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    Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Letters: Who should teach?

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0308-english-interns-20130308%2C0%2C580648.story">Re "New rules for interns in schools," March 8</a>
    Re "New rules for interns in schools," March 8 The problem with putting teaching interns from programs like Teach for America into classrooms with English-language learners isn't the interns' lack of competence teaching such students; it's their lack of...

    Tags: Apprentices, Education, Students, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning

    2. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A Teach for America fight

    In California, teachers whose students include English learners are required by state law to have special certification. That's sensible, given the special challenges that come with running a classroom in which not all children are equally proficient in the language being spoken. There are two ways to secure that certification: by graduating from a college or university that grants such a certificate, or by attending a program that educates would-be teachers in that specialty. The teachers certified by the latter route receive what is called an "intern credential."
    In California, teachers whose students include English learners are required by state law to have special certification. That's sensible, given the special challenges that come with running a classroom in which not all children are equally proficient in...

    Tags: Students, Career and Workplace, Unions, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Sam Zell's wife donates $50 million to Michigan creative writing

    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam Zell.
    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam...

    Tags: Tribune Company, Chicago Tribune, Bankruptcy, Television Industry, Social Media

    4. Mar 3, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Meet the L.A. school board candidates

    L.A. NOW
    Meet the L.A. school board candidates...
    5. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Gavin Newsom says the revolution will be digitized

    <strong>Citizenville</strong>
    -------------------- Citizenville How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey Penguin Press: 272 pp., $25.95 -------------------- California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot more time on his hands than...

    Tags: Al Gore, YouTube, Arts and Culture, Government, FarmVille

    6. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. An L.A. Unified road map

    There are big differences in how well Los Angeles' teachers help their students learn, a new study shows &mdash; bigger variations than in other districts, where teaching quality appears more even. The study also indicates that teachers in the L.A. Unified School District who receive advanced degrees aren't more effective than others, but those with national board certification are. The district's program for training teachers, pulling mostly from its ranks of classroom aides, produces more effective teachers than those who come from traditional teacher colleges, and they're much more likely to stay with the district than recruits from the prestigious Teach for America organization.
    There are big differences in how well Los Angeles' teachers help their students learn, a new study shows — bigger variations than in other districts, where teaching quality appears more even. The study also indicates that teachers in the L.A....

    Tags: Students, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Teachers

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. New Orleans' post-Katrina shift to charter schools

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    "Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children" by Sarah Carr; Bloomsbury (336 pages, $27) In "Hope Against Hope," veteran education reporter Sarah Carr takes a penetrating look at what happened to schools...

    Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Students, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Hartford School Board Appoints Four School Principals; Postpones A Fifth After Union Concerns

    The board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals Tuesday night, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design.
    The Hartford Courant
    The board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals Tuesday night, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design. But in a rare move, the...

    Tags: Goodwin College, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Dwayne Johnson, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Legislative showdown brewing over $2 million for Teach for America

    Las Vegas Sun
    A $2 million pot of money to hire more teachers for the Clark County School District could be in danger -- with a contingent of Assembly Democrats apparently digging in their heels against the money. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to spend $2...

    Tags: Debbie Smith, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Maggie Carlton, Politics

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Class of 2013 Is a Whole New Ballgame

    As the class of 2013 dispenses with college, reflects on commencement oratory and embraces quests beyond the campus cocoon, the rest of us would do well to consider their context and our choice. This is a class rooted in the last century (born in 1991),...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Business, Sports, Graduation, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. Area schools: Grads face fierce job hunt

    The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
    Hundreds of seniors at four area colleges are graduating this month, and college officials said many factors play into their employment success in the world of work ahead. "Current employment forecasts for graduates range from bleak to bright, so...

    Tags: Skype, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Teaching program gives helping hand to Miami students

    Miami Herald
    Students laughed as paper airplanes flew through the air in Catalina Hidalgo's eighth grade science classroom at Jose De Diego Middle School. This wasn't just about having fun. The paper planes were part of a science lab report on velocity. Hidalgo,...

    Tags: The Miami Herald, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, University of Florida, Laws

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