Author: Matthew Lynch
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What You Need to Know as an Educator: Knowing the 3 Main Philosophies of Education
Philosophy can be applied to any area of an individual’s life and all industries for business purposes, mission and vision focus, and overall operational methods. Therefore ... -
Teachers: 3 Reasons Mentors Are the Secret to Your Success
Just like having good mentors is important to student teaching, as a newly hired educator, having a mentor at your school is incredibly important, too. Mentor ... -
Four Diverse Educational Models Born from Reform Discontent
While many alternative schools have sprouted from discontent around efforts to reform public schools, some of these new schools feature entirely new models. Why keep trying ... -
Surge of illegal immigrants may cost $761M to educate
The surge of illegal immigrants in the US will cost at least $761 million to educate in 2014. The estimation from the Federation for American Immigration ... -
Louisiana considers pulling PARCC testing, Common Core
It seems that at least one more state could soon take the path blazed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has come ... -
Dillard University nominated for Best Fine Arts Program, 5 other HBCU awards
Dillard University in Louisiana has always been known as one of the nation’s best HBCUs, and recent news that the institution for higher education has been ... -
Taylor Swift ‘s Education Donations Help Earn ‘Most Charitable’ Recognition
Taylor Swift earned the top spot on DoSomething.org’s Gone Good list for 2014. The list puts public figures in the spotlight for using their fame to support philanthropic ... -
D.C. to roll out improved special education laws
The District of Columbia Council has moved forward with three bills that will revamp special education in the city. The legislation was approved on Tuesday after ... -
Understanding The State’s Role in School Reform
School reform is a process that occurs on many levels and involves several layers of responsible parties. While the U.S. government is the largest entity involved ... -
No new governing board for University of Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has a plan that would “create independent governing boards for the six universities overseen by the Tennessee Board of Regents.” That does ...