Education in the News Examiner

What is the "Dance of the lemons"? Bad teachers being passed around

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:04:23 -0700

google imagesWhy are school districts prevented from laying off or firing under-performing teachers? The unions. At a time when our financial education crisis is at an all time high, school administrators' hands are tied. How much influence is in the...

Duncan vs. Schwarzenegger - another round of wrestling for federal education money

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:51:19 -0700

Arne Duncan Will California see any of the new federal stimulus dollars, "Race to the top?" Today's speech by Arne Duncan, US Department of Education Secretary, brewed more frustration by Duncan against California. Duncan h...

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Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:33:51 -0700

New US education $4.25 billion stimulus grant, "Race to the Top"

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:42:24 -0700

Today, president Barack Obama is scheduled to announce a new federal incentive grant program for US schools, called "Race to the Top." This announcement is set to take place at the Department of Edu...

California: "Classroom sizes are about to explode" - confirms NY Times

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:38:46 -0700

What took the public so long to recognize that California education was in a state of emergency for this coming school year? Many people have their own take on the mounting California education meltdown. A parent whose child a...

Education crisis for girls in Afghanistan deepens - Mavis Leno speaks out

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:43:15 -0700

Mavis Leno Google imagesMavis Leno lets her husband, Jay Leno, take the stage when it comes to jokes. However, Mavis is deadly serious when she speaks to the world about Afghanistan. Certainly, she has been telling the world about th...

Education 101: Swine flu for school year 2009-2010

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:31:24 -0700

CDC, Swine fluOn July 9, the Obama administration warned Americans to be ready for an aggressive return of the Swine Flu virus in the fall.Swine Flu, also known as influenza A (H1N1), originated in Mexico. Although the original w...

Nation pushes for teacher merit pay - the politics: good teachers v. bad teachers

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:59:02 -0700

Google imagesArne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, has been touring the United States speaking about changing various policies governing teacher pay and union concessions. Mr. Duncan's plan is to recruit "highly effective teachers."...

Authentic journalism? Agendas and conflicts-of-interest in reporting

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:56:15 -0700

Google imagesI'm no Bob Woodward - but let's face it, he was right to be frustrated with truth in journalism when he said, "Just give me your best version of the truth." Certainly, he was frustrated with the Nixon Administra...

Straight talk - cuts: what California schools can expect this fall

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:34:19 -0700

Google images On top of the tireless warnings about the California economy, comes a new report that evidences the continuing realities of a $25 billion budget shortfall in California education. It was just announced on July 9, that a $4 bi...

Cesar Chavez charter school in Colorado under scrutiny for fraud

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:56:43 -0700

At the forefront of American education politics is the push to open more charter schools. Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, is currently touring the nation to champion the charter school movement. Man...

School teammate sticken by cancer - football players shave their heads for teammate

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:24:59 -0700

Sea Kings Football Team, Palos Verdes, CaliforniaThese highschool football players have a heart of gold and recently shiny heads. They are softies despite their stature and they have rallied around their cancer-stricken teammate, beloved D...

Slam dunk for NCAA lobbying dollars by higher education institutions

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:36:24 -0700

Google imagesHigher education now finds itself in the spotlight for lobbying its dollars and "favors" in Washington. Is this on the up-and-up and what are the motives behind the universities and colleges to lobby in Washingt...

Arne Duncan makes new demands for adding US charter schools - He responds to the risks

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:18:11 -0700

Google imagesArne Duncan, Secretary of Education for the United States Department of Education, made another push last week in his series of attempts to compel states to open more charter schools. In his speech last week, at the National Allianc...

California's financial education crisis trickles down causing construction nightmare

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:41 -0700

Google imagesIt is common knowledge that schools in California are struggling with the state budget crisis. Many teachers have been laid off, that seems to be the headlines. But what about the other businesses that rely on schools for its...

School Districts in California crying wolf about IDEA funding? Straight talk here

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:39:51 -0700

Google ImagesWhy are Americans either too afraid or too defensive to talk about government mandated programs funded by school districts? Should I mention it by name? The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), it is a hot button ...

The Supreme Court made an important ruling about states' rights and education, Horne v. Flores

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:09:21 -0700

In a 5-4 decision, The Supreme Court ruled to dismiss the case of Horne v. Flores, but remanded the case to Federal court. The case of Horne, a 17 year-old case originating from the State of Arizona, attempts to sort out how much a s...

New Supreme Court decision woefully fails to address burden of special education costs and services

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:06:14 -0700

On June 23, 2009, The United States Supreme Court made its ruling in the matter of Forest Grove v. T.A. Originating in Oregon, this case made headlines when the family of a disabled boy with A.D.H.D. sued the public school for reimbursement of ...

California's special education funding could be a violation of the 10th Amendment

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:23:22 -0700

The 10th Amendment to the Constitution is not a well known or widely used protection. The 10th Amendment states that, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to t...

Arne Duncan pressures state law makers for charter school reform or face losing funding

Sat, 30 May 2009 13:15:08 -0700

With the Obama administration came the prospect of change for public education in America. Indeed, vital federal stimulus money for reforming and repairing our nation's public schools was announced and tied to Obama's ...