Breaking Education News

This section of the SEEN Magazine website collects articles on a range of education-related topics from industry-leading websites, organizations, and news organizations. 

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:41:52 -0800

Statement from Education Secretary Arne DuncanU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement to extend early childhood education to 2,000 at-risk North Carolina children:More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:43:59 -0800

10 educational iPad apps recommended by Explore Knowledge AcademyWhen Explore Knowledge Academy has its grand opening celebration in March, it will become the first "iSchool" in Nevada, with a 1-to-1 ratio of iPad tablets to students. Here are 10 iPad applications used by educators at the school and recommended for other schools with iPads.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:25:17 -0800

Viewpoint: Tests don’t measure teachersIf we really care about the education of young people in poverty, we will stop focusing on test results and pay much more attention to the quality of life students and families endure. The more their parents and the students themselves are employed, the better their housing and transportation, the better their health care and nutrition, the more they learn.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:15:00 -0800

Courses for Calif. Teachers Emphasize Math, ScienceCalifornia State University, Sacramento, and the Sacramento City Unified School District aim to put laid-off teachers back to work by helping them earn credentials in math and science.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:14:35 -0800

Deputy Assistant Secretary Sue Swenson to Keynote 2012 Conference for Indiana Council of Administrators of Special EducationDeputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Sue Swenson will deliver keynote remarks at the 2012 Conference for Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Indianapolis, Ind. Swenson will discuss proven effective practices, as well as what’s new in special education.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:58:29 -0800

Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Travel to Greeley, Colo. to Host Town Hall on College AffordabilityU.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will host a Town Hall on college affordability at the University of Northern Colorado's Greeley campus on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m. MT.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Waiver Hopefuls Put Through Paces by Review ProcessWinning states had to tailor their plans on how to hold schools accountable for various groups of at-risk students.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Publicly Traded Ed. Companies Are RareThere's a risk to taking education to Wall Street, one that explains why so few publicly traded companies cater to public schools.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Panel to Assess Methodology for Judging Teacher PrepThe National Academy of Education study is in part a response to a U.S. News & World Report review of teacher education programs.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Related Research on School ChoiceThe authors of the Commentary "What Research Says About School Choice" provided the following list of sources related to their findings.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Conn. Governor Pushes Aggressive Schools PlanTeacher tenure and a focus on charters and low-performing schools mark a multiprong effort expected to gain traction.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

K12 Inc.'s Public Status and Growth Attract ScrutinySome education experts have excoriated the company while others have picked apart the criticism as one-sided and unempirical.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

What Research Says About School ChoiceNine scholars and analysts write that research bolsters the case for school choice experiments.More

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Federal K-12 Footprint at Core of ESEA HearingA House panel looks at bills to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, with competing vision on display.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:02:14 -0800

Plenty of Room at the Teachers’ TableI’ve been a Spanish teacher for more than 30 years. All of the voices of educators I’ve known – in urban, suburban, public and private schools – sounded in my head last Wednesday as I listened to Secretary Duncan launch … Continue reading →More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:50:48 -0800

Chicago school fines students for disciplinary infractionsA sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There's plenty of chatter but no jostling, no cellphones and no dawdling.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:15:28 -0800

Deputy Assistant Secretary Jason Snyder to Travel to St. Louis, Mo., Visit Local Schools Participating in the School Improvement Grant ProgramJason Snyder, deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, will visit St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to visit some of the city’s lowest-performing schools and discuss their turnaround efforts.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:59:02 -0800

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White to Cohost Twitter Chat on Rural EducationU.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White and Sterling Speirn, president and chief executive officer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will host a Twitter chat on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. ET to answer questions about partnerships, innovation, and education reform in high-need rural schools.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:18:55 -0800

Watch: Is an app a teacher’s answer to controlling the class?The team behind a new classroom technology tool claims to have found the answer to controlling unruly pupils, the Huffington Post reports.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:57:53 -0800

U.S. Secretary of Education Pays Tribute to African American Women Advocating for EducationU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will participate in a Black History Month program at the Department’s headquarters that honors African American women who are advocates for education. The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Barnard Auditorium.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:47:00 -0800

'Parent Trigger' Campaign Divides Families at Calif. SchoolParents are furious after learning that a petition they signed to enact reforms was, in reality, to convert their childrens' elementary school into a charter campus.More

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:03:07 -0800

‘Mass Customized Learning’: The key to education reform?Would you still drive a car if it was the Ford Model T? No? Even if the paint was new and it had air conditioning? The answer would always be “no,” said one education reform expert, because no matter how much you spruce up an old model, there’s always a maximum capacity … and the same applies to education.More

