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posted by: Alix
| June 07, 2011, 02:18 pm
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Congressional Subcommittee Explores the Role of Charters
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), last week held a hearing to examine the expanding role of charter schools in the nation's education system. The hearing comes on the heels of recently released statistics highlighting increased charter enrollment and decreased private school enrollment.
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posted by: Alix
| June 07, 2011, 10:39 am
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With states across the country facing budget shortfalls and underfunded pensions, the concept of "double-dipping," or collecting both a state pension and salary has come under fire from various states seeking to rein in spending. From California to New York, many employees have been accused of unethically boosting their incomes by also taking a state pension, pushing certain state legislators to back state pension reform legislation.
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posted by: Alix
| June 06, 2011, 12:36 pm
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been in the news recently over the attempted unionization of a small charter school on Cape Cod. Lighthouse Charter School was once the pride of the area; unfortunately due to some growing pains and administrator turnover the school was at a crossroads that made it vulnerable to a "card-check" unionizing effort. Some teachers are questioning the legality of unionization without an election. Regardless of the outcome at Lighthouse, any attempt to unionize a successful charter school initiates a necessary conversation about what unionization could mean to the overall charter environment in Massachusetts and elsewhere.
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posted by: Alix
| June 03, 2011, 12:02 pm
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Last night, an eighth-grader from Pennsylvania, 14-year-old Sukanya Roy, was crowned the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after an unprecedented night of drama. In the final moments, just five competitors were left, and it appeared none of them would ever miss as they went on an unprecedented 21-word streak. Miss Roy ultimately took it home, winning in the 20th round after correctly spelling "cymotrichous," a word for "having wavy hair." While the competition is often exciting and provides scholarships for children, many in the blogosphere have questioned the merit of such a contest in today's technology-driven world.
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posted by: Alix
| June 02, 2011, 09:39 am
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On the heels of last fall's federal Race to the Top competitive grant program, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced last week that the program will resume this year with new funding. Comprised of $200 million earmarked for former runner-ups and $500 million for new early education state initiatives, the newly revived program has yielded both praise and criticism from policymakers and state education chiefs.
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