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In trimming school budgets, more officials turn to a four-day week
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Pressed for dollars, a growing number of public schools are doing what many educators once considered unimaginable: eliminating an entire school day each week. At least 292 school districts nationwide have a four-day week, according to a Washington Post survey, more than double the 120 estimated two years ago.
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Sen. Casey urges more computer courses
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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At the Pittsburgh Public Schools' Science and Technology Academy the motto is "Dream, Discover, Design." "We need more schools like this in Pennsylvania and across the country," said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who found the Oakland school the perfect setting to promote the Computer Science Education Act he introduced in the Senate. The bill, which Casey hopes will be folded into pending revisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act, has as its goal strengthening K-12 computer science education to prepare students for high-paying computing jobs.
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US students make gains in math but stall in reading
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Public school students across the United States posted record scores in math this year but their progress stalled in reading, according to results of nationwide testing released. In math, 40 percent of
fourth-graders and 35 percent of eighth-graders scored at a level that was proficient or advanced, higher than at any time since National Assessment of Education Progress testing began 20 years ago.
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Digital book-sharing unlocks print for students
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Inspired by music-sharing service Napster, the nonprofit Bookshare turns books into a format that can be read aloud by computers, magnified and spaced differently so that students with vision problems or learning disabilities can read them. They're even available at the same time new releases reach bookstore shelves, unlike typical audiobooks. Bookshare's services are an example of how e-book technology has powerful potential for
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New study says teachers aren't underpaid
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For years, leaders such as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former first lady Laura Bush have said teachers need to be paid more. But researchers from two conservative think tanks say otherwise in a report released. In 2003, Bush argued, "Salaries are too low. We all know that ... we need to figure out a way to pay teachers more." And just last month, Duncan said in a speech at a Detroit school that teachers are "desperately
underpaid" and that their salaries should be doubled.
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The problem with paying teachers less
Time
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It's not often that you hear teachers should be paid less. In fact, it's almost always the exact opposite. From teachers unions to education reformers to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, the refrain that teachers are underpaid is a constant. So, when conservative thinkers at the American Enterprise
Institute and the Heritage Foundation issued a paper arguing not only that teachers are overpaid, but when you factor in pensions, health care and other benefits, that total compensation for teachers is 52 percent higher than fair market value, it was bound to be controversial.
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Good relationship with teacher can protect 1st-graders from aggression
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Children who have a good relationship with their teacher may be protected from expressing aggression and being the target of aggression at school. That's the key finding in a new study of Canadian first
graders that appears in the journal Child Development. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Quebec at Montreal, Laval University, the University of Alabama, the University of Montreal and University College Dublin.
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Perceptions mixed on kids and digital media
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A majority of American parents say they are concerned that digital media is interfering with childhood development. Yet most do not think their own children spend too much time with electronic devices. That's according to a recent report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. The nonprofit
research lab analyzed surveys of 810 parents with children ages 3 through 10 and reported some seemingly paradoxical findings.
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Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school
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Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap that pushes children from low-income homes behind their more advantaged classmates as they start school. That's the finding from a new study by scientists at Pennsylvania State University, New York University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Researchers examined a group of cognitive processes called executive functions, which are
important for regulating behavior, managing new information and making academic progress in the early elementary grades.
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A national call for more learning time in schools
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Over 450 education leaders from 30 states — including superintendents, teachers, school board members, charter school leaders, policymakers and foundation leaders — gathered in Boston for the first National Convening of Expanding Learning Time. They gathered to listen, learn and discuss how breaking from the shackles of an antiquated school schedule of just 180
six-and-a-half hour days is fundamental to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps that plague the schools in our nation that serve our most disadvantaged students.
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Duncan on ESEA:
You don't want a weak bill
Education Week
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So, after pushing Congress for years to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it doesn't sound
like Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is such a fan of the bill that passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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eRate applicants face important changes with this year's program
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As schools get ready to apply for federal eRate discounts for the 2012 funding year, applicants and service providers will notice some new changes to the nearly $2.3 billion-a-year program that
helps schools and libraries acquire telecommunications services and internet infrastructure. The two biggest changes to the program are new gift enforcement rules and updates to the Children's Internet Protection Act.
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Want economic growth? Invest in education
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Many of the challenges our nation is currently facing can be overcome in the long term by providing a better education and more opportunities for our children. Quality education directly affects economic growth. We need a successful education infrastructure that creates a strong foundation to ensure the
future success of our nation. We must invest in early-childhood education and other successful education programs like distance-learning in Tennessee — a project led by the Niswonger Foundation.
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Fight against bullying moves to Congress
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Nearly every state has its own laws addressing bullying, but now federal lawmakers are weighing legislation to protect students from bullying and harassment that would apply to every school and district in the country and could also add an explicit layer of protection for students who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender.
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Merit pay for schools may make the grade in New Jersey
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The leader of the New Jersey Senate said he won't stand in the way of a bill introducing merit pay into classrooms, so long as it singles out schools, not individual teachers, for achievement. Senate President Stephen Sweeney told The Associated Press a merit pay bill that rewards schools for exceeding educational expectations could be debated before the
Legislature recesses for the winter holidays.
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New law would revamp Illinois School Report Cards
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The Illinois annual School Report Card would get its first makeover in more than a decade under legislation now before the state Senate. The reports are published every fall for each of Illinois' more than 3,000 public schools and contain a treasure trove of information, detailing everything from test scores to student demographics to average teacher salary.
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Report: No significant result from
early school start in Minnesota
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Test scores did not change significantly last year in 25 southwest Minnesota school districts that had special
permission to begin the school year before Labor Day, according to a report. Leaders of those districts, however, believe the early start will eventually boost achievement. The report also includes results of a survey that found more students, teachers and community members agree.
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