'Classrooms for the Future' Educators Offer Success Stories, Urge Continued Funding
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To: EDUCATION EDITORS  Contact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802   HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Educators who have seen how Governor Edward G.
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Merit pay tied to student test scores seems all the rage in some educational circles, but many teachers think it's an idea whose time hasn't come.
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American public schools are struggling to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Is it time we paid them for performance?
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Mike Baker considers what it takes to be an inspirational and unforgettable  teacher.
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Four months into the school year, some themes are working better than others, but at even the best-run schools, the future remains unclear.
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By Joshua Palmer, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 1--BOISE -- Idaho may soon receive the money it needs to increase math and science requirements, but educators say there will not be enough qualified instructors to teach the subjects.
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Senior volunteers are contributing their time to help struggling school systems.
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Free schools teach ordinary people skills they need to start a business.
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By Erin Stewart Deseret Morning News  Safer classrooms and space for a growing student nursing population are the top priorities for higher education leaders already looking toward the 2007 legislative session.
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American schools aren't exactly frozen in time, but considering the pace of change in other areas of life, our public schools tend to feel like throwbacks. Now educators are starting to look at what needs to be done to prepare students to compete in a new global economy.
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Another classroom success story, thanks to the affordability and flexibility of Linux.
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Pupils benefit from having worked with creative people such as writers and fashion designers, Ofsted says.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar. 2--Jay Forderer, a teacher's aide, worked on a student's monthly progress report Thursday morning, whizzing through the first paragraph in a matter of minutes.
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Thereâs a growing sense of urgency among educators that  every student should be on a college track.
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As students learn about energy efficiency, their school buildings increasingly practice it
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Handed a plan to shake up college life in America, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is endorsing some of its key ideas and promising to get moving on them.
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Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".