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posted by: Melissa
| January 18, 2013, 02:54 pm
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Even as arts programs are increasingly falling under the axe of limited school budgets, teachers are increasingly integrating arts into the core subject areas. The concept behind arts integration is nothing new. Teachers have been having students build models, perform plays, sing songs, and complete other various arts activities for years. Now there is a growing body of evidence to support those practices.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 17, 2013, 11:39 am
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This week, the town of North Bennington, Vermont, received reluctant approval from the State Board of Education to move forward with opening a new independent school for the 2013-2014 school year. This approval triggers the North Bennington Prudential Committee's (the local school board's) authority to close the existing public elementary school and rent the building to the new Village School. The move essentially takes the public school independent, but it also gives every child in the community school choice under Vermont law – the right to attend any public or approved independent school, in state or out, with at least the full statewide tuition (currently over $12,000) following the child.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 16, 2013, 05:34 pm
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Welcome to the Association of American Educators' online biweekly publication, Reform Matters. This education reform-focused publication features both original AAE content and a compilation of the latest news from the growing education reform community.
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posted by: Melissa
| January 16, 2013, 03:39 pm
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For all the research out there pointing to the benefits of having school-wide Professional Learning Communities or PLCs, the fact remains that many schools still operate in such a way that isolates their teachers instead of inviting collaboration. Teachers in this type of environment are not left without options for forming an effective PLC.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 15, 2013, 11:26 am
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A recent report by the Education Intelligence Agency sheds light on the financial disclosures of the National Education Association in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The analysis reveals that the NEA spent over $15 million dollars of member dues on a wide array of left-leaning advocacy groups and charities.
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