NEA Today http://neatoday.org The National Education Association online news and information resource. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Virginia Teacher’s Blogs Get National Following
  • National Teachers Hall of Fame: Preserving the Story of Teachers
  • NEA Members Among 2012 Inductees into National Teachers Hall of Fame
  • Education Secretary Duncan Takes Teacher Appreciation Tour to Virginia
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/24/virginia-teachers-blogs-get-national-following/     Schools Should Make Exercise ‘Core’ Subject, U.S. Panel Urges
  • Study calls for Daily PE Classes
  • Schools Find Active Kids Make Smarter Students
  • Blue Ribbon Panel Urges Overhaul of Teacher Education Programs
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/24/schools-should-make-exercise-core-subject-u-s-panel-urges/     Can Rural Schools Learn From Single-Gender Urban Classes?
  • Must Reads – Rural Teachers
  • Chicago to Close 49 Schools, Most Ever by an Urban District
  • The Write Stuff? Schools Erasing Cursive Classes
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/24/can-rural-schools-learn-from-single-gender-urban-classes/     Why Are Colleges Handing Out Financial Aid to Wealthy Students?
  • Budget Cuts Slam Public Colleges, Putting Economic Recovery At Risk
  • Community Colleges Critical For Job Creation, Says Obama
  • Interview With Dr. Jill Biden: “Community Colleges Connect the Dots”
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/22/why-are-colleges-handing-out-so-much-financial-aid-to-wealthy-students/     Chicago to Close 49 Schools, Most Ever by an Urban District
  • Must Reads – Chicago Vouchers
  • A Chicago Teacher: Why I Am Striking
  • After Chicago Success, Teachers Unions Spread their Message
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/22/chicago-to-close-49-schools-most-by-an-urban-district-in-history/     For Public Schools, Twitter Is No Longer Optional
  • Do Schools Need a Longer School Day? A Debate
  • Schools Consider Policies for Teachers and Students on Facebook and Twitter
  • Corporatization of Public Schools
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/22/for-public-schools-twitter-is-no-longer-optional/     NEA Mourns for Oklahoma in Wake of Tornado Tragedy
  • Oklahoma! Where Educators Have a Voice
  • Educators and Their Unions Help in Wake of Killer Tornadoes
  • Laid-off Oklahoma Teacher to Congress: ‘Our Kids Need Your Help’
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/21/nea-mourns-for-oklahoma-in-wake-of-tornado-tragedy/     Teachers: Heroes in a Crisis–But Otherwise Under Fire
  • How Teachers Can Help Cope With a Crisis
  • Violence Against Teachers – An Overlooked Crisis?
  • Unsung Heroes Saluted on Education Support Professionals Day
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/21/teachers-heroes-in-a-crisis%e2%80%93but-otherwise-under-fire/     June is Internet Safety Month
  • June is Internet Safety Month
  • Ahead in Ed – June
  • Who’s Responsible for Teaching Online Safety?
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/21/june-is-internet-safety-month-2/     Virtual School Profits Far Exceeding Performance
  • Virtual Schools Not Passing the Test
  • Virtual Schools are Multiplying, But Some Question their Educational Value
  • Virtual Schools Spend Millions in Taxpayer Dollars on Advertising
    • ]]>     http://neatoday.org/2013/05/17/virtual-schools-profits-far-exceeding-performance/