Pennsylvania's education secretary on Wednesday called for changes in a system of rating public school teachers and principals, saying results showing that 99 percent are "satisfactory" suggest they do not sufficiently reflect what goes on inside classrooms. Secretary Ron Tomalis said the existing system makes it very difficult to rank an educator as unsatisfactory. The scores were reported by the state's 747 "local education agencies," which are school districts, intermediate units, career and technical centers, and charter schools.
Hosted by Former Vice President Al Gore, Panelists Bill Nye, Dean Kamen, Sally Ride, Kudo Tsunoda and Discovery Channel's MythBusters engage students on what can be done to increase participation in these subjects NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, more than a thousand students from the U.S. and around the world will gather with science and technology leaders, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to discuss the future of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as part of Time Warner Cable's (TWC) live, interactive online town hall called "Math, Science and the Future of Our Nation.
State education secretary nominee Ron Tomalis spent six hours Tuesday defending Gov. Tom Corbett's cuts to school funding. By way of the Web, I watched his appearance before two legislative panels, and it occurred to me Tomalis missed his calling. He was patient, articulate and unflappable, and, boy, would he be terrific if he turned his talents to promoting a fad diet.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Wednesday challenged lawmakers to support proposals in President Barack Obama's reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The changes would move away from punishing schools that don't meet benchmarks and focus on rewarding schools for progress, particularly with poor and minority students. Obama on Monday sent a rewrite of the law to Congress.
Arne Duncan needs a recess. Once a bright star in the Cabinet, the secretary of education has lost his message and his mojo. Now he could lose his reputation as an education reformer. And for what? The chance to score a few political points with teachers unions and other defenders of the status quo?
It's definitely harder in the sense that minorities have less resources to begin with, and even now, with the economic recession it's even less accessible," said [Jacinto], a Denver native. "That means fewer kids who really need it are going to go without money. "All groups are making progress, and so the gaps remain," said Richard Fry, a senior research associate at Pew Hispanic. "Hispanic youth are walking up a down escalator." "I think it's a pipeline approach, and there's interest in advocacy and concern and a lot of eagerness to bring solutions and work together to make sure that every kid in our school has access to quality education," [Monica Garcia] said. "It's great to hear Secretary [Duncan] and other Latino leadership really trying to move as fast as we can and challenging ...
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) issues final revisions to certain data collection and reporting requirements, and a final priority, under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund program.
The rise of a former Virginia Tech lobbyist through the administration of Gov. Bob McDonnell continued Tuesday as Laura Fornash was named state secretary of education. Fornash succeeds Gerard Robinson, who left the post this summer to become commissioner of the Florida Department of Education. Fornash served as the deputy secretary under Robinson, and was named interim secretary in July.
Photo gallery: Town hall meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at El Rancho High PICO RIVERA - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke before nearly 1,000 students, educators and parents Tuesday night at a town hall meeting at El Rancho High School to discuss the American Jobs Act and answer questions from the audience.
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