On ‘Teachers Pay Teachers,’ Some Sellers Are Profiting From Stolen Work
Julie Reulbach doesn’t sell resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, an online marketplace where educators can make money on their lesson plans and classroom materials. Even so, she often sees her work for sale there.
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CCSD Accredited, So Will Johnny Learn To Read
THE CHRONICLE — A few weeks ago when I heard Charleston County School District for the first time had received accreditation I thought, “What the what?”
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Marie Jenkins Jones Incentive Award Announces 2018 Scholarship Winners
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Marking 26 years of scholarship support for high school students, the Marie Jenkins Jones Incentive Award (MJJIA) announces five award recipients for 2018. Receiving scholarships of $500 each are Kayla Bennett, Ajani Brooks, Quinara Lawson, Zataya Rivenbark and Jamesia St. Louis, all recent graduates of Baptist Hill Middle High School.
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Minnesota Awards State’s First Alternative Teacher Preparation Grants
According to Larry Pogemiller, the Commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, “The five chosen programs all demonstrate innovative and promising teacher preparation methods that can help Minnesota schools meet the challenge of finding the teachers they need.”
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New Teachers in Your Building? Invite them to CEA’s New Teacher Conference, Oct. 20
The first years in a classroom are some of the most exciting and memorable in a teacher’s career—as well as the most challenging.
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MTSU’s President McPhee Embraces New Academic Year
TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee kicked off the new academic year Thursday, Aug. 23, by applauding the university’s faculty and staff for continued progress in student retention and graduation while emphasizing the need to develop new strategies in an ever-evolving higher education landscape.
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GAO: Action Needed to Improve Participation in HBCU Capital Financing Program
GAO REPORT — “HBCUs responding to GAO’s survey reported that 46 percent of their building space, on average, needs repair or replacement. Based on a review of master plans—which assess the condition of HBCU facilities—and visits to nine HBCUs, GAO identified significant capital project needs in the areas of deferred maintenance, facilities modernization, and preservation of historic buildings.”
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Two Graduates Talk About Their Time at Tech and the Family They Found On Campus
ATLANTA TRIBUNE — To support black men at Tech, the school offers the African American Male Initiative, a University System of Georgia-funded initiative that provides academic resources, mentoring, and leadership training to enhance enrollment, retention, graduation and career placement.
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Jay Z, Beyoncé Awarding $1M In Scholarships
NEW JOURNAL AND GUIDE — Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé, have announced a new scholarship program that will award 10 scholarships worth $100,000 each to “exceptional” high school seniors who demonstrate financial needs.
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Kevin Hart’s Help From The Hart Charity Launches a New $600,000 Scholarship Program with UNCF and KIPP
THE CHRONICLE — Following on his generous $100,000 scholarship gift made in 2015 through UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) to four deserving college students, actor and comedian Kevin Hart has joined forces with UNCF and KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) to help 18 more KIPP students earn a college degree.
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College of Charleston Athletics Scholarships Named in Honor of Trailblazing Alumnus Otto German
THE CHRONICLE — On the bookshelf behind his desk in his third-floor office in TD Arena, Otto German ’73 has two framed photos on a shelf. Perhaps a man’s life can’t be summed up in a couple of photos, but these two come pretty close.
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U.S. Department of Education Announces New Website to Assist State Education Policy Makers Access ESSA Resources
The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Comprehensive Center Network (CC Network) website. The CC Network website brings together a compilation of more than 700 resources developed by 23 Comprehensive Centers and over 200 projects currently underway in states across the country and makes searching by state or topic easier.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools, JuJu Smith-Shuster celebrate new program that provides free glasses for students
Students at Pittsburgh King K-8 got a reminder from a local celebrity that wearing glasses can be cool.
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MSR celebrates graduates and parents with 23rd annual scholarship dinner (photos)
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) and its nonprofit namesake the Spokesman-Recorder 501(c)(3) hosted the 23rd annual Graduation Celebration Thursday, May 24 at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley. More than 200 community members, graduating students and their parents attended the free scholarship dinner and ceremony awards. Ten students were presented with Cecil E. Newman Scholarships at the event themed “Education and Graduation: It’s a family affair.”
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Nicki Minaj Continues Student of the Game Scholarship Program for Fans
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Nicki Minaj might have pushed back her album release date, but the Queens rapper is making sure her fans are straight when it comes to school.
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- AASA Summary/Overview of Final ESSA Accountability Regulations
- AASA Letter on USED Call for Requests for ESSA Guidance
- AASA Summary of USED Proposed Regulations for Accountability
- AASA Response to USED Proposed Regulations for Accountability
- AASA Response to USED Proposed Regulations for Assessment
- State Accountability One Pager (50 State Set)
- ESSA Standards and Assessments FAQ
- Rural Education: An Overview of Rural Education in the Every Student Succeeds Act
- Top Nine Takeaways: ESSA and Accountability
Foster and Homeless Students
- New Requirements for Educating Students in Foster Care
- New Requirements in ESSA Impacting the Education of Homeless Students
- Toolkit: Considerations for LEAs in Developing Transportation Procedures for Students in Foster Care Under ESSA
AASA and School Innovations & Achievement Resources
- ESSA Evidence Base
- ESSA Private School Share
- ESSA Overview
- ESSA Road to Reauthorization
- ESSA Schoolwide Plan Flexibility
- ESSA State and Local Plans<
- ESSA Assessments
- ESSA Accountability
- ESSA Accountability and Regs
- ESSA Timeline
- ESSA Intervention
Webinars
- Supplement not Supplant: Latest ESSA Regulations and What is Means for Districts
- Leveraging ESSA’s Evidence Provisions to Help Every Student Succeed
- The Every Student Succeeds Act, Title I: Opportunities for Community-School Partnerships
- An Overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act and What it Means for Community-School Partnerships