Schools consider four-day weeks

Schools consider four-day weeks Los Angeles Times - CA,USA A recent University of Washington study found that states are cutting 18% of their education spending over the next three years, eliminating as many as ... See all stories on this topic Budget deficit stands in way of several Florida education proposals Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA "Most of the education policy, because of the fear that somehow any change was going to somehow affect budgets, was completely held hostage,'' said Rep. ... See all stories on this topic Bill on sex education in schools heading to Senate Greenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USA By Brock Letchworth A bill which would change how schools teach sex education will likely head to the Senate this week, officials say, after clearing the ... See all stories on this topic Slashing education funding hurts our future Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA They already have resulted in job loss notifications for about 7400 teachers and education support professionals. Fortunately for Arizonans who depend on ... See all stories on this topic Milford Board of Education Appoints New School District Superintendent WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA The Milford School District Board of Education and Dr. Robert Smith, Superintendent of Schools, have announced the appointment of Sharon Gail Kanter as the ... See all stories on this topic Proposals Would Transform College Aid Washington Post - United States By Shailagh Murray President Obama's health-care goals may be garnering attention, but his higher-education proposals are no less ambitious. ... See all stories on this topic State's 2 largest districts avoid teacher layoffs Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Washington Education Association President Mary Lindquist says the bigger districts aren't planning teacher layoffs because enough teachers retire or quit ... See all stories on this topic New York Times For Many Pakistani Children, Madrasas Fill a Void New York Times - United States With public education in a shambles, Pakistan's poorest families have turned to madrasas, or Islamic schools, that feed and house the children while pushing ... See all stories on this topic Texas board revolutionized evolution education The Daily Evergreen - Pullman,WA,USA The Texas State Board of Education decided last month that science teachers will be allowed to teach "all sides" of scientific theories in biology classes ... See all stories on this topic David Barnard resigns from Burke County Board of Education Morganton News Herald - Morganton,NC,USA "The focus needs to be placed back on education and the students." Barnard, a former middle-school teacher, said he ran for a school board seat "to try and ... See all stories on this topic