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Why American Students Lag in Test Scores
Unlike the U.S., high-performing nations have clear, shared standards and pay their teachers well By Marc Tucker and Jerry Weast Maryland’s schools have earned top rankings and plaudits in recent years. Yet as students from other countries continue to outscore their U.S. counterparts on international math, science and reading tests, even here the demands for … Continue reading
The Global Search for Education: India Time
By C. M. Rubin The goal is education. We have 64 million students in it. India has about 320 million (ages 5 to 14). Bob Compton’s film, Two Million Minutes, observed that many students in India and China spend more time acquiring academic knowledge. What works in the Indian culture is going to be different … Continue reading
85% of Employers Will Employ Someone With Online Degree
This article looks at the level of acceptance of online degrees by employers and how valuable online degrees really are. There are a great many benefits to be gained from earning an online degree. Due to these benefits, the number of students enrolling in courses leading to online degrees has risen dramatically since the mid-1990s … Continue reading
The Right Way to Use Technology in the Classroom
By Shantanu Sinha There have been many attempts to incorporate technology in the classroom. Since the early ’80s, schools have been stocking labs with the latest gadgets. Clearly, the world was changing. We’ve seen the rise of personal computers, the internet, mobile devices, streaming video, social networking, and tablets. Our educational system must be able … Continue reading
UT Med Schools May Take Less Time
AUSTIN — Making it through some medical schools in Texas could take less time and be cheaper for future doctors. Six University of Texas campuses are partnering on plans to shorten the time it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree, a medical degree or both. A pilot program for select freshmen could begin in 2013 … Continue reading
10 Least Expensive Public Colleges for Out-of-State Students
Students looking to venture beyond their home state to pursue a college education might consider public schools to get a discount on tuition. While many students could benefit financially from looking at colleges near home, there are schools that offer competitive out-of-state tuition packages that rival many universities’ in-state offerings. Among the 452 public institutions … Continue reading
10 Most Expensive Public Colleges For Out-Of-State Students
While public universities tend to be a cheaper option for students, attending a public school out of your home state can still be an expensive venture, according to tuition and required fee data provided by schools to U.S. News in a 2010 survey of undergraduate programs. In all, 452 of the 573 public institutions surveyed … Continue reading
The Abuse of Higher Education
By Ronald L. Trowbridge, Ph.D. Texas Governor Rick Perry’s request for transparency and accountability in higher education has set the faculty furies loose. On May 16, Gov. Perry responded, “The big lie making the rounds in Texas is that elected or appointed officials want to undermine or deemphasize research at our colleges and universities. That … Continue reading
How Good Are American Colleges?
Michael Poliakoff New York Times: Letter to the Editor “Your So-Called Education” is a timely warning. Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, the distinguished authors of “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” did not offer soothing pieties about American higher education as the envy of the world and the sound investment for future success. We … Continue reading
TX – U.S. Senate Field Still Fluid
By Jason Embry Considering how long ago it began, the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison should be a little more settled by now. But here it is, less than nine months away from the primary, and candidates are coming, going and waiting. The most important question in the Republican primary continues … Continue reading
What Kind of Cowboy Is Rick Perry?
By Conor Friedersdorf Conservatives love their cowboys. The airport in Orange County, California is named for John Wayne. Once a Hollywood cowboy, Ronald Reagan was derided by his critics with the label, but embraced it to great political effect. A generation later, George W. Bush brought cowboy wear back to DC. Can it survive him? … Continue reading
Teacher Accountability – An Education Revolution
By CHRISTINA HALL & JENNIFER GREEN & TED MITCHELL & TIM KNOWLES An impassioned national debate has erupted around what were once considered arcane matters deep inside the education world: How teachers’ skills should be judged, how to help less-skilled teachers get better and what to do if they don’t. But there are two points … Continue reading
Innovation, Incentive Drive North Carolina Schools’ Continued Success
By Charis Anderson On a hot and sunny Monday morning in April, Kimberly Vaught, assistant principal at Devonshire Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C., stood in the school’s front hallway, greeting students as they arrived for school. “Good morning, Hello Kitty,” she said to a tiny child carrying a Hello Kitty backpack almost as big as … Continue reading
Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
As college costs continue to rise, and in an economic climate where family incomes are suffering, more and more students must borrow in order to gain access to higher education. The result is that an increasing number of graduates find themselves saddled with high educational debt. As we previously reported, the Project on Student Debt … Continue reading
Hispanic College Degrees Getting a Push
Group focuses on Latinos starting but not finishing. By Melissa Ludwig State Rep. Joaquín Castro, D-San Antonio, and Excelencia in Education, a Washington-based nonprofit, announced a partnership Wednesday to boost college degree attainment among Latinos, which lags behind other groups’ despite their booming population. Called Ensuring America‘s Future, the initiative aims to identify and expand programs … Continue reading
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- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
Americans For Prosperity – Texas
- Blogger provides fresh perspective of UT President Powers’ astroturf campaign to keep his job
- Texas primary ballot initiatives - non-binding polls
- Harmony Schools on CBS 60 Minutes - Turkish English teachers are needed
- School Board members censure fellow member - for dissent
- TPPF's Tom Lindsay and Maverick Owner Mark Cuban provide insight which could rock UT's ivory tower
- UT Regents Commended for Standing Up to Powers
- Texas to FWS: Leave Texas -- and the Lizard -- Alone
- San Antonio pushing almost $.5 Billion bond initiative
- AFP is the messenger of news Obama doesn't want out
- Local Governments Racking up Debt: House Ways & Means Committee Hearing - Testimony by Peggy Venable
Univision Austin
- Lo Más Hot de Texas
- Las cuatro más bellas en bikini
- Jennifer López no usa sostén
- Las bodas más caras de la historia
- Importante cierre de autopista en Houston este fin de semana
- "Tiempo de Danzón" en Dallas
- Acudió a Walmart por cambio de aceite y salió con símbolos satánicos en su auto
- Permiten cazar con silenciador en Texas
Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
AgendaWise Reports
- Speaker Struas stragglers marked
- Murphy Turner connected to shadow PACs
- Trina Lanza on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Diane Patrick on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Straus the weak
- Diane Patrick on her vote for speaker
- Trina Lanza on her vote for speaker
- Vicki Truitt’s Trouble
- Mark Shelton on the expansion of gambling
- Mark Shelton on his priorities for the 83rd Legislature
Texas Insider
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Freedomworks.org Texas
- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey endorses Matt Beebe for State Representative in Texas House District 121
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Training in Round Rock, Tx on Feb. 18th
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Events in Texas - January 2012
- FreedomWorks grassroots training in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 8th!
- Another One Bites the (Fracking) Dust
- In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
- Join FreedomWorks and local Houston-area groups for grassroots training on July 16th
- Texas to TSA: "Come and Take It."
- Join FreedomWorks and Houston Tea Party on July 16th!
- The Light Bulb Resistance Movement
Freedomworks.org Florida
- CPAC Florida Recap
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- FreedomWorks Kicks Off 'Give Us Liberty' Tour in Florida this week!
- What Do Rep. Allen Boyd's (D-FL) Constituents Think About Health Care Vote?
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Woman's year-ago protest launched tea party movement in Florida
STEM
- STEM Ed Update: Sign-on Letter on Federal Budget, Upcoming Events, NEW STEM Reports
- Coalition Issues Core Policy Principles for 2012
- Coalition Testifies to House Approps on NSF’s Education Programs
- Quotes on STEM Education from the 2/28 House Markup of ESEA Legislation
- The White House Invites You to Join on a Budget Call to Discuss STEM Education
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