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posted by: Ruthie
| October 22, 2013, 03:31 pm
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AAE’s Arkansas state chapter, the Arkansas State Teachers Association (ASTA), was honored to be part of a coalition that was successful in reducing health care premiums for education employees. After a 33-hour special session and a package of bills approved over the weekend, the state will use surplus money this year and redirect state funds in future years to lower teachers' insurance premiums. Governor Beebe signed the bills into law on Monday.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 21, 2013, 02:16 pm
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After a tumultuous introduction to the new school year, Indiana continues to face challenges as many are questioning why A-F school grades have yet to be revealed to the public. Indiana was once leading the charge among states to rank schools via easy-to-understand letter grading.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 17, 2013, 02:27 pm
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Since the advent of teacher freedom of choice in Michigan, the Michigan Education Association (MEA) has stopped at nothing to keep members in the fold. According to new reports by teachers and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, one local union is publishing the names of former members in their newsletters.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 16, 2013, 03:47 pm
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Interpreting the Common Core state standards can be difficult, especially when it seems like you’re getting different information from all sides. That’s why it’s so important to make sure that the resources you’re using to help you implement and interpret the state standards are high quality. Happily, we can say that the teaching channel is a great site to turn to for help learning how to implement the core.
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posted by: Ruthie
| October 15, 2013, 03:54 pm
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A recent New York Times article, “Overscheduled Children: How Big a Problem?” examined the delicate balance between incorporating extracurricular activities in students’ lives and overwhelming them. Michael Thompson, a clinical psychologist and the author of “The Pressured Child” explained the paradigm perfectly. “As a general principle, there is a line between a highly enriched, interesting, growth promoting childhood and an overscheduled childhood. And nobody knows where that line is.”
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