"As I said in my State of the State Address, this state is facing a crisis in our education system and how we hold our schools accountable for their performance in educating our children. We cannot allow a system to continue where we spend the most of any state on education, but rank only 38th in results. It does a disservice …
New York Civic: New Teachers on the Block By Henry J. Stern
Layoff of 4666 Teachers Proposed After State and Federal Aid Cut; Union Alleges Mayoral Gambit. The city budget proposed yesterday is $65.6 Billion dollars. That is a $300 Million reduction from the current year, almost one half of one per cent of the total budget, and represents a serious effort to control costs.
Parents Can Discourage Multitasking at Homework Time BY Peggy and Patricia Godfrey
Peggy Godfrey Now that school is beginning, parents should think about theresearch done at the University of Michigan which showed multitasking actually reduced productivity by 20% to 40%. However, there are things that parents can do to facilitate positive learning when their children are doing homework.