Chicago Strike Outcome a Possible Boon to Teacher Evaluation Reform
Students' test scores will remain part of success measurements
Education
Houston Public Schools Adopt Charter School Approaches
Techniques pioneered at independently operated schools drive the public schools to improve
Professor Investigated for Using Class Time to Stump for Obama
She was supposed to be teaching math
Rahm Emanuel: Chicago Teacher Deal Is an Honest Compromise
Preserves longer school day and school year while giving up more money
Customs Investigates Use of Government Helicopter in Student's Stunt
Very elaborate way to invite student to a dance gets pilot reassigned
Naomi Klein is the Intellectual Powerhouse Behind Chicago Teachers' Strike
Says she is "delighted" with being the inspiration for group that has kids going without school for over a week
Young Entrepreneurs Spurn Sheepskins
They took Peter Thiel up on his challenge to try something other than college
Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Events Banned by School District
They hurt the feelings of single parents, you see
Chicago Teachers To Discuss New Offer Tuesday Afternoon
Oh yeah, and the city is asking a court Wednesday to order the teachers back to work
Subsidized Student Loans Haven't Worked as Advertised
Glitches and resentment limit the program's reach
Bill Would Repeal Calorie Limits on School Lunches
GOP Rep. Steve King calls limits a "Nanny State" move
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor to Step Down
College athletes and faculty were implicated in cheating scandal
School Reformers Say Chicago Teachers' Deal Is Too Generous
City is spending money it doesn't have
Wisconsin Unions Consider Options Following Collective Bargaining Ruling
Teachers will demand new contract negotiations
Baltimore Schools Hire Test Security Company
Want to comb through data to catch cheaters and ensure "fairness"
Nearly 40 Percent of Chicago Teachers Don't Send Kids to Public Schools
If it wasn't already clear it was just a hustle
Chicago Suburb Facing Teachers Strike, Classes Continue
Average teacher salary tops $100,000; administrators, substitute teachers and community volunteers will run classes for now
Chicago: Teachers' Strike a "Clear and Present Danger"
The city asked a judge to end the strike, arguing it was a "clear and present danger to public health and safety"
Rahm Emanuel Will Seek Court Order to End Teachers' Strike
Claims action taken by the teachers is illegal
WI Kindergarten Program Draws Scrutiny
It's $200 million per year, with no attempt made to measure results
Hershey School Settles HIV Bias Case
Boarding school to pay $700,000 to teen for denying enrollment
Chicago Charter Students Out-Perform District Students
So, striking district-school teachers are just digging themselves a deep hole
