Protecting Education for Children of the Military

By Collin Berglund Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of America’s armed forces. With ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, those sacrifices continue daily. But the sacrifices made by America’s troops also extend to their families. Many of our service members who are deployed overseas [...]

Facing Mass Layoffs, NEA Members Demand Congress Act

By Cynthia McCabe All the reports and white papers and punditry were no match for the message that Anise Anderson and Catie Poff brought to Capitol Hill this week: We are professional educators, we are getting laid off, and we will all see students suffer as a result. Anderson laid it bare for the media [...]

A Snapshot of Those Telling Congress: ‘Save Education Jobs!’

By Alain Jehlen Educators, parents, and plenty of other public education supporters flooded the U.S. Capitol switchboards yesterday with more than 15,000 calls to their Senators and Representatives, urging, begging, and demanding that they prevent the layoffs of as many as 300,000 educators this year by supporting the Education Jobs Fund now moving through Congress. If passed,$23 [...]

Must Reads – Teacher Preparation

Some educators across the country feel that critical classroom skills are left out of their teacher preparation programs, such as dealing with parents and keeping students engaged. Source: Associated Press

Ahead in Ed – May 27

The House Appropriations Committee expects to take up a bill that couples funding to save over 100,000 education jobs with spending for the Afghanistan war in an emergency measure. The measure is supported by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and many House Democrats.

Must Reads – Common Standards

Maryland has joined Kentucky in being the only two states who have endorsed common core standards in reading and math. This means that every student in these states would study the same topics in the same year as peers in other states that sign on to the standards. Source: Washington Post

Ahead in Ed – Today

Thousands of educators and public education supporters will be calling their senators and representatives to urge support of the education jobs fund. The National Call-In Day is part of NEA’s Speak Up for Education & Kids campaign.

National Leaders Speak Up About Education Crisis

By Will Potter Georgia teacher Anise Anderson is being laid off because of budget cuts and she knows her students will suffer. She’s speaking up today. Kentucky teacher Catie Poff is being laid off because of budget cuts and she too knows her students will suffer. She’s speaking up today. They join tens of thousands of public education [...]

Ahead in Ed – Today

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel is launching the Speak Up for Education & Kids campaign today at a press conference on Capitol Hill with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Rep. George Miller, Rep. David Obey and AFT President Randi Weingarten. The campaign asks Congress to quickly approve the $23 billion in emergency funding for education jobs.

Must Reads – Creating a College Culture

Schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan aim to create a college-going culture for students, starting as early as preschool. The district wide effort, called the Kalamazoo Promise, focuses more on literacy in early grades, college visits in middle years and Advanced Placement courses in high school. Source: The Detroit News

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