10 EL educators from CUSD200 supported 20 EL students who placed in a 2015 EL Elementary Poetry Contest.
Read More »Monthly Archives: February 2015
What is Congress Working on that Will Impact Classrooms Across the Nation? – NEA Today
If you’re an educator, you can count on this: lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are currently deciding how much time you will be able to devote to actual teaching and whether equal educational opportunities are delivered to every child.
Read More »2 Wheaton Educators Incorporate Piano Lessons into the Learning Environment | Wheaton, IL Patch
Ms. Alysa Lueondee and Mr. Don Casper are both educators at Washington Elementary in CUSD200.
Read More »District 200 Bowl for the Torch
‘You have made us the enemy. This is personal.’ — 7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo – The Washington Post
Seven New York State Teachers of the Year have written an open letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, blasting his new proposed education reforms that, among other things, link half of a teacher’s evaluation to student standardized test scores.
Read More »Fair Share means fairness for working people | Illinois Education Association
Reasons why Fair Share is Fair.
Read More »NEW 200 Foundation sets $42,000 fundraising goal – DailyHerald.com
Supporters of the revitalized NEW 200 Foundation told the Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board they are hoping to raise $42,000 by the end of the year to support materials and projects in schools that otherwise wouldn’t have any funding.
Read More »Is this School Heaven? No, it’s Finland – Lily’s Blackboard
To be among the best, we should be doing what the best are doing.
Read More »Bruce Rauner tries to block fees for state workers who don’t want to join union – Chicago Tribune
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner diverts “fair share” fees and plans to take union issue to U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Ten things you need to know about international assessments – The Washington Post
A summary of how the nations of the world are ranked according to children’s test scores.
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