The city paid an Australian company $100 million to train teachers last year. (Schoolbook)
The teachers union produced a video on childcare providers whose jobs are being cut. (Edwize)
Poll: Less than a third of the American public trusts the nation’s public schools “quite a lot.” (Russo)
A look at Teach for America teacher attrition rates from the past and present. (Rubinstein)
Iowa became the first state to have its request for a federal NCLB waiver turned down. (Politics K-12)
A teacher worries that teacher data privacy will be impossible thanks to a new state bill. (PO’d Teacher)
Senators are asking the White House for detailed account of education budget cuts. (Politics K-12)
Congress might be near an agreement to keep federal loans to college students from doubling. (AP)
A new report finds that three D.C. schools cheated on their 2011 state tests. (Huffington Post)
limpia
more teachers per student, and teaching reading at the level where the kids are at is better than aussies
http://www.facebook.com/maggielee.peterson Maggie Lee Peterson
My mentor during my first year of teaching was an AUSSIE and I am forever grateful. I learned so much from her and continue to appreciate the help they give in reading, math, and science. No complaints from this teacher about PD money being spent on their services.
Marthamayi
I’ve never found AUSSIES helpful. When you have perfectly competent staff developers in the building already, who deeply understand the culture of the school, AUSSIES seem like a huge waste of $$.
Miss Eyre
Although I’m usually skeptical of outside providers, I have to agree with Maggie regarding my experience with AUSSIE. The AUSSIE consultant at my old school was patient, thoughtful, and thorough. She modeled, with regular classes in the school with the real kids we taught, everything she suggested, and the kids and teachers alike appreciated her presence. She didn’t come in and read a PowerPoint at us and make us feel like we were lousy teachers. She actually listened and cared and taught us how to continue to offer support to each other. You could do a lot worse for PD providers than the AUSSIEs.
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