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STEM Career SmartBrief

STEM-specific news for career development professionals

STEM Career SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Association for Career and Technical Education

Houston ranks top city for engineering jobs

5/23/2013

  • San Diego Union-Tribune

Houston is the top city for engineering jobs, according to a study released Tuesday by Monster.com. Ads for jobs such as industrial and mechanical engineers have jumped 44% over the past year, the stu… Read More

ASCD SmartBrief

News serving the K-12 education profession

ASCD SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

Federal bill would eliminate common core as factor in waiver, grant decisions

5/22/2013

  • AL.com (Alabama)

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., has introduced legislation in Congress in response to the Common Core State Standards that seeks to limit the federal government's reach into education. Under the bill, the f… Read More

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Global education news

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

Parents seek better English instruction in Hong Kong

5/23/2013

  • Standard (Hong Kong), The

Some non-Chinese or expatriate parents in Hong Kong have expressed concerns over the level of English-language instruction available in some schools. Other schools known as Direct Subsidy Scheme schoo… Read More

CEC SmartBrief

News about special education

CEC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: The Council for Exceptional Children

Study explores link between disease, mental illness

5/23/2013

  • DailyRx.com

Researchers in a recent study of nearly 300,000 Australians found that life expectancy for individuals with mental illnesses is lower than those without such disorders. They also reported that, in man… Read More

SmartBrief on EdTech

Education insights and advances in technology

SmartBrief on EdTech

Kan. district expands push for blended learning

5/23/2013

  • Lawrence Journal-World (Kansas)

Angelique Kobler, incoming assistant superintendent in the Lawrence School District in Kansas, envisions a time when most schools in the district follow a blended-learning model. The district will tak… Read More

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

News for educators and parents students in grades 4-8

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: MiddleWeb LLC

Baltimore school uses co-teaching, extra time for reading instruction

5/20/2013

  • Des Moines Register (Iowa) (tiered subscription model), The

Fourth-graders at Chadwick Elementary School in Baltimore spend 140 minutes in reading class under the instruction of a reading teacher who is assisted by a math instructor, a special-education teache… Read More

Friday Notes

San Diego Unified School District news

Friday Notes

Published in partnership with: San Diego Unified School District

Wilson Middle Orchestra entertains board of education meeting attendees

5/16/2013

The Wilson Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performed two numbers to help kick off the May 14 Board of Education meeting. The all-string orchestra, comprised of seventh- and eighth-grade students,… Read More