Recent Public Education Headlines:
Competition as an Effective Education Reform
National Ledger, AZ -
Mar 25, 2006“You know competition is not for children. It’s not for human beings. It’s not for public education.” Former teacher, Ruth Holmes Cameron. ...
Legislators must focus on finance, officials say
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Many superintendents attended last week's state education summit in Austin, conducted by the Texas Public Education Reform Foundation. ...
Considering the Covenant with Black America, Part Two: Public ...
Pardon My English, MA -
Mar 25, 2006The second chapter in the Covenant is entitled, "Establishing a System of Public Education in Which All Children Achieve At High Levels And Reach Their Full ...
County executive proposes a 9.3 percent increase in public ...
Business Gazette, MD -
Mar 23, 2006by Guy Leonard. County Executive Jack Johnson today said that $1.5 billion of the $2.36 billion county budget he is proposing will ...
BVI Revenue Department embarks on public education programme
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands -
Mar 21, 2006The British Virgin Islands Inland Revenue Department is embarking on a public education programme to raise the awareness of people in the territory on recent ...
Tech money may fund public education
Mar 28, 2006 ... for Texas Tech University's El Paso medical school is being ...
Honoree puts stress on public education
The Republican, MA -
Mar 22, 2006By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE. SOUTH HADLEY - Back in the 1960s and 1970s when he was working on construction jobs at the University of ...
US public education goes to the sidewalks
The Daily Athenaeum Interactive, WV -
Mar 22, 2006We have hundreds of streets, parks and forests within walking distance of our courthouse. A person can escape with their thoughts ...
Task force tackles school funding formula
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... that drew about 100 people, including State School Superintendent Kathy Cox, other educators, consultants and people interested in financing public education. ...
Corzine Explains Budget Cuts to Angry Students at Rutgers
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Mr. Corzine promised the Montclair crowd that he would do everything possible on behalf of public education, noting that he himself had attended a public ...
"There is no alternative to open borders"
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Sustainable social and economic development requires broad-based public education. Thus, education becomes important for peace and security. ...
Editorials: SACOMSS needs space
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Organized by the Coalition for Accessible and Public Education, an organization made up of nine student groups including three from McGill, the day will ...
Calloway wants focus on achievement
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Though he never attended public schools himself, Calloway did not hesitate to put his children in public education once he started looking at the Columbia ...
Legislator, ex-teacher urges merit-pay rules
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... the proposal as a possible effort to break the district’s teacher union or a “backdoor effort” by those who’ve lost faith in public education to move ...
China needs better education about bird flu -expert
Mar 28, 2006 ... BEIJING, March 28 (Reuters) - China needs better public education about the dangers of bird flu to ensure people who are infected receive timely treatment, a ...
School board candidates tackle issues
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Questions to be answered are what different ways should we use (Web site, newsletters, public education channel, meetings, citizen committees, etc), how often ...
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 ...
The Assembly Fails to Get the Point
New York Sun, NY -
Mar 27, 2006... any state money for education outside of the public school system is some backdoor half step to an all-out voucher system and the end of public education. ...
Racial Integration for Colorado Charter Schools Explored
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... Lopez cited a May 2002 study of Denver's public schools by the Piton Foundation, a local organization devoted to improving public education and strengthening ...
Too many schools fail their students
Mar 28, 2006 ... ... charter schools now enroll about 3 percent of our public-school students and have been the one shining light in a state notorious for its public education. ...
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. ...
Alderman show support for possible Meeks run for governor
Mar 28, 2006 ... jevich agrees to work toward increasing state funding to public education. ...