Author: Matthew Lynch
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Mark Zuckerberg donates $120 million to education
Facebook founder and young billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has donated $120 million to public schools in San Francisco. In an op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News, ... -
Elimination of teacher raises, health insurance proposed in Ohio
The Reynoldsburg school board in Ohio wants to change the way the district pays its teachers through eliminations of scheduled raises and the health insurance plan. ... -
Sacramento looks to teachers for help with evaluation model
California’s Sacramento City school district and the teachers association announced last week a tentative agreement to develop a model for teacher evaluations. This announcement marks a ... -
Education supporters ask de Blasio to add 25 schools
The Coalition for Educational Justice has released a report that urges New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to reconsider his school budget for the coming ... -
Obama tightens rules for undocumented K-12 students
The Obama administration has strengthened its stance on protecting public schools students who are undocumented immigrants. The policy includes guidelines on appropriate and inappropriate enrollment practices ... -
Obama makes colleges accountable for standardized test scores
Colleges with education programs will soon be held accountable for the future standardized test scores of the pupils of their graduates, at least when it comes ... -
2014 Best High School List Released
U.S. News & World Reports has released its best high school rankings for 2014, along with the best STEM high schools in a separate list. The ... -
Indiana approves new standards – More of the same?
Indiana Governor Mike Pence stole the national Common Core spotlight when he publicly denounced the standards last month and withdrew Indiana from them, beginning in the ... -
Maya Angelou challenges Obama
Along with 120 other children’s book authors, beloved poet and activist Maya Angelou has called President Obama on the carpet for his “testing overuse and abuse.” ... -
NYC schools lack arts education, low-income hit hardest
A new report from the New York City comptroller finds that many public schools offer no arts programs, and that low-income and minority students are hurt ...
