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The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore County sets rule to boost poor schools; Educators 'being held hostage'; District says federal law makes measure necessary
By Sara Neufeld Sun Staff
11.28.04
Baltimore County teachers are pushing for their school system to rescind a new rule limiting their ability to transfer to other schools within the district.
As part of contract negotiations, the teachers union is challenging a district rule, first implemented this school ...
Modesto Bee
Some teachers say programs stifle creativity while others say they work
By ELIZABETH JOHNSON BEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: November 16, 2004, 05:19:53 AM PST
Some teachers gave up thousands of dollars in training and others risked discipline, rather than let someone else script how they teach.
A handful of Modesto City Schools teachers were threatened with discipline for failing to submit a "pacing calendar," a timetable for covering course ma...
Annapolis Capital
By DIONNE WALKER, Staff Writer
11.2.04
Her nights and weekends a blur of job-related paperwork, Elizabeth Magiera is ready to raise the white flag.
The fourth-grade teacher at Four Seasons Elementary School in Gambrills is sick of lugging home a dozen books to plan her weekly lessons, and even sicker of missing her niece's weekend soccer games to handle extra paperwork.
Then there's the graduate degree she barely has time to pursue and the even...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN GUEST COLUMNIST
10.12.04
Last month, I flew to the Midwest to address future history teachers at a small state university. As I warned the audience, most high school students describe history with a single adjective: boring. We make kids memorize dull facts -- names, dates and deeds -- when we should be asking them tough questions about these facts.
"We have a holiday named after George Washington, because he fought for liberty," I said, by...
Hawthorne Elementary second-grade teacher Karen Lukens has been honored again, this time by the U.S. Education Department with its Star of Teaching award.
The award is given to a teacher or team of teachers in each state as part of the No Child Left Behind Act efforts.
Lukens was picked because her students made great gains on standardized tests, even though many live in poverty o...
Many people think that teachers choose their profession because of the vacations. Discussing what teachers do in their so-called time off would be another column, but one of the most compelling reasons for pursuing a teaching career is the chance to renew every year.
Students aren't the only ones arriving to school on the first day with excitement and a little trepidation. Most of us spend a good part of our summers reflecting, learning, ...
