Education Program
This Week in Education
October 18 - October 24, 2007
Sens. consider help for immigrants' kids
Senate Democratic leaders have scheduled a showdown vote Wednesday on a bill that would give children brought to the USA by illegal immigrant parents a chance to qualify for citizenship.
A High School Under the Hood
Automotive High, in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, offers training in repairing cars and other aspects of the industry, as well as a regular high school education.
Ed. Dept. Requires Changes in Race, Ethnicity Reporting (Education week)
Under the new guidance, schools are to collect data on students’ racial and ethnic identities using a two-question format. First, families are to be asked if the students are “Hispanic/Latino.” Then they are to be given the option to choose one or more of the following five categories: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African-American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or white.
Principals to get more power: State-run N.O. schools will mimic charters
In the latest example of New Orleans education leaders pushing power out of the administration and into the schools, Recovery District Superintendent Paul Vallas said he aims to give principals authority to hire their own teachers and administrators, along with more control over their budgets, starting next school year.
Emotional Intelligence: The 'Missing Piece'
Episodes of school violence have focused attention on quick-fix solutions, but the answer doesn't lie in equipping schools with metal detectors. We must help students develop the skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflict nonviolently, and respect differences. School programs that teach emotional intelligence can lead to: reduced violence and aggression, higher academic achievement and test scores, and improved ability to function in schools and in the workplace.
New Principals Face County Schools' Challenges
Montgomery County has one of the nation's most intensive principal training programs. Trainees must complete a two-year assistant principal development program, then work as an assistant principal or enter a year-long principal internship program, working under a seasoned principal, before applying for a permanent principal's job. Throughout the training period, the future principal meets regularly with a team of administrators who serve as coaches and evaluators. Nearly 90 percent of the county's principals are homegrown.
Hula to High Tech: Hawaiian Students Re-create History: A Honolulu school thrives in the computer age (Video)
Hawaiian students use sophisticated tools to learn and to learn to solve problems
Teachers' Union Is Urged to Fight Plan: No. 2 Official Fears Precedent of Move At Central Office
A top leader in the Washington Teachers' Union has urged its executive board in a confidential memo to fight the Fenty administration plan to fire school central office employees, saying union members should immediately organize a strategy to oppose the legislation.
Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores
The Bloomberg administration and the New York City teachers’ union announced an agreement yesterday on a plan that would give teachers bonuses based largely on the overall test scores of students at schools that have high concentrations of poor children.
Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills: Poll suggests 'back-to-basics' approach to education is not enough for nation's citizens
Results of a new poll commissioned by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills shows the vast majority of U.S. voters believe students are ill-equipped to compete in the global learning environment, and that schools must incorporate 21st-century skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication and self-direction, and computer and technology skills into the curriculum. But the upcoming presidential election, researchers say, presents a perfect opportunity to charter a new path to success for America's students.
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