Why we need more qualified STEM teachers
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Aug 31, 2012 at 9:50 AMVoices intern Nicole Bibel contributed this piece on a new initiative to promote effective STEM teaching in the U.S.
Last month, President Obama announced his plan to create a master corps of STEM teachers, those who teach science, technology,…
Making the Most of the End of Summer
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Aug 9, 2012 at 4:19 PMVoices interns Nicole Bibel and Sarah Rogers guest blog to share some of the findings about summer learning losses.
As summer quickly comes to an end it’s a great time to look at what summer vacation means for school performance,…
More education updates from around the country
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on May 15, 2012 at 12:12 PMLast week we gave you updates on education policy in Michigan and South Carolina. This week our member organizations in Colorado and New Jersey report on slow but steady progress on winning support for greater investments in early education, starting…
More than 10,000 teaching jobs lost to budget cuts in Texas
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:39 AMTexas lawmakers cut funding for public education by around $5.4 billion to balance its budget, and students are feeling the effects. A New York Times article on the education cuts is calling it “the year of doing without” for Texas…
Sec. of Education: No Child Left Behind “still has flaws that need to be fixed”
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 9, 2012 at 4:22 PMThe controversial No Child Left Behind education law made progress toward school reform but has its own flaws that must be fixed, according to the U.S. secretary of education. Secretary Arne Duncan credits the law with exposing achievement gaps among…
Congress is looking for smart investments. Tell them: Start with kids!
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2011 at 5:12 PMCongress has been consumed with talk of cost-cutting and smart spending. We say pre-kindergarten is a great place to start; it’s much easier to nurture a child than rehabilitate a young adult. And that’s the topic of our new infographic!
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Obama administration to exempt some states from No Child Left Behind
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Aug 11, 2011 at 5:13 PMWith officials from many states saying they can’t meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind education law, the Obama administration plans to issue waivers excusing them from some of the law’s requirements. The No Child Left…
How to fix education
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 28, 2011 at 1:15 PMCatch one of our child advocates in a PBS interactive segment on how to fix education. Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Voices member Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, explains how reading is key.
“The biggest problem in American education…
Texas targets kids for cuts; children there at disadvantage
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 28, 2011 at 4:37 PMPaul Krugman has a good column in the New York Times about how low government spending in Texas simply means low investment in children there. ”Who will bear the brunt of these cuts? America’s children,” Krugman concludes. New research by one of…
“Children could suffer if Pa. doesn’t get Medicaid money”
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Jul 29, 2010 at 3:52 PMAs Voices advocate Joan Benso says, summer is a carefree time for children, but this summer, some of their parents and guardians have a lot to worry about. The president and CEO of Voices member group Pennsylvannia Partnerships for Children,…
