Recent Public Education Headlines:
Public education to be celebrated
Durham Herald Sun, NC -
Mar 14, 2006DURHAM -- The Celebration of Education, Durham's annual event for business leaders, community members and educators to honor public education, will be held at 7 ...
Hundreds Urge Governor and Lawmakers to Improve Public Education ...
WIVB, NY -
Mar 14, 2006... from all across the state are gathered at the steps of the Capitol in Albany, to urge the governor and state lawmakers to improve funding for public education. ...
Letter: Support public education
Daily News Transcript, MA -
Mar 15, 2006... people that best reflect your goals and values I would ask you to consider the depth of support each candidate has shown for the institution of public education ...
Humorist, author vows to ‘fight for Texas' if he's elected ...
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... majority in Texas politics, the Republican Party, were "too busy banning gay marriage" to come up with a solution to the state's looming public education crisis ...
Bullying policy doesn't have to be contentious - Tuesday, March 21 ...
Mar 21, 2006 ... Montana's Board of Public Education decided recently to require all school districts to adopt policies addressing bullying at school. ...
Feeding the Vampire
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... The collapse of public education in America can be directly traced to the gratuitous dumping of billions of dollars into -- thus promoting explosive growth of ...
Utah Schools Slash Teacher Benefits
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... none of this should be remotely surprising considering that Utah ranks lowest (50th out of 50) in per pupil revenue raised for public education, as well as per ...
The Rise and Fall of Public Education in America -- New Book ...
PrimeZone (press release), CA -
Mar 13, 2006PENNSBURG, Pa., March 13, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- One does not need to look far in the American media to find concerns about the current state of public education. ...
Are all these tests failing us?
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... stakes tests" that are used to determine whether a child can graduate or be promoted to the next grade, says Robert Schaeffer, public education director of ...
Human rights practices in Panama during 2005
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... welfare. Education is compulsory through the ninth grade and the law establishes free public education through high school. Children ...
Commentary : Building a culture of quality education
INQ7.net, Philippines -
Mar 19, 2006... In the course of your inquiry into the state of public education in your community, you are bound to uncover a myriad of reasons why Jaime or Anita-already in ...
Perry's education plan leaves out teachers, foes say
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... agenda, said the session will be narrowly focused on meeting the high court's order and won't include other steps to improve public education unless that goal ...
Next goal: Full-day kindergarten
Gary Post Tribune, IN -
Mar 20, 2006... Assembly, Gov. Mitch Daniels vaulted into public education, announcing he will press for full-day kindergarten in the next session. The ...
Senate panel approves proposed education amendment 5-3
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... by having the constitution give the Legislature "authority to make reasonable determinations of the content, extent, funding, and delivery of public education ...
Behind The Veneer Of Public Education
American Daily, OH -
Mar 9, 2006Americans who love their country and its heritage have been outraged as they learned of Aurora Colorado geography teacher Jay Bennish, who was recorded by a ...
Behind The Veneer Of Public Education
MichNews.com, MI -
Mar 9, 2006By Christopher G. Adamo. Americans who love their country and its heritage have been outraged as they learned of Aurora Colorado ...
Behind The Veneer Of Public Education
WEBCommentary -
Mar 8, 2006Amazingly, Americans believe the Colorado situation to be a new and outrageous event, when in fact such things have been happening in America's schools for ...
Put physical education back in public schools
Jackson Sun, TN -
Mar 6, 2006... active lifestyle. One of the best ways to do that is to make physical education mandatory at all levels of public education. Prior ...
Tag and Save
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... age appropriateness. Congress leaders with expertise in public education agreed and formulated a position on that basis. CJC communicated ...
Study faults Hawaii's public education system
KPUA, HI -
Mar 7, 2006By Associated Press. HONOLULU (AP) _ A new study says Hawaii's public education system is failing in a number of critical ways. A ...
Public education must polish the apple
Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC -
Mar 10, 2006... But public education began losing traction in the early 1970s, and that is why you now see communities with so many private schools. ...
Public Education Foundation Is Longtime Meddler
The Chattanoogan, TN -
Mar 8, 2006The Public Education Foundation has been medling in the school business since 1986 when it was founded by Jack Lupton and Ruth Holmberg. ...
Rep. Ken Calvert Recognized for Advocacy on Science, Education
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Calvert is the chair of the NASA subcommittee.|. “Ken Calvert works tirelessly to improve public education, the environment and the advancement of NASA - all ...