Obama Announces $1 Billion 'Master Teacher' Program

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Obama Announces $1 Billion 'Master Teacher' Program WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math. Stimulus Funds Saved K-12 Jobs, But States Slow To Implement Reforms Parents Rise In Protest Against Career And Technical Education Minorities Still Underrepresented At Highly Selective Colleges New Standardized Tests Are On 'The Wrong Track' Average Student Loan Debt For Borrowers Under 30 Is Nearly $21,000 BLOG POSTS Michelangelo Signorile: Boy Scouts' Dangerous Message to Young Americans: Gay Kids Don't Measure Up The Boy Scouts had a chance to redeem itself, but it should now be considered an enemy of civil rights and a reckless organization whose actions are furthering bullying and discrimination in America Dennis Van Roekel: As Congress Fiddles, Students and Schools Do a Slow Burn It is outrageous to try to balance the federal budget on the backs of our youth. Our greatest resource is the ingenuity and creativity of the American people. John McCormick: Promoting Multiculturalism in Our Homes and Schools: It Starts with a Story Storytelling, in short, teaches a child to walk in another's shoes. John Thompson: Does Bill Gates Owe Arne Duncan an Apology -- or Not? The challenge of Common Core would have always been daunting. It now must be done on the cheap, however, after billions of dollars have been squandered on Duncan's bubble-in "reforms." Jessica Siegel: Strengthening the Teaching Profession in NYC: Advice to the Next Mayor Recent school policy and practices -- referred to as "corporate reform" by some critics -- have meant eliminating teacher capacity in the very domains that define teachers as professionals.

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