by Matt Lavonas | Sep 17, 2017 | News
ALBANY — The state Board of Regents approved a number of changes to the state’s teacher certification process Tuesday, as educators and advocates statewide debate how to get more people into the teaching field while still ensuring candidates are well-trained and...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 15, 2017 | News
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the revised Common Core curriculum standards will now be known as the “Next Generation Learning Standards.” (Associated Press) By Diane C. Lore STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s official: New York...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 8, 2017 | News
by Justin Murphy, Most school districts in Monroe County are starting class the Tuesday or Wednesday after Labor Day. Here are some of the prominent changes this year in Monroe County schools. Capital projects In Rush-Henrietta, nearly every student will see something...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 5, 2017 | News
Virginia Escobar-Cheng teaches a science class at a high school in Homestead, Florida, in March. By Caitlin Ostroff, CNN (CNN)Lynn Sorrells started teaching 26 years ago because she loved seeing the light-bulb moment when a kid grasped a new concept. She still does....
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 30, 2017 | News
Ryan Dailey and James Call, Tallahassee Democrat Updated 3:49 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos talks about school reform and Trump’s 2018 budget Joe Rondone (Photo: Joe Rondone, Tallahassee Democrat) TALLAHASSEE — The Trump...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 20, 2017 | News
BY MICHAEL MULGREW, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | AUG 14, 2017 | 163 New York State requires prospective cosmetologists to receive 1,000 hours of specialized instruction, and real estate brokers to get 120 hours of instruction and two years of field...
