Social Tech Gets Academic: GoingOn Brings Modern Social Modalities to Higher Ed in Latest Release
Region: CaliforniaGoingOn Networks, Inc. today announced the latest release of the GO Platform, a modern, socially powered campus communications and collaboration environment that allows faculty, students and administrators to more effectiv... more
Views: 890Challenges Facing Education - Budget Shortfalls, Part 6
Region: Illinois
Let us take a closer look at the public schools in Chicago. The budget for this fiscal year is $5.328 billion. The breakdown of revenue sources is: 1.) 18% from federal Title 1 funds, 2.) 36% from state funding which is... more
Views: 2321Challenges Facing Education - Traditional and Non-Traditional Schools, Part 5
Region: Illinois
To understand the educational system here, it is necessary to talk about the two types of schools as they relate to the budget process in the system, which are tradition and non-traditional schools. Traditional schools rep... more
Views: 2211Challenges Facing Education - Ramifications of School Closings and Charter Schools, Part 4
Region: Illinois
When schools are closed and not turned around, the students are transferred to another school. Sometimes this involves a much longer walk to school in the morning and going home after school. The students may also have to ... more
Views: 1983Challenges Facing Education - Teacher Qualifications, Part 3
Region: Illinois
Teacher qualifications is a major issue. Closing schools can accomplish getting rid of poor performing teachers. However you know about the saying of throwing the baby out with the bath water. That is what is happening her... more
Views: 2011Challenges Facing Education - Teacher Absenteeism and School Closings, Part 2
Region: Illinois
Chronic teacher absenteeism is a major problem for some schools. This may have a direct effect on educating our children. Some teachers know that their schools are going to be closed or turned around and call in sick frequ... more
Views: 1976Challenges Facing Education - Overview, Part 1
Region: United States
This is Part 1 of a six part series. Classroom environment, school closings, teacher certification, low test scores, school violence, large budget deficits, pension underfunding, government borrowing, teacher and other st... more
Views: 724Disorder in the Classroom
Region: United StatesAlarming Student Behavior as Witnessed by a Substitute Teacher in the Chicago Public Schools System May 27, 2010 Chicago, IL-Janice M. Hypolite’s experiences as a substitute teacher in the Ch... more
Views: 1411Small Children Learn in Toilet
Region: NepalSeventeen children in Western Nepal have been learning to read and write inside a toilet due to the lack of proper space management, reports the Janadisha daily. After the Room to Read provided about 3,000 books and other... more
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