Heartland Newspapers - Education

Study: Teacher Quality Not Linked to Advanced Degrees or Experience

Joy Pullmann
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February 26, 2013
An advanced degree and multiple years of teaching experience don’t necessarily make for a better teacher.

Kansas Teacher Association Clashes with Union Over Equal Access

Ben DeGrow
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February 25, 2013
Ryan Noel just wanted his fellow teachers to see him receive money for his classroom.

U.S. Schools Don’t Teach Kids Enough Math

Laurie H. Rogers
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February 23, 2013
Why aren’t American students proficient in mathematics? Teens graduate from high school unprepared for college math and with a strong antipathy to the subject.

Fewer Children Means Challenges for Education, Economy

Ashley Bateman
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February 22, 2013
With Americans having fewer babies and fewer immigrants arriving since the 2009 recession, education institutions had better brace for change, a new study finds.

Indiana Senate Passes Bill to Reconsider Common Core

Joy Pullmann
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February 22, 2013
The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed Senate Bill 193, a measure providing for public hearings around the state to reconsider adoption of Common Core education standards.

New Hampshire School Choice Faces Repeal

Rachel Sheffield
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February 21, 2013
The New Hampshire legislature voted its first private school choice program into law in 2011, but a new majority in the state House of Representatives may now repeal it.

School Choice, Not Pre-K, Boosted Florida

Victor Joecks
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February 21, 2013
In 1998, Florida and Nevada had the same score on the National Assessment of Educational Progress fo

Florida District Cuts Competition Opportunities for Choice Schools

Sherri Ackerman
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February 20, 2013
Gussie Lorenzo-Luaces and three classmates at Deer Park Elementary in Tampa, Florida wanted to find what sort of paper allows a paper airplane to fly the farthest.

Voucher-like Measure Passes Montana Legislature

Ashley Bateman
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February 19, 2013
As Montana legislators wrap up their legislative session, school reform measures have made some progress for the first time in a largely blue, traditional, and rural state.
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