Averting what some feared would be a “Valentine’s Day massacre,” the Los Angeles Unified board decided Tuesday to delay making crippling cuts to adult education and arts and preschool programs in the hope of finding money to fund them. After hearing adult-ed success stories from a parade of speakers, board member Steve Zimmer introduced what [...]
Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday that her budget proposal for next year will include a temporary sales tax increase to restore education cuts made by the Republican-led General Assembly when they let a similar tax expire last July. The announcement by Perdue, made during a visit to a Greensboro elementary school, comes four months before [...]
K12 is a top-notch, wonderful curriculum. Virtual academies have talented, passionate teachers and fabulous services. Online learning has given me the ability to provide an individualized education for my kids. Our kids have received a world-class education. All of the above statements are true. I mean every word — and I’m not saying any of it [...]
Coach is the word that Jeremy Dittrich uses to describe his teaching career. His enthusiasm for physical education is inspiring and he shares that passion with his students. Dittrich taught P.E. at Centennial Middle School in the Kyrene School District and was recently honored as the 2010-11 Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year. The [...]
This week, Miami Dade College, or MDC, will celebrate its 50th year as center of learning for higher education. MDC has been known as a place that provides a college education to minority groups. The school has 171,000 students from 182 countries and serves as a place that offers college education to groups that need [...]