http://www.viewoneducation.com/news RSS Feed for New and Views en-us Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:07:17 GMT http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/INKids-Offers-Collaborative-Screen-Play.html INKids’s latest release Futaba Classroom Games for Kids offers a fantastic open-ended, multiplayer educational game for kids that demonstrates an ability to respond to the requests of educators and parents. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Toolkit-Educating-Administrators-Teachers-Students.html Saving energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may come a little easier for states like California which offer a "Schools Toolkit" to help teach school administrators, teachers and students about the benefits of conservation. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Teachers-An-Invitation-to-Respond-to-Your-Data-Report.html Under a court order based on the Freedom of Information Law, the New York City Department of Education plans to soon release its Teacher Data Reports — individual ratings of thousands of the system’s educators determined by how much progress their students made on standardized tests while in their classrooms. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/New-Education-Center-Honors-Abraham-Lincoln.html Ford's Theater in Washington has opened a new Center for Education and Leadership. Its focus is President Abraham Lincoln, who led the United States during the civil war in the 1860s and died by an assassin while attending a performance at Ford's Theater. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Head-Start-Providers-Stand-to-Lose-Funding.html Concerns are mounting that strict new federal rules meant to improve the quality of Head Start preschool services for poor children could drive good providers out of business, as scores of Head Start programs begin to face the specter of losing the federal funding they have received for decades. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/From-Life-on-the-Streets-to-Life-on-the-Farm.html Editor’s Note: Today is Ash Wednesday, and in the spirit of the season, we are highlighting an educational and residential environment where women are encouraged to grow in grace and gain life skills. It is called Magdalene. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Supreme-Court-Agrees-to-Hear-Affirmative-Action-Case.html WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a major case on affirmative action in higher education, adding another potential blockbuster to a docket already studded with them. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/In-Todays-Economy-How-Far-Can-a-GED-Take-You.html Every year, roughly 750,000 high school dropouts try to improve their educational and employment prospects by taking the General Educational Development test, or GED, long considered to be the equivalent of a high school diploma. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Cuomo-NY-Union-Agree-on-Teacher-Evaluation-Plan.html ALBANY (AP) — A statewide agreement announced Thursday will bring tougher teacher evaluations in public schools statewide and make student performance 40 percent of a teacher’s grade. http://www.viewoneducation.com/news/Teacher-Supply-Depot-Looking-for-Community-Donations.html CHATTANOOGA, TN. (WRCB) -- The Hamilton County Council of PTAs is seeking donations for the Teacher Supply Depot for its next "Teacher Shopping Day" which will be Saturday, Feb. 25.