The current policies both Presidential candidates would advocate for education
For as long as wealthy Americans have given their money away,
education has been a leading recipient of their largess. Andrew
Carnegie, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller: the biggest philanthropists of
the 20th century all gave significant portions of their fortunes to
schools, teachers and libraries.
FOR the eighth straight year the Bush administration has ritually
proposed taking a hefty whack out of the federal subsidy for public
broadcasting. The cuts would in effect slice in half the money that
public television and public radio get from the government. If we follow
the usual script, this means it’s time for upset listeners and viewers to
rally to the cause, as they have in the past, and browbeat Congress into
restoring the budget.
Americans recognize the importance of technology in reforming the
nation's schools and making them relevant for the 21st century, a new
survey suggests--but they disagree on how schools should impart key
21st-century skills to their students.
At a June 21 briefing on Capitol Hill, federal legislators and policy
makers got a lesson in why schools have a hard time recruiting and
retaining teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM)--and what lawmakers can do to change that.
States want children to be a year older when they enter school. This could
lead to better test scores — and more inequality.
Community colleges in Massachusetts would be free to all students within 10 years under a proposal by Gov. Deval Patrick.
The Senate voted Wednesday to authorize an additional $16 billion for math and science programs over the next four years to keep the nation in the forefront of technology breakthroughs.
Eli Broad and Bill Gates, two of the most important philanthropists in
American public education, have pumped more than $2 billion into
improving schools. But now, dissatisfied with the pace of change, they
are joining forces for a $60 million foray into politics in an effort to vault
education high onto the agenda of the 2008 presidential race.
This first-of-its-kind report written by a diverse group of expert teachers from across the United States proposes radical changes in the way teachers have been traditionally compensated.
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The current policies both Presidential candidates would advocate for education
For as long as wealthy Americans have given their money away, education has been a leading recipient of their largess. Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller: the biggest philanthropists of the 20th century all gave significant portions of their fortunes to schools, teachers and libraries.
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