PennTeacher News contains news and notes of particular interest to Pennsylvania K-12 educators. http://www.pennteacher.org/teacherpages/news.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:03:34 -0400 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:03:19 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com A recent national study by Cornell U. has ranked PA highest among all states in the amount of economic impact that is stimulated through public investment in early childhood education. http://www.pdenewsroom.state.pa.us/newsroom/cwp/view.asp?Q=148578&A=3 8AE50347-013F-48CD-B7AA-32BB8664F7D9 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:01:43 -0400 Gov. Rendell wants the state's basic education subsidy to schools to increase $300 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1. He also proposed a study to evaluate the consolidation of school districts. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2009/02/gov_ed_rendell_proposes_budget.html D02B5D63-364C-4503-BB6C-471174E74490 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:19:53 -0500 K-12 U.S. students can design a Google logo based on the theme, "What I wish for the World." The winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for their school. Google will also award a school district $10,000 for the "greatest quality participation." http://www.google.com/doodle4google/ BAFF9F5C-E748-40EE-B60C-F02C7E1DE29E Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:12:04 -0500 Some $20 billion for school modernization and $1 billion for educational technology are included. The stimulus package now heads to the Senate. http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/index.cfm?i=57000 FC3FD6B4-046A-4168-92C0-1ABDDE654509 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:01:12 -0500 Pennsylvania schools now have an additional way to meet the student progress measure known as adequate yearly progress, or AYP. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09012/941317-100.stm DCCDED6F-6803-45A5-A6D8-9ECF2797D806 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:05:48 -0500 This year's education budget provides the largest increase in Pennsylvania basic education funding in at least two decades. http://www.pdenewsroom.state.pa.us/newsroom/cwp/view.asp?a=256&q=138442 03E64DF4-38B0-46F9-95FE-799EB5AFCCB1 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:09:53 -0500 Mobile phone text-message abbreviations and simplifications are not ruining our spelling, but they do take much longer to read and understand than conventional English. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4B90YA20081210 B1592B7D-B219-46B8-9B96-213669D2EE90 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:36:36 -0500 Applications that reside on the web are elbowing aside desktop publishing programs. http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/09/using-the-web-to-design-high-school-yearbooks/ E3759408-D1C4-49A7-9634-C2CA36818FD7 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:36:35 -0500 See how Pennsylvania fared in their report. http://www.usnews.com/listings/directories/high-schools/index_html/state_id+PA/page_number+1/page_size+10/sort+alpha/name+/award+1+2+3+4/school_name+/county+/detail+less 6CD78B41-5CF5-4330-8CCB-DAD185BBD585 Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:36:34 -0500 Performance categories are Preparation, Participation, Affordability, Completion, Benefits, and Learning. Both a state summary report card and a complete state report card are available. http://measuringup2008.highereducation.org/states/report_cards/index.php?state=PA&myYear=2006&cat=10yr 9B609A69-5C03-4F78-B598-00903C640D96 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:36:33 -0500 A live, online reference service hosted by the Commonwealth Libraries has become the fastest-growing service of its kind in the nation after only two years in operation. http://www.pdenewsroom.state.pa.us/newsroom/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=147437 EB8A6240-1D28-49FF-B958-31DD6611E0BF Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:39:33 -0500