Report: SEC, A&M would nix bowl game vs. TexasNews from NBCSports.com: AP One of the casualties of conference expansion was Texas-Texas A&M, the long-running and heated in-state rivalry that was first played in 1894 and played every year from 1915-2011. Since A&M officially left for the SEC in 2012, neither side has been inclined to [...]
NIU College of Education Earns Top Ranking From US News & World ReportNews from WIFR: DEKALB (WIFR) — Northern Illinois University is the best place in the nation to earn an online master’s degree in education according to U.S. News and World Report, which released its third annual rankings of online programs – the only [...]
Common Core, College Cost and Quality Among Education Issues to Watch in … – U.S. News & World ReportNews from Common Core, College Cost and Quality Among Education Issues to Watch in … – U.S. News & World Report: Common Core implementation, teacher evaluation systems and new quality measures will continue to be central education [...]
San Jose: Principal convicted of failing to report suspected child abuse by …News from Los Angeles Daily News: Click photo to enlarge Former O.B. Whaley Elementary School principal Lyn Vijayendran, 36, listens as jurors issue a guilty verdict for failing to report suspected child sex abuse by a teacher following deliberations at the Santa Clara [...]
Illinois releasing report card on state schoolsNews from San Francisco Chronicle: CHICAGO (AP) — State education officials released the last-of-its-kind report card for Illinois schools on Tuesday, offering the confusing and sometimes contradictory findings as Exhibit A in their reasoning to toss the system for evaluating students and schools. The system is part of the [...]
How to Interpret America’s Report CardNews from Huffington Post: Last week, First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization, released a report on the condition of children in the United States. America’s Report Card 2012 presents data about how many, and what percentage of, U.S. children live in poverty, face food insecurity, lack stable housing, and so [...]
Report Highlights Education Barriers for Adolescent GirlsNews from Voice of America: A new report is drawing attention to the plight of under-educated girls as the U.N. marks International Day of the Girl Child on Thursday. Plan International says while school enrollment levels for girls and boys have reached “global parity” at the primary school level, [...]
School-spending report almost ready for state’s high courtNews from The Seattle Times: The Legislature’s first report to the state Supreme Court on its progress toward paying the full cost of basic education for kids in public school won’t tell the justices anything new. But the draft report, which was discussed at a committee meeting on [...]
NH ed report shows high school students continuingNews from Boston.com: CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Education says there’s been a 6 percent increase in the past decade of students choosing to continue their studies immediately following graduation from high school. The state released the information as part of its Status of [...]
Report: Florida Trailing Most States In Kids’ Health, EducationNews from NorthEscambia.com: A new report shows Florida trailing most other states in the health and education of its children – with an especially low ranking in economic well-being. The effects are harmful and could be long-term – not just for the children but for the state, [...]
