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By Staci Maiers

 

March 9, 2010 — Recovery of the American economy will not be possible unless education becomes a higher priority, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said in testimony before a Senate committee today. “An investment in education is the long-term answer to solving America’s economic woes,” said Van Roekel. His testimony comes as Congress gets ready to revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), more commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act.

NEA Pres. Dennis Van Roekel testifies
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By Alain Jehlen

 

March 8, 2010 — Same day, same problem — low-income and low-performing students — very different results: On Feb. 23 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, the superintendent and school board fired the entire staff of the city's only high school. That same day, the Los Angeles school board gave teachers a vote of confidence, adopting their plans for running dozens of schools.

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What you don’t want to miss going on in the ed world Today -- Governors and state school chiefs will release proposed math and English standards. Read more here. March 15 -- Nominations are due for outstanding moms to attend Parenting magazine's first Mom Congress on Education and Learning at Georgetown University. Learn more here. March 18-20 -- The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association will hold their annual conference in Charlotte, NC. The theme this year is "Green Technology: STEM Solutions for 21st Century Citizens."

Grab some coffee and check these out ESEA: An education expert said the United States is falling behind in education attainment in testimony yesterday to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee about ESEA (read NEA coverage here). Source: New York Times Central Falls, RI: The teachers union and and school superintendent in Central Falls have agreed to resume talks to improve Central Falls High School, however, the union would like to start with negotiations while the superintendent wants to plan, then negotiate. Source: Providence Journal Marketing: Public schools in New York are increasing recruiting efforts for students to compete with charter schools. Source: New York Times

Video of the Day: NEA Hosts Talks on Priority Schools Collaboration

NEA hosted nearly 200 education professionals from more than 30 states at a conference in New York City last week. Conference participants discussed the ways and means of collaboration to improve lower-performing schools across the nation. These Priority Schools are the subject of a federal School Improvement Grant program that will provide more than $4 billion to some 5,000 schools.

Interested in suggesting a video for Video of the Day? E-mail abuffenbarger@nea.org

 

 

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