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posted by: Ruthie
| June 14, 2011, 01:04 pm
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As the Obama administration counts down toward the summer deadline to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is preparing to grant states regulatory relief from key provisions of the federal school accountability law in exchange for what he calls, "commitments to key reforms." While Duncan gave few details about what "relief" would actually entail, key congressional insiders warn that without action, Secretary Duncan could issue blanket waivers to states with no resolutions in sight.
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posted by: Ruthie
| June 13, 2011, 10:43 am
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Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed legislation allowing for the privatization of the five lowest-performing schools in the state. The pilot program would transfer control to private school-management companies after school board approval in an effort to produce a turnaround. Since the late 1980’s, the state has experienced low-performing schools despite record-setting spending as mandated by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Consequently, state residents pay more per student in the state’s impoverished districts than in wealthy districts, resulting in the nation’s highest local property tax and little improvement in schools.
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posted by: Alix
| June 10, 2011, 08:36 am
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Ms. Christi Bello, a teacher at Northfield Elementary in Ellicott City, MD, was awarded a scholarship by the Association of American Educators Foundation to attend the International Search Institute Conference in Austin, TX. The funding offset the costs of registration and travel expenses for the conference. AAE Director of Professional Development Jill Newell visited the Baltimore suburb personally to deliver her AAEF certificate alongside her principal.
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posted by: Ruthie
| June 09, 2011, 09:08 am
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Teachers and students have a reason to celebrate: recent analysis reveals strong signs of improvement in graduation rates. The Editorial Projects in Education Research Center revealed that the national graduation rate for public school stands at 71.7%, the highest since the 1980's.
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posted by: Jill
| June 08, 2011, 09:13 am
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The following educators have been selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. AAEF applauds the innovation and commitment which these teachers demonstrate to their students and their profession.
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