorter version of the Smarter Balanced Common Core...
Education-Related Websites: 10/24/2012
http://learni.st ~ This is a Pinterest-like platform that lets teachers and students created "learn boards" for every possible topic and subject--even punk music. http://educore.ascd.org ~ This ASCD site helps teachers transition to the Common Core Standards with...
Education Facts: 10/23/2012
10% of K-8 students are held back for one or more years--including 25% of low-income students. About 7 million students--15% of all American school children--miss a month or more of school each year, according to the Get Schooled Foundation. Nearly 50% of truant...
Education-Related Quotes: 10/22/2012
"The President has said that changes are needed to close the persistent gap between poor and privileged students, drive up high school graduation rates, and produce a workforce that can compete globally. But it is impossible to predict whether his policies, which are...
Education-Related Websites: 10/17/2010
www.studentreasures.com ~ This site offers "several free programs for K-6 educators to help turn your students into published authors." For middle schoolers, there is a fee for the kits. http://magazine.scholastic.com/election-2012 ~ Here, you'll find a collection of...
Education Facts: 10/16/2012
Today, there are some 5,600 charter schools operating in 41 states and D.C., putting Catholic schools at a distinct disadvantage. In the 1987-88 school year, there were about 65,000 first-year teachers; by 2007-08, there were more than 200,000. On the NAEP writing...
Parenting Quotes: 10/15/2012
"Trust yourself; you know more than you think you do."~ Benjamin Spock "There really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child." Anne Lamott "Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them." ~ P.J. O'Rourke "You...
Education News Update: 10/11/2012
44 states and D.C. have now either secured a NCLB waiver or have applied for one. South Carolina teachers and principals are upset about a proposal that would give them letter grades of "A" through "F" which would then affect their pay, positions, and jobs. This as...
Election Day Websites to Visit: 10/10/2012
www.procon.org ~ This site's mission is to get visitors thinking critically about such controversial issues as the election in a non-partisan format. www.abcteach.com ~ This teacher-created site offers a variety of election day lessons, projects, and activities....
Education Facts: 10/9/2012
2009 data show only 38% of U.S. 12th graders were at or above the proficient level in reading and just 26% were in math. Total K-12 spending in the U.S. hit $809 billion in 2010, doubling between 1970 and 2012. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,...
Parenting-Related Quotes: 10/5/2012
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." ~ Benjamin Spock "Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them." ~ Bill Ayers "There really are places in the heart you don't even know exist...
Websites for Teaching the 2012 Election: 10/4/2012
www.isidewith.com ~ This site says, "Take the presidential election quiz and see which candidate you side with." Also gives current state leanings based on responses. http://www.people-press.org/political-party-quiz/ ~ This Pew Research Center site poses 12 questions...
Education Facts: 10/3/2012
Conventional K-12 textbooks are a $3 billion U.S. business, with an additional $4 billion in teacher guides, testing resources, and reference materials. An online survey of 2,000 adults found that 41% believe students should be allowed cell phones in school--provided...
Quotable Education Quotes: 10/01/2012
"I always taught students so that they could make decisions and solve problems. Developing clear and understandable writing was another goal. The Finns have a lot to teach us. Teachers there are from among the best college students. And they are looked up to. They are...
Info 101: School Bus Safety
While School Bus Safety Week is only observed during the third week of October—its message reverberates throughout the year. After all, some 25 million children ride school buses every day. And, although school buses are said to be the safest form of highway...
Quotable Malcolm Gauld Quotes: 9/28/2012
In "Sowing Parents' Role in Character Development," Malcolm Gauld, president of the Hyde School and co-author of the Biggest Job We Will Ever Have, says: "When I was a boy, it seemed that everyone was deeply proud of America's schools and the values of the students...
Up-to-Date Education News: 9/27/2012
Chicago, Milwaukee, and NYC have all terminated their federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants that promoted performance-based compensation plans and professional development for teachers and principals, giving up on an $88 million payout over 5 years. The National...
