Kansas Legislature Debates Merit Pay
The AP (1/19, Hellmann, Hanna) reports that on Tuesday, the Kansas state House Education Committee held “a two-hour hearing on merit pay,...
Creator Of “Growth Mindset” Paradigm Working To Avoid Oversimplification.
The EdSource (12/3, Fensterwald) reports Stanford University Professor Carol Dweck coined the phrase “growth mindset” to describe the...
Does Technology Hurt?
Opinion: Giving Students IPads Undermines Conversation Skills. In an opinion article for the Washington Post (12/3, Hall)teacher Launa...
EDUCATION POLICY
ESEA Reauthorization Sails Through House. The Washington Post (12/3, Layton) report that in a 359 to 64 vote on Wednesday, the House...
Principals support reauthorization of ESEA
Principals support reauthorization of ESEA https://www.votervoice.net/Shares/B6OxPA9fACgUKAPyAaN7FAA Congress is the closest it has been...
ALABAM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
The following bills were introduced in the House and are being tracked: HB515 Relating to the state tax deduction granted to taxpayers...
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
New York Common Core Opponents Leak Test Images. The Huffington Post (4/24, Klein) reports that photos of New York’s Common Core English...
NATIONAL EDUCATION TRENDS
Atlanta Educators In Jail Awaiting Sentencing. The AP (4/2, Brumback) reports that the former Atlanta teachers and test officials...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - APRIL 3, 2015
The following bills were introduced in the House and are being tracked: HB348 Relating to Lauderdale County; to amend Sections 1 and 2 of...
Congress
The 114th Congress convened on January 6, 2015. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...
