Educating and Engaging the Public on Education Issues
Six elementary school teachers from Pennsylvania arrived at a summer academy here recently, determined to improve their understanding of science and their ability to convey its principles and mysteries to students.
But those educators understood that their success would depend in no small measure on the actions of another person who accompanied them: their principal.
School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011.
As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch.
Click here to read moreThis toolkit by Achieve highlights the connection between higher-lever math courses and student readiness for college, work and life. Resources include fact sheets, presentations, policy papers and brochures.