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California Running Out of Teachers?
posted by: Alix | December 20, 2010, 09:29 am   

The face of the teacher workforce is changing dramatically. The fact is over the next ten years over half of current teachers in America will be retiring. In California the situation is even more dire as the number of Californians seeking to become teachers has plummeted 45% in the last seven years according to a new report released last week by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning. Continue Reading...
 
Stranger than Fiction: School in California Serving as TV Set to Combat Budget Woes
posted by: Alix | December 16, 2010, 03:25 pm   

Public schools in Los Angeles have long served as backdrops to some classic films and television shows. With their location a stone's throw away from Hollywood, some schools are seeing the financial benefits of offering themselves up to filmmakers in recent years. Reseda High School in the San Fernando Valley is host to one popular MTV comedy "The Hard Times of RJ Berger." Continue Reading...
 
Study: Poor Performing Schools Rarely Get Shut Down
posted by: Alix | December 16, 2010, 12:00 am   

Despite tough talk from politicians, school officials and reformers, underperforming schools are rarely closed according to a new study.  Released this week by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the report finds that low-performing public schools—both charter and traditional schools—are often resistant to significant change and are rarely closed completely.

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Know Your Role
posted by: Jill | December 15, 2010, 01:08 pm   

Four reasons teachers should be cautious of becoming too involved in students' lives. Continue Reading...
 
AAE Federal Update December 13, 2010
posted by: Alix | December 13, 2010, 12:00 am   

U.S. Falling Behind According to New International Rankings

American Students are falling behind according to new international rankings released this week. The Programme for International Student Assessment or PISA is a system of international assessments that measures 15-year-olds' performance in reading literacy, math literacy, and science literacy every three years. In 2009, the U.S. and 64 other countries and education systems participated in PISA with a specific focus on reading literacy. The scores have illustrated some interesting and disturbing trends for student performance in key subjects compared to European and Asian students.
Among the findings: Continue Reading...
 
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