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Archive 2003
Books for the Holiday Season
The holidays are just around the corner and a perfect gift is a good book.
Kansas educators respond to federal No Child Left Behind
The Kansas Learning First Alliance sponsored a community conversation in which 750 educators voiced their opinions on President Bush's No Child Left Behind education legislation.
Kansans respond to NCLB
Community members often face a difficult challenge as they think about important community issues. They must decide if the information they hear is from "special interests" or from more "authentic," broadly representative sources.
Read Across America 2003 Photos
The Cat in the Hat has been busy making sure everyone in Kansas enjoys Read Across America!
Read Across America at Cosmosphere
Read Across America in Kansas blasted off and the kids had a wonderful time. A live satelite feed between NASA's Johnson Space Center and Hutchinson allowed Kansas Astronaut Dr. Steve Hawley to share his message that reading is the ultimate virtual reality - it takes you through time and space! He visited via satellite with 50 first and fourth grade reading buddies from Lincoln Elementary School.
Read Across America -- Reading will take you through time and space!
Kansas NEA's Read Across America is sure to be a stellar event this year because not only are celebrating Dr. Suess' 99th birthday, we're celebrating the 100th anniversary of flight.
NEA Annual meeting takes aim at "No Child Left Behind" flaws
Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association (NEA), opened the Association's 2003 annual meeting with a vow to fight politicians' attempts to hold schools accountable without holding up their end of the bargain.
Friend of Education Award Deadline is Jan. 31
The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force is seeking nominations for its 22nd annual Friends of Education Awards. The deadline is January 31, 2004.
Martin Luther King Poster and Slogan Contest deadline is Dec. 19
A poster and slogan contest for all Kansas kids, grades K -12, is being held to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Teacher Day 2003
National Teacher's Day, a day to honor and remember teachers, as well as to promote the profession of teaching, is May 6. The theme for this year's celebration is Bring Out the Best: Teach!
All About NCATE
"Before teachers are in the classroom, they should have undergone a coherent program of study that meets high standards and that is geared to what the teacher and the students need to know," said National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) President Arthur E. Wise.
College Goal is Feb. 16
College Goal Sunday will be held across Kansas on February 16 from 2- 4 p.m. College-bound students and their parents will hear about grants, loans and other financial aid that is available to you.
KNEA Honors Norm Conard
KNEA presented the Human and Civil Rights Award to Norm Conard, a social studies and technology teacher at Uniontown High School.
ESEA (or NCLB) Requirements & You
There have been contradictory sets of information regarding what will happen yet this year regarding the federal requirement to document "highly" qualified teachers.
Work Team Report: We can't do what we've always done
We can't do what we've always done because we don't have the same students we had before.
Barbara Fowler earns KNEA Excellence in Teaching Award
Emporia Middle School teacher Barbara Fowler is representing Kansas for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence, which recognizes excellence in teaching and advocacy for the profession and includes a $25,000 grant.
Kansan earns NEA Award
A Kansan is will be honored for tirelessly fighting to promote social justice and dignity. Leonard H. Wesley, Jr., Wichita, will be honored by more than 2,000 educators at the National Education Association's 37th annual Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Awards dinner on in New Orleans.
Kansas teachers are HIGHLY qualified
Kansas teachers are highly qualified, partly because Kansas teacher preparation institutions are highly qualified.
Preparing for Read Across 2004
Kansas NEA is asking eight outstanding high schools students to exchange their cowboy hats for stove pipe hats. Whatever hat you usually wear - or even if you've never worn one - the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America has plans for you on March 2, 2004.
KNEA is your Resource: What you should know first about being highly qualified
The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) determined how to quantify "highly qualified" under the ESEA.
New Technology for Teaching Grants
The new HP Computers Technology for Teaching grants aim to bolster the innovative and effective integration of technology in K-16 education settings.
Kansas Report Cards show remarkable student improvement
Take the term "failing" out of your vocabulary when it comes to Kansas public schools. That caution from KNEA President Christy levings in referring to the Kansas Report Cards released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
For After School: The Kansas Enrichment Network
Do you have a student who would benefit from a before - or after - school program? Would you like to get an out-of-school program started at your school?
700 educators to set course for KNEA
The annual Representative Assembly (RA) includes teachers, education support personnel such as school secretaries and paraprofessionals, student teachers, retired teachers and higher education faculty -- all elected to represent their colleagues back home.
Educators set course for KNEA
KNEA Representative Assembly delegates addressed the myriad of issues that impact maintaining and improving Kansas public schools and strengthening the teaching profession.
KNEA a partner in new Parent Information Resource Center
The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) is a free resource to teachers and schools. Funded under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as "No Child Left Behind," KPIRC consists of eight statewide educational and parent advocacy partners that include Kansas NEA.
Math audit offers new teaching and learning opportunitites
A project undertaken by the Kansas Learning First Alliance (KLFA) and the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is providing a powerful tool for teaching and learning math.
Professional growth as an NCATE examiner
NCATE examiners are recommended by an individual's professional organization. Kansas examiners are recommended by KNEA President Christy Levings to the NEA, which in turn recommends them to NCATE.
New resource helps members understand licensure, track best practicies
KNEA Strategic Focus Grant comes through again! The "gifts" NEA Topeka members are receiving this year are so awesome, nonmembers and administrators are begging to borrow (and steal) it!
NEA grants allow KNEA members to make BIG changes
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) offers small grants of $1,000 to $3,000 each year to fund educators' BIG ideas.
Supreme Court affirms KNEA a professional organnization
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Johnson County district court decision that the Kansas affiliate of the Association of American Educators (KANAAE) is a professional employee organization (PEO). "In other words, a bargaining representative, just like KNEA," said KNEA General Counsel, David Schauner.
KPERS sponsors pre-retirement seminars
KPERS is hosting pre-retirement seminars for active members who are within five years of retirement from KPERS and KP&F.
Bring Out the Best: Teach! National Teacher Day is May 6
National Teacher's Day, a day to honor and remember teachers, as well as to promote the profession of teaching, is May 6. The theme for this year's celebration is Bring Out the Best: Teach!
Celebrating Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
The Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision happened 50 years ago this May. Brought by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Brown case ultimately dismantled the legal basis for racial segregation in schools and other public facilities. It ended the practice of "separate but equal" throughout every segment of society.
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