721.
Obama Pitches Education Proposal to Governors
President Obama kicked off a drive Monday to upgrade American education, unveiling a plan requiring states to adopt new reading and mathematics standards.
722.
City Reconsiders Approach to Bronx Vocational School
The Department of Education will work with the construction industry to develop a replacement school.
723.
Word of the Day | beholden
This word has appeared in 82 Times articles over the past year.
724.
Just Google It? Developing Internet Search Skills
Lesson Plan | Developing Internet search strategies by trial and error, and telling the stories of these searches to benefit other Web users and researchers.
725.
How Important Is Your Spiritual Life?
Student Opinion | Tell us about your relationship to spirituality, God and organized religion.
726.
Obama to Propose New Reading and Math Standards
States would have to adopt “college- and career-ready standards” to qualify for some federal funds.
727.
Textbooks That Professors Can Rewrite Digitally
Macmillan is introducing software that will allow college instructors to edit digital editions of textbooks without consulting the original authors or publisher.
728.
News Quiz | February 22, 2010
See what you know about the news of the day.
729.
Computer Engineer Barbie
6 Q's About the News | What is Barbie's new career?
730.
Word of the Day | truncate
This word has appeared in 4 Times articles over the past year.
731.
Politics: St. Helena’s Version of Hatfields vs. McCoys
A special election on recalling four of the five school board members in St. Helena has deeply split the town.
732.
New Plan on School Selection, but Still Discontent
The San Francisco school board is trying to revamp its byzantine student-assignment system, but complaints persist.
733.
F.B.I. Queries Webcam Use by Schools
A Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly switching on laptop computer cameras inside students’ homes is under investigation by federal authorities.
734.
A Case for Tenure That Some See as Falling Short
To get tenure, scientists ordinarily have to demonstrate that they have an impressive record of published research. Dr. Bishop failed that test, scientists said.
735.
Bookshelf: Art Form’s Pioneer; Achievers’ Incubator
A new book celebrates the creator of harmonies under a Times Square subway grating, and another details a Bronx school’s remarkable past.
736.
A Diploma in 10th Grade?
The costs and benefits of fast-track programs for at-risk students.
737.
National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: School District Denies Claim That It Spied
The Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia says it remotely activated Webcams 42 times to find missing student laptops, but never did so to spy on students, as a lawsuit filed this week claims.
738.
Teacher Q | How Should the Traditional High School Be Reinvented?
With what kinds of secondary school reforms do you have first-hand experience? Which do you think are working? Why?
739.
What's At Stake? Mapping Causes and Effects of Developments in Iran
Lesson Plan | Tracing the sources and results of political and governmental changes in Iran since the June 2009 presidential elections.
740.
High Schools to Offer Plan to Graduate 2 Years Early
Eight states are introducing new courses and a battery of tests for sophomores that will allow students who pass to enroll immediately in community college.
