TEACHER ACCESS NEWS UPDATES

My year as a teacher
By Larry Slonaker

What happens when teachers fail the test
A superintendent's failure to pass a competency exam, three times, renews debate about accountability push.
By Amanda Paulson

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 3, No 15
In This Bulletin:

1.) Teacher Preparation and Recruitment: New Reports and Analysis
2.) Charity Begins at Home
3.) Debating Vouchers in D.C. and Florida
4.) Charter School Research
5.) Head Start
6.) NAEP Takes a District-Level View
7.) The Urban Superintendency
8.) Sexual Orientation and School Options
9.) Education Research
10.) Unintended Consequences
11.) Now THAT's a-COW-ntability!
12.) SAVE THE DATE: A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom Conference October 23-24

7 Healthy Lunch Ideas
By Kate Lawson

With the Apples Arriving by E-Mail, Teachers Adapt
By BARNABY J. FEDER

As Belated Converts, Schools Keep Vigil for Internet2
By JEFFREY SELINGO

10 signs of risky behavior in teens

6 ways to avoid head lice and other bugs

6 tips on keeping your kids fit

Who's watching the class? Webcams in schools raise privacy issue
By Greg Toppo

More educators find that they can't afford the summer off
By DEBORAH BACH

Newsweek: Law-Enforcement Officials Note Marked Nationwide Increase in Teen Prostitution; Trends Show Kids Getting Younger, More from Middle-Class Homes
By Suzanne Smalley

Paige Says NAEP Scores Show Need for Choice to Improve Urban Public Schools

From the Headlines to the Frontlines: The Teacher Shortage and its Implications for Recruitment Policy
By Patrick J. Murphy and Michael M. DeArmond