MPs slam the Financial Reporting Council failings in HBOS report
REGULATORS “asleep at the wheel” during the second worst failure in Britain’s banking history are today called to account in a damning report on their response to the near-collapse of HBOS more than seven years ago. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
UK anti-doping chief admits ‘grave mistakes’ after critical report (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Britain’s anti-doping agency made a “ghastly mistake” in its handling of a probe into the role of a doctor accused of supplying banned drugs to athletes, the chairman of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) David Kenworthy has admitted. The Sunday Times reported in April that Dr Mark Bonar prescribed banned drugs to 150 sports figures […]
Horizon Report Touts Collaborative, Project-Based Learning
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) In a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the Consortium for School Networking, a new report examines emerging technologies and the potential impact they will have when used in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in schools. Considered to be the world’s longest-running look into emerging technology trends in education, the NMC Horizon […]
NCTQ Report Addresses Shortcomings in Preschool Teacher Training
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has created an overview of the criteria with which preschool teachers need to be equipped for assisting the country’s youngest children in getting a good start. Hannah Putman, Amber Moorer, and Kate Walsh of the council have written Some Assembly Required: Piecing Together the […]
Indiana Teacher Evaluations Call for State, Local Cooperation, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report from the INTASS Center on Education and Lifelong Learning at Indiana University has analyzed teacher evaluation systems in the state in an effort to influence the ongoing policy discussion concerning how to best ensure the development and implementation of evaluation plans that will support teacher evaluation and the needs of students. […]
‘More sorrow than you know’ Emotional Tony Blair responds to Chilcot report
AN EMOTIONAL and shaky Tony Blair today said he expresses “more sorrow, regret and apology than you may ever know or could believe” over the invasion of Iraq. Daily Express :: News Feed
Report: Online Credit Recovery Courses in Montana Need Support
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A new report from an education research group in Portland, Oregon has found that schools offering in-school structure and support for online students in credit recovery show higher passing rates. The report came out at the same time the Montana Digital Academy decided to add additional “on-the-ground” support for students in the […]
GradNation Report Analyzes Growing Problem of Student Homelessness
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The website GradNation.org, an online destination for users to learn more about higher education with the goal of increasing graduation rates, has released a report titled “Hidden in Plain Sight: Homeless Students in America’s Public Schools.” The report, comprised of interviews and surveys of currently and formerly homeless students, examines the […]
Report Details Pay Gap for Early Education Teachers
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The U.S. Department of Education and Health and Human Services has released a report that reveals a considerable gap in pay for early education teachers and the impact that such a pay gap has on schools’ ability to recruit and retain experienced, quality teachers. Preschool is a critical stage in a […]
Teaching Assistants Key to K-12 Linguistic Diversity, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) New America, a think tank and civic enterprise working to renew American prosperity in the Digital Age, has released a policy paper titled “Multilingual Paraprofessionals: An Untapped Resource for Supporting American Pluralism,” that offers insight into diversifying the language skills of American teachers. Nearly one in four U.S. children speak a […]