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As Financial Advisers Warn About Trimming Payroll, Los Angeles Schools Keep Hiring Thousands More

As Financial Advisers Warn About Trimming Payroll, Los Angeles Schools Keep Hiring Thousands More

As Financial Advisers Warn About Trimming Payroll, Los Angeles Schools Keep Hiring Thousands More

This article was originally published on LA School Report, our partner site.

School officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District frequently express concern over the …

Utah Is Unlikely Fly In Bush’s School Ointment

Utah Is Unlikely Fly In Bush’s School Ointment

Utah state Representative Margaret Dayton has a strong admiration for President Bush. Her conservative beliefs align with his, and one of her fondest memories is of a small gathering where she heard the president emphasize her top priorities: God, family, …

Iraqi Family Found Education Deteriorating

Iraqi Family Found Education Deteriorating

Unlike many Iraqi children who enrolled in the Yaqob Hashem School this year, 11-year-old Hussain Majid Nassrat has not missed any full years of schooling. Hussain arrived in Amman in June after attending the Jawhar Bin Ebi Selma School in …

Gore Stumps In Iowa With Focus On Education Themes

Gore Stumps In Iowa With Focus On Education Themes

Vice President Al Gore has outlined an education plan that bears striking similarities to President Clinton’s vision for teacher quality. In a commencement speech at Graceland College in Iowa, Gore emphasized the need for an increased number of teachers, more …

Hatch Job: D.C. Teacher Loses Post Over Run For Office

Hatch Job: D.C. Teacher Loses Post Over Run For Office

If Tom Briggs were teaching in the suburban areas of Washington’s Virginia or Maryland, he would most likely still have a job. However, due to a little-known provision in federal law, teachers in the District of Columbia are prohibited from …

Does SEL Make Students Ready For Work? We Asked Educators

Does SEL Make Students Ready For Work? We Asked Educators

Educators overwhelmingly state that incorporating social-emotional skills into classroom instruction is beneficial for students’ readiness for their future careers. According to a survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center, 84% of teachers, principals, and district leaders believe that the social-emotional …

A Media Literacy Requirement That Starts In Kindergarten? New Jersey May Start The Trend

A Media Literacy Requirement That Starts In Kindergarten? New Jersey May Start The Trend

The state of New Jersey is considering a new requirement for students to learn how to identify and counter misinformation. On November 21, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill that would make it mandatory for public schools to teach …

What Is A New Skill To Learn In College Princeton

What Is A New Skill To Learn In College Princeton

If you’re headed off to college Princeton, it’s time to start thinking about what new skills you want to learn. There’s a lot on offer at Princeton, and you’ll want to make the most of your time there. In this …

How To Write The Princeton Essays

How To Write The Princeton Essays

When applying to Princeton University, you will be required to submit two essays. The essays are an important part of the application and give you an opportunity to tell the admissions committee more about yourself.

The first essay is called …