Blue Ribbon Panel Urges Overhaul of Teacher Education Programs

By Tim Walker A national panel of education experts gathered at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to call for teacher preparation to be “turned upside down” by a roster of innovative changes to teacher education programs. The sweeping recommendations are part of a new report by a Blue Ribbon Panel convened [...]

NEA Member Helps Raise $10,000 for New Orleans Libraries

By Collin Berglund Eboni Walker was a teacher in New Orleans in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina wrought its hell and high water. While homes, businesses and schools all suffered severe damage, so too did two-thirds of New Orleans’ libraries. Meanwhile, Walker was displaced by Katrina and moved to Silver Spring, Md., where she became active in [...]

NEA Delegates Celebrate Nation’s History, Future of Education

By Amy Buffenbarger  NEW ORLEANS – On the second day of the 89th Representative Assembly – Independence Day – patriotic delegates form the National Education Association turned the convention hall red, white, and blue, honored the legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and pledged to further his vision of quality public schools for all children.  The July 4th tribute [...]

NEA Student Program Members Elect New President

Nearly 100 student delegates to NEA’s Representative Assembly in New Orleans on Monday elected their new board of directors. Pictured left to right: Chair, Tommie Leaders (Nebraska), Katie Kreis (Illinois), Ashley Rogers (Virginia), and Brandan Trahan (Louisiana). Jermaine Coleman, outgoing chair of the NEA Student Program, is pictured at left with Leaders, an elementary education major at the [...]

Ed Department Announces Race to the Top Finalists

By Cynthia McCabe March 4, 2010 — The U.S. Department of Education today announced that 15 states and the District of Columbia are finalists for $4 billion in competitive school improvement grant money under the new ”Race to the Top” program. Race to the Top grant money is intended to reward innovation in education focusing on four main areas: teacher effectiveness [...]