Teachers across the country are choosing to leave the classroom for better pay as school administrators, where they can sometimes double their salaries.
Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/06/01/530887882/increasing-salaries-so-teachers-dont-have-to-become-principals?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education
Spelling Finals Promise To Bee Exciting
The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are Thursday: the day when adults feel bad because they can’t spell some of the words that kids can.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/01/531004323/spelling-finals-promise-to-bee-exciting?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education
English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education
Texas has the lowest rate of children in special education in the country. A closer look at the numbers shows that English language learners are missing out the most.
Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/31/521940884/english-learners-were-hurt-the-most-when-texas-limited-special-education?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education
How to Improve Your ACT Math Score
Today’s article was submitted byRachel Kapelke-Dale. If you’re worried about your ACT math score, first of all: take a deep breath. You’re not alone! Every single test-taker has areas that he or she is stronger in—and areas that could use improvement. You may be nervous about approaching the ACT math section for the first time;…
Source: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/improve-act-math-score/
College Access Index Shows Shrinking Levels Of Economic Diversity
NPR’s Robert Siegel speaks with
Source: http://www.npr.org/2017/05/30/530769825/college-access-index-shows-shrinking-levels-of-economic-diversity?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education
13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide
New Orleans Charter School Creates ‘Trauma Informed’ Discipline Model
Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it’s discipline model from “no excuses” to “trauma informed” because the old way of doing things wasn’t working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2017/05/30/530769784/new-orleans-charter-school-creates-trauma-informed-discipline-model?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education