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Dear [member_name_first],
We are closing in on the new year and the official first day of winter is even closer, falling on December 21st this year. The weather is getting colder and it has probably already felt like winter for many of you in various locations around the United States.
There will be many celebrations during the month of December. As an administrator, teacher, or school faculty member, it is important to acknowledge the various holidays that take place throughout this month. Education World offers great lesson plans for informing your students of these muticultural holidays.
Whether your students are participating in holiday-themed writing assignments, art projects, or even singing a holiday song, A to Z Teacher Stuff is an excellent outlet for gaining fun ideas for you and your class to utilize.
If you plan on traveling this holiday, check out msnbc.com for some great tips on saving money and avoiding the stress of your holiday travels.
Happy Holidays! Smart kids ignored? Disparities
in gifted education reported
When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.
Just 100 miles down the road in Taliaferro County, that wouldn't have been an option. All the gifted classes were canceled because of budget cuts.
"If they didn't have it, they would get bored and distracted easily," said Fitzgerald, whose children are 14 and 12. "It just wouldn't be challenging."
Such disparities exist in every state, according to a new report by the National Association for Gifted Children that blames low federal funding and a focus on low-performing students.
The report, "State of the States in Gifted Education," hits at a basic element of the federal government's focus on education: Most of its money and effort goes into helping low-performing, poor and minority kids achieve basic proficiency. It largely ignores the idea of helping gifted kids reach their highest potential, leaving those tasks to states and local school districts.
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Barack Obama green economy science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education
Examiner.com
President Barack Obama will make remarks Monday at around noon eastern highlighting several initiatives designed to boost the number of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. President Obama's speech coincides with his green economy initiative that is designed to produce thousands of green jobs based on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean energy projects built into the stimulus package.
Teachers seek ‘level playing field’
Times-News.com
CUMBERLAND — Sen. George Edwards acknowledged the fact that “there are other issues” besides the controversy of Allegany County’s two police agencies during the annual public prelegislative session held earlier this week.
Despite state subsidies, class sizes begin to
rise again in California schools
InsideBayArea.com
Most of California's largest school districts are increasing class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, eroding the most expensive education reform in the state's history.
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