Times of Florida
education reform
A Conversation With Arne Duncan
A Conversation With Arne Duncan by Michele McNeil I sat down with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan yesterday for a wide-ranging interview on the hot education topics of the day: waivers, Race to the Top, reauthorization, and the election. If you want more than just the highlights, check out the full transcript. Or, read … Continue reading
Early-learning agency slammed
Early-learning agency slammed By Lisa Fingeroot The agency responsible for distributing state funds to state early-learning programs in the Big Bend says it has already rectified problems found in its policies and record keeping that added to a dismal report Tuesday.
Latinos 2012: It’s Not Just about Immigration.
José Díaz-Balart, chief political analyst for Telemundo by Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto José Díaz-Balart, chief political analyst for Telemundo, had one important task during the September 7, 2011, Republican debate—to ask the candidates about immigration. Díaz-Balart asked his question, got his answer and was dismissed from the stage. The stereotype was fulfilled; a Latino asked one … Continue reading
The Global Search for Education: A Look at New York Public Schools
C. M. Rubin “With our future as a nation at stake, we need to be bold for our schools to be successful with all children.” — Eric NadelsternA Bronx native and graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School, Eric Nadelstern worked in New York City public schools for 39 years, rising to the position of Chief … Continue reading
Wells Fargo recognized HCREO for outstanding leadership in education reform
Wells Fargo recognized Hispanic Creo for outstanding leadership in education reform movement. Hispanic CREO’s Mission is to improve the educational outcomes for Hispanic Students by empowering families through parental awareness in School Choice.
Rethinking education: How innovation and flexibility can improve the system for students
By Dean Allen We all should agree that the goal of anything and everything we do with our public education system in Washington state is improving student learning and achievement. Our shared objective is success for each student, but unfortunately this objective is not yet being met. By 2018, two out of three family-wage jobs … Continue reading
Budget and School Choice Lead Florida Education Agenda
By John O’Connor Gregory Moine / FlickrEducation should play a lesser role this year, but there’s still plenty of bills before lawmakers. The biggest issues affecting education debate in Tallahassee this year may have nothing to do with classrooms. The once-every-ten-years redistricting, South Florida casinos and overhauling state insurance rules should provoke contentious debate, lawmakers … Continue reading
Fla. drops from 5th to 11th in national ed ranking
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO – AP Education Writer MIAMI — After years of soaring toward the top, Florida fell from fifth to 11th in a nationwide education ranking, a drop driven largely by weaker student performance and spending cuts. Education Week‘s annual “Quality Counts” report gave the state a C-plus overall, down from a B-minus the … Continue reading
Latino evangelicals rally to register young voters
By Marcos Restrepo DREAM Act supporters (Flickr/Korean Resource Center) Evangelical leaders joined DREAM Act-eligible youth in Florida this week to launch Nuestro Futuro, a campaign to work with church networks and youth leaders to bring Latino evangelical youth to the polls in 2012. Nuestro Futuro ”will partner with hundreds of churches in six key states … Continue reading
Rubio to speak at Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami
By Marcos Restrepo Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (Pic via Facebook) Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and GOP strategist Ed Gillespie will give the keynote speech at the “Inspiring Action” conference in Miami in late January, just days ahead of Florida’s Republican presidential primary, the Hispanic Leadership Network announced Thursday. The Hispanic Leadership Network — “a sustained effort to … Continue reading
FL Hispanic Chamber
- Int'l business in Palm Beach
- Ecuador Meeting Its Energy Demand
- Medicine Booming in Puerto Rico
- Florida International Trade Alert: Mexico Led Int'l Green Initiative
- How A Florida Bill Becomes Law
- Florida Hispanic Chamber urges support of Florida Senate Bill SB 122
- What Are The Real Economic Impacts of Florida Immigraton Reform
- Florida Legislature Tackles Property Insurance Bill
- Florida Legislature Considers Seaport Security Bill
- Florida Exports offer Hispanic Business Opportunities
Univision Miami
- Evidencia en choque de 5 autos indicaría drogas
- Miami Heat saldrá a defender su reinado en el Este ante potentes Pacers
- FBI mata en Orlando, Florida, a un sospechoso relacionado con atentado de Boston
- La víctima del caníbal de Miami se recupera con buen ánimo, tocando la guitarra
- Janet Napolitano estuvo en Moore, Oklahoma para monitorear equipos de respuesta
- Inmigrantes indocumentados tendrían que esperar más de 20 años para hacerse ciudadanos
- Anoche se dio un importante paso hacia la aprobación de la reforma migratoria
- Ladrón de tienda de auto parts es captado en vídeo
- Pronóstico del tiempo online: 22 de mayo
- Ayuda a las víctimas de Oklahoma
Times Of Texas
- UT Regent Chairman Powell Interview
- Red McCombs: Regents have offered high level of support
- Same jersey, same goal – UT Student Regent Ashley Purgason
- UT to deliver records for regent’s review
- New investigations of UT Law School Foundation begin
- Lack of oversight in UT Law Foundation – Change Ahead
- Texas Tribune Guest Column: The UT Story Not Being Told
- Thousands Sign Up for UT-Austin’s First EdX Courses
- UT: Only Regents Can Reform Higher Education
- UT Regents Seek to Protect the University System.
- The Next Generation: Compete in a Global Market?
- Powers outside deal with UT Law Foundation?
- UT “shooting war” is Inflammatory.
- Influence Peddling at UT Austin?
- UT Regents: External Review of UT and UT Law Foundation.
- Free Online Classes
- Regents bar UT president from deleting emails
- UT: Millions of dollars in forgivable loans given to attract faculty.
- Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
- Chairman defends UT regents
Transforming Education
- The Price of Prestige
- Taking Entrepreneurial Education Further
- In the News: Toppling Towers, the Demotion of Prestige, and a Sensitive Question
- More on the Quality-of-Learning Gap
- The Acton Education Innovation Challenge
- The National Review: Federal largesse can't prop up doomed business model forever
- The Changing Value of Tenure
- 5 Questions from the Dallas Morning News
- Feedback on the Business Education Summit
- Is the End of Publish-or-Perish Near?
