May 19, 2013

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Teacher Who Taped Students' Mouths Didn't Commit a Crime, Cops Say

A teacher who kept her kids quiet by placing tape over 28 second graders' mouths may not have used the best judgment -- and she's been placed on administrative leave. But she didn't commit a crime.

Posted May 08, 2013. Source: Michael Roberts, westword.com

Teacher Saves Student By Donating Kidney

An 8-year-old Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant — with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher.

Posted May 02, 2013. Source: CBSnews.com

Florida Teacher Pay Raises Placed on Fast Track

Florida teachers won’t have to wait until June 2014 to get their pay raises, lawmakers said yesterday. The announcement came after educators statewide complained that the salary increases being proposed for teachers wouldn’t kick in for another 14 months.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/01/3375420/teacher-pay-raises-placed-on-fast.html#storylink=cpy
Posted May 02, 2013. Source: MiamiHerald.com

Stanford Researchers Identify Troubling Patterns of Teacher Assignments

A study of a major urban school district reveals how high-achieving students tend to get the most experienced teachers, leaving other students in classes with less experienced teachers.

Posted Apr 29, 2013.

A Student With Promise, a Teacher Who Had to Help

Brought to the U.S. as a baby, Itzel Ortega had no way to get financial aid to become an architect. Then a former teacher, recalling her own story, stepped in.

Posted Apr 25, 2013. Source: Cindy Chang, latimes.com

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N.J. University Presidents: Increase Higher Education Funding

University presidents said unless New Jersey increases its funding for operating expenses, there is no way it will be able to compete with better-funded university systems in other states. Source: Mark J. Magyar, njspotlight.com.


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Commentary: Why Higher Education Needs Immigration Reform

J. Michael Ortiz, president of Cal Poly Pomona, argues that "The immigration reform bill will greatly expand the H-1B pool of foreign employees," which will allow employers to "hire foreign workers when they cannot find qualified Americans."


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Is Higher Education the Next Bubble? I Hope So

Jennifer Kramer writes: "It is probably not in my best interest if the higher education system in the United States collapses since I am the co-owner of a company that prepares students for higher education. Ironically, I also find myself hoping the bubble bursts sooner rather than later. Why? Because education in the United States is broken."  


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Higher Education Is Exploiting Its Athletes

Katie Baird writes: "Despite its emotional appeal, college basketball is a business. You can’t watch it without seeing dollar signs everywhere. And like any successful business, schools’ and the NCAA’s decisions follow those dollar signs. Source: thenewstribune.com


Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/04/10/2550685/higher-education-is-to-be-blunt.html#storylink=cpy