Autistic Kids Education: Todd Yocum’s autistic 8-year-old son has had six teachers since he started pre-school at age 3. Only two of them were licensed to teach autistic children, Yocum said, and the rest were substitutes.
As an assistant principal at Scherkenbach Elementary School, Yocum is sympathetic to the school system’s plight: “They can’t give you [...]

Educators for Social Responsibility: This past weekend my colleagues and I gave a presentation at the Performing the World conference in Manhattan, which brought together educators, artists, therapists, scholars and activists from dozens of countries who are interested in using performance and drama in a variety of ways. Our presentation was on the role of [...]

Lesson Plans: The Language of Respect.  About Lesson Plans: In an age of charter schools, home schools, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, overstretched public schools, the battle for resouces, voucher plans and evolving notions about special education and special needs, the act of teaching has never been more complicated. In Lesson Plans, a group [...]

Photographers photograph guns and drugs seized during the arrest of 96 people on drug charges…
SAN DIEGO - Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday.
Two kilograms of cocaine [...]

School fights Videos and News: Reaching Students - School fights back against bigotry on campus
Northwest High, one of the oldest schools in Guilford County, is fighting back against bigotry on campus. Some of the students say their school is misunderstood.
Over the years, there have been several incidents involving racial slurs, that, for some, painted Northwest [...]

Iflove Education News and Reviews This Weekend: Education is the First Productivity
USC will disband German department
Basic language courses will still be offered, but critics say the decision to dump majors and minors will hurt the university’s academic reputation.
Cortines to help lead L.A. Unified
By Howard Blume
Veteran educator Ramon Cortines has accepted a job as senior deputy [...]

USC to eliminate the study of German as a major and dismantle German department
Basic language courses will still be offered, but critics say the decision to dump majors and minors will hurt the university’s academic reputation.
USC is eliminating the study of German as a major over the next three years and dismantling the department except [...]

College students Trip to Nevada brothel - Tour Chicken Ranch, a legal bordello
Nicki Amouri hands her camera to a friend, throws her arm over another and smiles wide as she leans in for a shot with the monument her class came to visit.
It’s a typical field trip memento — except that Amouri is in a [...]

Student beats high school art teacher, school officials call to deal with classroom violence
The beating of a high school art teacher by a student has prompted city and school officials to call for more resources to deal with classroom violence.
Art teacher Jolita Berry was beaten in an attack that was recorded on a cellphone camera [...]

Teachers Income Investigation: Teachers struggling to survive on income
Increasing numbers of teachers are struggling to cope with rising mortgage payments and living costs as the credit crunch continues, the Teacher Support Network (TSN) said today.
The teachers’ counselling service said it had dealt with more calls about housing concerns this year than ever.
It has awarded over [...]