Heartland Newspapers - Education

Kansas Considers Bill to Require Objective Science Education

Ashley Bateman
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February 28, 2013
If passed, a Kansas bill would have teachers provide students an objective view of climate change and other scientific controversies, covering the evidence for both sides of the scientific debates.

Students Can Get College Credit for Free Online Courses

Rachel Sheffield
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February 27, 2013
College students may now be able to receive credit for free online courses known as MOOCs– “Massive Open Online Courses­.” In what could be a significant step toward greater student access and

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.

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.

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.

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
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