Godfrey-Lee teachers are getting praise for allowing students to use their iPods and other smart phones in class, as educators learn to embrace the latest technology.
Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
Godfrey-Lee teachers are getting praise for allowing students to use their iPods and other smart phones in class, as educators learn to embrace the latest technology.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans a commission to study school equity, and changes to Title I to give more money to teachers in more challenging schools.
A new national coalition of community groups is critical of President Barack Obama’s education reforms, and calls for pushing for greater parental involvement.
One teachers union official says the state might not be able to pay for the reforms.
Perhaps Michigan’s story wasn’t compelling enough — again.
Making sure that students across the country learn the same things about the same subjects has been one of the main thrusts of the Obama administration’s education reforms. But a study backed by the research arm of the Michigan Education Association indicates no link to standards and achievement?
Are Michigan’s public schools underfunded? A Mackinac Center director says the claim “is unsubstantiated and misleading.” Michael Van Beek, the think tank’s education policy director, writes that the $20 billion the state spends is adequate when based on comparisons to other states and historical levels.
President Thomas Haas says a planned 3 percent cut in state aid forced the college to seek ways to reduce costs.
Some students may be eligible to draw from a one-time, $500,000 fund to help struggling families.
The federal government could soon be paying for lunch for entire communities of children under a new plan in the U.S. House of Representatives. The plan also would create rules for vending machines and dictate training for food service directors.