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:36:08 -0800

iPad app helps student communicateNine-year-old Anastacia Marquez has lived with multiple brain tumors since she was less than a year old. But she communicates more precisely and efficiently now, thanks to a specialized application on a school iPad called Proloquo2Go.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:55:21 -0800

Education Department's Chapter of Blacks in Government to Host Special Film ScreeningTo help celebrate Black History Month, the U.S. Department of Education's chapter of Blacks In Government will host a special screening of the film, "All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert," on Tuesday at the department's headquarters in Washington.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:24:00 -0800

Why Science Doesn't Support Single-Sex ClassesHype, not science, is behind interest in single-gender classrooms, write Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:06:46 -0800

Ask Mr. Mullenholz about PD and Professional LearningWashington Teaching Ambassador Fellow Greg Mullenholz answers teachers’ burning questions about education policy. In this issue, he takes up teacher professional learning  All work to improve the quality of profes­sional development must begin with one simple assumption: Teaching is an incred­ibly complex … Continue reading →More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:42:28 -0800

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education on New York's Agreement on Evaluation GuidelinesU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on New York's agreement on evaluation guidelines.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:39:18 -0800

ED’s Wilson Discusses Importance of Historically Black Colleges & UniversitiesEd. Note: This post is the first in a series of blog posts that highlights leaders at the Department of Education. John Silvanus Wilson, Jr.’s heroes as a student were college presidents. As someone who places due importance on brain power, … Continue reading →More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:41:35 -0800

Author: Only community can save public educationThink of it this way: Would you support a presidential candidate you knew nothing about? What does this candidate think about taxes? How is this candidate helping those around him? What does this candidate believe in, and heck, what’s his favorite food? Well, said Jamie Vollmer, a businessman, author, and supporter of public education, wouldn’t people like to know how their local schools worked, too?More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:06:10 -0800

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Will Highlight the Need for STEM Teachers at the 100Kin10 Partner Summit in Washington, D.C.U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will deliver remarks at the 100Kin10 Partner Summit on Tuesday, Feb.21, at 9 a.m. ET at the Google offices in Washington, D.C. Duncan will celebrate the launch of this cross-sector partnership of over 100 organizations, the 100Kin10 coalition.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:50:28 -0800

New report IDs problems with international school rankingsA new report that tackles a number of hot-button education issues argues that U.S. academic performance might not be as poor as originally thought when compared to other countries—and that the Common Core standards might not have the impact many are hoping.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:02:00 -0800

Wash. Schools Chief: Use State Revenue for Education FirstMore

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:02:00 -0800

Former K.C. Schools Chief Tried to Sweeten Top Administrators' Severance PayNearly four months before his surprise resignation, former Kansas City Superintendent John Covington rewrote his top administrators' contracts to sweeten their severance pay if any were to leave the district.More

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:01:00 -0800

'Value Added' Concept Proves Beneficial to Teacher CollegesStates' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:32:00 -0800

Schools in China Ditch Holidays—SecretlyThe new school term has not started in most places, but many schools in China are already calling back their charges for extra classes—secretly.More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:28:33 -0800

Teachers Get R-E-S-P-E-C-TToday, we are formally launching Project RESPECT. RESPECT is an acronym that stands for Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence and Collaborative Teaching. I've always believed that in education, we simply don't have enough acronyms yet—we needed one more! All kidding aside, let me break down what RESPECT is all about:More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:48:08 -0800

Parental Engagement Helps Lead to School’s Blue Ribbon SuccessArriving at Anchorage’s Chugach Optional Elementary School last month for a Blue Ribbon School celebration, I was greeted by an excited group of staff, students and parents. During our student-led tour, parent and teacher cooperation were on display amid colorful … Continue reading →More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:05:36 -0800

U.S. Secretary of Education to Give Remarks at Future Educators Association's Annual Conference in Baltimore, MDU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give remarks at the Future Educators Association's 23rd annual conference on Friday, Feb. 17, in Baltimore, Md. He will discuss the need for more quality teachers to join those already in the classrooms, and the important contribution and personal rewards of teaching.More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:46:09 -0800

Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny to Address American Association of School Administrators Luncheon in HoustonAssistant Secretary Alexa Posny, whose Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services administers programs that serve America's infants, toddlers, children, youth and adults with disabilities, will address the annual Federal Relations Luncheon at the American Association of School Administrators' National Conference on Education Friday in Houston.More

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:21:00 -0800

Revising Autism Diagnoses Raises WorryThe American Psychiatric Association has proposed criteria for autism that would eliminate Asperger's as a separate diagnoses.More

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