Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 16, 2009
The Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) has put together a webpage with resources around the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and how it will effect special education. Resources include a Q-and-A summarizing portions of the act that CEC believes to be of particular interest to special-educators.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 03, 2009
A study published in the February 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics studies links between recess and classroom behavior in 11,000 children aged 8 to 9. The study showed that those children receiving more than 15 min of recess a day had better behavior and concentration in class.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 30, 2009
House Democrats offered a two-year an $825 billion stimulus package that they will now negotiate with the Senate in preparation to deliver a joint package to Obama by February 13th, 2009. The proposed package offers good news for education.
“As states begin tackling a projected $350 billion in budget shortfalls these investments will prevent cuts to critical education programs and services,” said Rep. David Obey, WI, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, in his release of Stimulus Package Details.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 21, 2009
With the inaguration of our new President, education has become a forerunner in issues that the new administration will be focusing on. “Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many,” Mr. Obama said in his inaugural address yesterday. “Everywhere we look, there is work to be done. ...We will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.” By including education in his inaguration speech, many educators feel President Obama will keep education one of his major goals.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Dec 02, 2008
There are many researchers that feel that not only is the school curriculum important to a child’s development, but also the school environment. They feel schools should be a safe place where students feel comfortable expressing themselves and developing relationships. Some schools are moving away from the traditional model of individual classrooms to project based learning where students work in groups in creative ways to solve hard problems.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Oct 13, 2008
Posted by Beth DuBose on Sep 29, 2008
Middle and high schools might need to start looking at teacher to student ratios to increase test scores
Posted by Beth DuBose on Sep 10, 2008
GA State Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox, won the $1 million prize on “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?”
Posted by Beth DuBose on Sep 08, 2008
Ten tips for teachers of struggling readers
Posted by Beth DuBose on Sep 04, 2008
Margaret Honey shares lessons learned from nearly 25 years of educational technology policy.
