Michigan and America have major challenges to overcome with the New Year. Tom WatkinsTraining our adults to be competitive on the world stage and educating more of our children to world-class standards is the key to the country’s future prosperity. Far too many Americans are still out of work. Economic ...
Michigan's teacher tenure reform could ultimately have a dramatic impact on the lives of teachers, students and parents. But don't expect public schools to immediately remove a slew of ineffective teachers.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan turned some heads Monday by saying he believes the starting salary for teachers should be $60,000 per year and calling for increased standards for prospective teachers, according to an Education Week report. Duncan said teachers should be paid between $60,000 and $150,000 per year ...
(Related story: Roberto Clemente alternative school redefines itself: 'We're really about sending kids to college') Marcus Buggs came to Roberto Clemente High School from Clague Middle School because he was getting into fights. Bria Gray came to Clemente from Scarlett Middle School when she was suspended too many times for ...
Former Michigan basketball player Manny Harris said that, despite the lockout in the NBA, he’s not planning on playing overseas. The same can’t be said of his former Wolverines teammate DeShawn Sims. After being named the NBA Development League Rookie of the Year last year with the Maine Red Claws, ...
Good job, Tom Watkins, of evading the issue (guest column, June 12, “Michigan can't wait for Superman when it comes to educational reform”). Those who can't teach, make policy about teaching. Funny how Rick Snyder's family does not use the public school system he wants to gut, but rather a ...
State lawmakers are attempting to find a way to reform tenure, saying that it takes too long to fire bad teachers and is too expensive, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press.
A new educational assessment program under consideration by the Ann Arbor school board could measure individual teacher growth annually through student achievement, according to district officials. The school board will hear a first briefing on the Northwest Evaluation Association’s assessment program at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. today. The ...
This past week, I was reading online about the proposed charter high school opening near my district. Of course, following the article the community is allowed to comment. While there were a few pro public school comments, the rest were pointing their fingers at the "greedy teachers," who do nothing ...
Dear Kerry,We just heard from the director of our child’s preschool that one of the teachers is terribly sick. She may not make it. We are all pretty devastated and don’t know what to say to our kids. We need some ideas, please.-EP, Forida Dear EP,I am sorry to hear ...
Last evening, I attended a series of concerts at Kerrytown Concert House titled "Umcolo for Africa." The event was a fundraiser to send instruments to burgeoning music programs in South Africa. The concert featured well-known professional performers, university students, and area high school students. Performances included prose, instrumental, and vocal ...
Recently I accepted my first assignment as a substitute paraprofessional (parapro) for an autistic middle schooler, "D." I'll admit I was a bit apprehensive about what I would encounter as a sub after reading John Barr's "Confessions of a Substitute Teacher." (I got a review copy of the book after ...
I am not a teacher, but I used to be, I taught mathematics in a Michigan High School for four years. As the primary provider for a family we qualified for food stamps. I left teaching, went to industry, doubled my income and cut my workload in half. Admittedly that ...
College students studying to become teachers are more likely to make church part of their Sunday activities in the future. The National Bureau of Economic Research released a University of Michigan study this week that explores the interplay among religiosity, college attendance and major.
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