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Firing the worst teachers
Finally, there's legislation that proposes reasonable solutions to the tortuous procedure for firing the worst teachers in California. The teachers who routinely screen movies instead of giving instruction, who denigrate their students, ignore them,...
Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Assembly panel approves teacher dismissal bill
SACRAMENTO -- A key Assembly committee has approved legislation that would expedite the dismissal process for California teachers accused of misconduct. Under current law, teachers who are fired can appeal their case to a three-member panel consisting...Tags: Education, Chicago Transit Authority, Joan Buchanan, Teaching and Learning
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Reports: Rutgers to fire Tim Pernetti as athletic director
Rutgers, embroiled in the fallout from a college basketball scandal, will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Friday to announce that Tim Pernetti will be fired as athletic director, according to multiple reports citing anonymous sources. Pernetti...
Tags: College Basketball, Rutgers University, ESPN (tv network), Teaching and Learning, Basketball
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Rutgers scandal grows as assistant resigns, faculty complains
The Rutgers basketball scandal, one day removed from Mike Rice getting fired as coach for his abusive behavior, continued to grow Thursday with assistant coach Jimmy Martelli resigning and the university faculty and New Jersey politicians calling for...
Tags: College Basketball, Rutgers University, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ESPN (tv network), Teaching and Learning
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Parents with power over L.A. school weigh their options
About 50 parents on Thursday attended a presentation to help them decide who should run 24th Street Elementary School, a campus whose fate is in the hands of families who are trying to change the management of the school under the controversial parent...
Tags: Politics, Students, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Lobbying
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Atlanta test scores: Cheating is cheating
If a student cheats on an important test, such as a midterm, he is punished, and rightly so. His teacher doesn't merely brush aside the offense and blame it on all the stressful and unnecessary high-stakes tests that today's unfortunate students are...
Tags: Education, Standardized Testing, Students, Teaching and Learning, American Federation of Teachers
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NRA-backed task force unveils sweeping school safety proposal
WASHINGTON — A National Rifle Assn.-backed task force unveiled a sweeping set of proposed school safety measures Tuesday, the gun rights group’s counterproposal to the spate of gun control bills introduced in the wake of the mass shooting in...
Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Justice and Rights, George W. Bush
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Teachers to vote on 'confidence' in L.A. schools Supt. Deasy
Members of the L.A. teachers union begin casting ballots Tuesday in a symbolic confidence-vote referendum on L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy. The result will have no direct effect on Deasy’s employment but could provide a temperature check on how...
Tags: Examinations, Academic Progress, Students, Elections, Teaching and Learning
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Indicted educators surrender in Atlanta school testing scandal
A parade of Atlanta educators trooped to the county jail beginning in the early hours of Tuesday morning and surrendered to officials on criminal charges stemming what is believed to be the biggest testing scandal in American education. By early...
Tags: Lawyers, MSNBC (tv network), Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Prisons
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What should we want from preschool?
Each morning at Sinan Road Kindergarten in Shanghai, a child stands in front of the class and tells a story. One morning, I watched as 4-year-old Ziyu told a 10-minute story about a group of animals frightened by a strange sound. When he finished, his...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Customs and Tradition, Early Learning, Religion and Belief
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College newspaper advisor on leave over alleged misconduct
The decision to place the faculty advisor for Pasadena City College's student newspaper on leave “has no connection to his teaching performance or any coverage of the administration by the Courier,” a top-ranking official wrote in an email...Tags: Sex Crimes, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Letters: Michelle Rhee and teaching children
Re "'Radical' educator takes on state's unions," March 27 I've always viewed the policies and philosophy of Michelle Rhee, a former District of Columbia schools chancellor, with some ambivalence. While she's to be commended for her determined efforts at...Tags: Philosophy, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, Michelle Rhee
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