Teach for America

Letters: Who should teach?

2013-03-10 00:00:00

Re "New rules for interns in schools," March 8 The problem with putting teaching interns from programs like Teach for America into classrooms with English-language learners isn't the interns' lack of competence teaching such students; it's their lack of...

A Teach for America fight

2013-03-07 00:00:00

In California, teachers whose students include English learners are required by state law to have special certification. That's sensible, given the special challenges that come with running a classroom in which not all children are equally proficient in...

Sam Zell's wife donates $50 million to Michigan creative writing

2013-03-07 09:30:00

In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam...

Meet the L.A. school board candidates

2013-03-03 13:22:48

Gavin Newsom says the revolution will be digitized

2013-02-08 12:00:00

-------------------- Citizenville How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey Penguin Press: 272 pp., $25.95 -------------------- California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot more time on his hands than...

An L.A. Unified road map

2012-11-28 00:00:00

There are big differences in how well Los Angeles' teachers help their students learn, a new study shows — bigger variations than in other districts, where teaching quality appears more even. The study also indicates that teachers in the L.A....

New Orleans' post-Katrina shift to charter schools

2013-05-22 05:20:04

"Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children" by Sarah Carr; Bloomsbury (336 pages, $27) In "Hope Against Hope," veteran education reporter Sarah Carr takes a penetrating look at what happened to schools...

Hartford School Board Appoints Four School Principals; Postpones A Fifth After Union Concerns

2013-05-21 19:36:00

The board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals Tuesday night, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design. But in a rare move, the...

Legislative showdown brewing over $2 million for Teach for America

2013-05-20 06:44:02

A $2 million pot of money to hire more teachers for the Clark County School District could be in danger -- with a contingent of Assembly Democrats apparently digging in their heels against the money. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to spend $2...

Class of 2013 Is a Whole New Ballgame

2013-05-17 15:06:00

As the class of 2013 dispenses with college, reflects on commencement oratory and embraces quests beyond the campus cocoon, the rest of us would do well to consider their context and our choice. This is a class rooted in the last century (born in 1991),...

Area schools: Grads face fierce job hunt

2013-05-17 09:04:02

Hundreds of seniors at four area colleges are graduating this month, and college officials said many factors play into their employment success in the world of work ahead. "Current employment forecasts for graduates range from bleak to bright, so...

Teaching program gives helping hand to Miami students

2013-05-16 08:44:02

Students laughed as paper airplanes flew through the air in Catalina Hidalgo's eighth grade science classroom at Jose De Diego Middle School. This wasn't just about having fun. The paper planes were part of a science lab report on velocity. Hidalgo,...

OK, so it's not the most holiday-ish gift. But Lanier's work is engrossing, chronicling her time at Southwestern High School from 2000 to 2002. If you haven't guessed from the title, it was a little tough. List price: $19.95. press.umsystem.edu

2012-11-11 00:00:00