Calif. budget crisis forces schools to slash programs, fire teachers, expand class sizesRICHMOND, Calif. — California’s historic budget crisis threatens to devastate a public education system that was once considered a national model but now ranks near the bottom in school funding and academic achievement. Stimulus pushes states to judge teachers on student achievementWASHINGTON — Teachers should be judged on student performance, though not solely on test scores, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday. Short on funds, Fla. district declares fiscal emergency; towns big and small take similar stepMONTICELLO, Fla. — These days, Superintendent Bill Brumfield finds himself frequently turning to passages in the brown leather Bible resting on his desk. His school district is losing students. Utility and transportation costs are rising. And he’s expecting to lay off staff — even, perhaps, his own son. Former presidential candidate Bob Kerrey stepping down at NYC’s New School in 2011NEW YORK — Former presidential candidate Bob Kerrey is stepping down as president of the New School when his contract is up in 2011 but says it has nothing to do with faculty and student protests against him. Teachers union says school board memo appears to force support for Chicago’s 2016 Olympics bidCHICAGO — A teachers union says an e-mail from the Chicago school board appears to force principals to support the city’s bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2016. Los Angeles teachers union authorizes 1-day work stoppage on May 15 to protest layoffsLOS ANGELES — The union representing Los Angeles teachers has approved a one-day work stoppage next month to protest plans to lay off thousands of teachers and increase class sizes for the next school year. Georgia professor suspected in shooting known for passion but seemed distant recentlyATLANTA — Two people who knew college professor George Zinkhan early in his career described him as an ambitious and gifted academic with a promising future, but recent students at the University of Georgia said Zinkhan seemed disorganized and distant. Obama administration suggests spending stimulus money on teacher pay, summer classesWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan has some suggestions for how schools can spend their windfall from the economic stimulus law, including summer school and extra pay for teachers to coach struggling colleagues. |
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