http://www.yourstreet.com/news/department-of-education YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The check is in the mail. The city's Department of Education is months, even years, behind on payments to hundreds of parents of special-education kids for essential services, advocates charge. While the advocates conceded the delays aren't un... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746778/city-parents-hurting-for-special-ed-cash Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:14:08 -0700 from Arts Canvas: The View from the Field by John Abodeely, Arts Education Manager, Americans for the Arts From September 21–25, two dozen arts education experts from around the country will blog daily as part of a new Americans for the Arts project called the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725919/artsblog- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:52:08 -0700 "This election could be found in the sleep aid section at the pharmacy," said Doug Muzzio of the upcoming Democratic primaries. Councilman John Liu's new Web video is very Jimmy Siegelesque. Mayor Bloomberg was endorsed by Neil Simon . Comptroller Bill Thompson says... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6715937/weekend-wrap Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:32:08 -0700 A report outlining ways Hawaii's public school system can save money and better educate students reveals how antiquated, manual record-keeping at the Department of Education could impede efforts to earn a hefty share of federal stimulus funding. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721004/schools-tech-overhaul-would-boost-funding Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:30:08 -0700 LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday recommended Tom Kimbrell, executive director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, to be head of the state Department of Education. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722182/beebe-taps-kimbrell-for-education-commissioner Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:52:08 -0700 LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe has recommended Tom Kimbrell of Cabot to head the state Department of Education. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722250/breaking-news-beebe-tabs-kimbrell-for-education-commissioner Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:35:08 -0700 Using a $10,000 grant, Norwin High School officials bought 35 bicycles and related accessories for the physical education department's cardiovascular unit to be used by about 800 students in grades 11 and 12. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713055/norwin-s-bike-for-life-program-gets-rolling Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:51:34 -0700 Using a $10,000 grant, Norwin High School officials bought 35 bicycles and related accessories for the physical education department's cardiovascular unit to be used by about 800 students in grades 11 and 12. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713010/norwin-s-bike-for-life-program-gets-rolling Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:50:56 -0700 By Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Education Department Fall is a fun time to observe back yard animals. When the days get shorter and the temperature cools, there is a lot of hustle and bustle as... ...Read the full article at www.kidoinfo.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702264/build-a-squirrel-feeder-for-fall-fun Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700 Claflin University and South Carolina State University Tuesday each received a $500,000 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Graduate Program grant. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704434/claflin,-s-c-state-get-500,000-department-of-education-grants Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:07:08 -0700 Former Ward 7 Councilmember Kevin Chavous was back in the news yesterday, leading a civil disobedience effort aimed at restoring D.C.’s federally funded voucher program. As WJLA-TV reported, Chavous showed up at Department of Education headquarters with a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702107/is-kevin-chavous-running-for-something- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:50:08 -0700 Someone programmed The Teleprompter Jesus to address the nation's schoolchildren today.The Department Of Education has sent out some sample lesson plans centered around the speech. The plans include these gems:*What do you think the president wants us to do?*Does the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698391/the-whited-sepulchre-letters-written-from-school-to-various-presidents,-a- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:28:08 -0700 Okay, so the speech is over. And last night we admitted that it wasn’t such a bad speech. But for all the battalions of snarkoleptics out there, let’s be clear. It didn’t start out that way. What came out of the Department of Education betrayed the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698484/this-is-my-final-post-about-the-speech- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:33:08 -0700 Some school districts are having a tough time keeping extracurricular activities such as band and choir marching on. State agencies, including the state Education Department, were asked in August to make a 4 percent budget cut. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696925/budget-cuts-strike-sour-note-with-some-oklahoma-schools Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:11:08 -0700 The state Department of Education has disputed the number of Hawai'i high school dropouts recently reported by a national policy and advocacy organization. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697636/state-disputes-dropout-count Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:44:08 -0700 The head of South Carolina's Education Department is teaming up with a restaurant chain for a campaign to fight childhood obesity. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696086/sc-schools-chief,-restaurant-join-to-fight-obesity Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:15:08 -0700 They'll be studying medicine, business, Hebrew and green living at public schools this year -- and that's just the youngest kids. The Department of Education is opening 66 new charter and traditional schools this year, many with themes formerly ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696983/learning-to-be-green Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:27:08 -0700 The city Education Department is paying dozens of high-priced computer consultants more than $1,000 a day, even as budget cuts force schools to slash programs for at-risk students. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696550/computer-consultants-for-city-schools-earn-bigger-bucks-than-chancellor-doe Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:10:08 -0700 The state Education Department is looking for public input on the Statewide Educational Technology Plan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692018/educational-technology-plan-is-topic-of-forum-sept-17 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:54:08 -0700 The furor surrounding President Barack Obama's upcoming address to the nation's schoolchildren is "just silly," his education chief said Sunday, and a conservative senator who led the Education Department in the first Bush administration suggested teachers make it a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6689544/duncan-says-furor-over-obama-s-education-speech-silly- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:17:08 -0700