Interested in some K-12 Education news? I thought you might be and it just so happens I have a couple of new news bits to share myself.
The Virginia Dept. of Education has recently posted online tutorials for middle school math teachers. The tutorials are designed to help teachers learn new techniques for teaching fractions, statistics, and measurement. The new initiative seems to have been spurred by concerns over the previous year’s nationwide test scores as well as a desire better prepare students for college and careers that require mathematics (there is a need for workers with such skills, especially in Northern VA).
On separate note, the debate about No Child Left Behind seems to be raging on. Both the state senate and the House of Delegates have passed bills that contemplate the pulling out of the program. Virginia could even be the first state to set a deadline for withdrawal. Lawmakers are looking for more flexibility with the current law’s requirements.
For more information on these issues, just click on the links provided on this page. Please note the No Child Left Behind story is linked to an editorial page and the views discussed are not necessarily my own.
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