AUSTIN (AP) – A loud group of parents, teachers and education advocates rallied outside the House chamber in the Texas Capitol to protest a state budget that will cut $4 billion from education.The protest Saturday came on the heels of a budget agreement announced Friday that will likely result in massive state layoffs.The House, [...]
Retired educator Linda M. Roberts isn’t oblivious to the financial pinch that North Carolina has found itself in, and the tough decisions legislators are having to make in Raleigh.But she doesn’t believe budget cuts are an excuse for sacrificing the future success of children who live in this state. And she was one of more [...]
More and more I see parents of children with disabilities who have been bamboozled by the inflated egos of certain public school administrators. It seems the status quo is what the system seeks for their student, although the parent assumes and expects that “specialized” instruction is being provided to the “special” child. The first quarter [...]
June 1–As the Obama administration continues to seek an overhaul of No Child Left Behind, a change that would give states and school districts more decision making, Senator Jay Rockefeller is pursuing legislation that would provide more support for education in rural communities.Rockefeller is co-sponsoring the Office of Rural Education Policy Act that, if adopted, [...]