NEA Provides Educators with Guidance on Preventing Workplace Bullying
Students will never be safe from bullying if adults in schools aren't safe from the same.
As Poverty Increases, Reformers Cling to the “New Status Quo”
Market-driven policies still drive debate, despite glaring lack of results.
School Counselor and NEA Member Honored as GLSEN Educator of the Year
Matthew Beck recognized for fighting district-wide ban on LGBT education materials in school.
Beyond PISA: How the U.S. Ranks Internationally on Five Key Education Issues
From salaries to the public perception of teachers, where do we stack up?
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NEA Provides Educators with Guidance on Preventing Workplace Bullying
By Cindy Long Kim Werner’s former principal was identified by her union as the most abusive principal in the district. “He has been targeting educators for fifteen years,” she says. “He lies. He coerces. He intimidates. He screams and uses profanities.” And he’s still a principal, while Werner is now an Olweus Bullying Prevention Program... [Read more]
As Poverty Increases, Reformers Cling to the “New Status Quo”
By Tim Walker A couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education released new data that confirms what every advocate of public education has been trumpeting for years: poverty is a growing scourge on public schools. According to its 2013 Condition of Education report, one in five schools in the United States are considered high poverty. Twenty... [Read more]
School Counselor and NEA Member Honored as GLSEN Educator of the Year
By Edward Graham On May 20th, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a national organization that focuses on providing safe schools for all students, recognized Matthew Beck—a school counselor at Erie Elementary School in Erie, Illinois—as its 2013 Educator of the Year. According to GLSEN, “The Educator of the Year award recognizes... [Read more]
Beyond PISA: How the U.S. Ranks Internationally on Five Key Education Issues
By Kathy Tuck and Tim Walker When the 2010 Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) results were released two years go, the news media and many politicians held them up as evidence that U.S. students were falling badly behind their counterparts in nations such as Finland, South Korea, Canada and Singapore. The somewhat alarmist coverage obviously... [Read more]
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School Prayer: 50 Years After the BanSchool prayer was banned by the US Supreme Court 50 years ago, but there is probably more presence of religion in public school environments – through club ministries, classes, after-school and interfaith programs, and faith-based services – than ever. Source: Christian Science Monitor
Is Virtual Learning Appropriate for K-2 Children?
Given that the youngest schoolchildren are part of the touch-screen generation, the question of whether they’re too wet behind the ears for online learning has shifted to a more complex concern: making sure the technology they’re using in school is developmentally appropriate. Source: Education Week
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2013 NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly – June 26- July 6NEA’s Annual Meeting takes place during the final week of June and/or the first week of July. Various committees, constituencies, caucuses, leadership groups, and delegates from state and local affiliates gather to set policy and chart the direction of NEA business. The 2013 Annual Meeting is taking take place in Atlanta, GA. Visit NEA.org for more information.
June is Internet Safety Month
The month of June is National Internet Safety Month, when educators and parents can learn how to keep kids safe online and teach how to use online technology responsibly. To learn more, visit the Bnetsavvy website.
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