How Seniors can save American Education and the Economy by Bernard Starr. “Everyone agrees that we have a crisis at all levels of education evidenced by: •Budget slashing, cutbacks and teacher layoffs that are decimating primary and secondary schools. •A disturbing 25 percent high school dropout rate between the freshman and senior year. •At the [...]
Pressures forcing teachers to quit Queensland schools, reads the Sunday Mail. “CLASSROOM sizes and behaviour-management issues are driving teachers out of the workforce. Almost three quarters of Queensland teachers say it is difficult to retain staff because morale is so low. Teachers and parents are compensating for a lack of government funds by working longer [...]
This is a great book by Katy Farber. No connection to us but echoes much of what we have to say. “Available July 2010 from Corwin Press and Amazon, and most major booksellers. Learn why today’s best teachers are leaving- from the teachers themselves. Low pay, increased responsibilities, and high stakes standardized testing– these are [...]
International students, as is commonly known, have been the life-support machine of universities in the UK for many years now. It is not surprising to learn that one Russell Group university has only 30% undergraduate students. This is mirrored across the country as HE UK is increasingly seen as a business opoortunity and less of [...]
The fact that the euphemistically-titled Spending Review has guaranteed an increase in money for schools is usually applauded. That this money – an extra £4bn – is coming at a time when those in FE and HE face hefty cuts will raise little cheer for those who are paying mortgages, have children to feed and [...]
With the Spending Review about to be unleashed upon the British public and with Lord Browne’s joke review still on the minds of universities and middle-class parents, we wanted to draw attention to what we see as the most insiduous message that this Coalescent Government is sending. The cuts that are being undertaken are there [...]
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