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From CNN Living
updated 9:12 AM EST, Tue September 6, 2011
What teachers really want to tell parents
By Ron Clark, Special to CNN
(CNN) -- This summer, I met a principal who was recently named as the
administrator of the year in her state. She was loved and adored by all,
but she told me she was leaving the profession.
I screamed, "You can't leave us," and she quite bluntly replied, "Look,
if I get an offer to lead a school system of orphans, I will be all over
it, but I just can't deal with parents anymore; they are killing us."
Unfortunately, this sentiment seems to be becoming more and more
prevalent. Today, new teachers remain in our profession an average of
just 4.5 years, and many of them list "issues with parents" as one of
their reasons for throwing in the towel. Word is spreading, and the more
negativity teachers receive from parents, the harder it becomes to
recruit the best and the brightest out of colleges.
So, what can we do to stem the tide? What do teachers really need
parents to understand?
For starters, we are educators, not...
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CNN Living for the rest of this article.
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From EDUCATION WEEK Digital Directions
Published Online: September 6, 2011
Fla. E-Learning Mandate Puts Financial Strain on Districts
By Marc Valero, Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla. (MCT)
Sebring, Fla.
A new state law that requires Florida high school students to take a
class online is causing cash-strapped school districts to spend millions
on new computers.
The new law requires incoming freshman, beginning this school year
[2011-2012], to take at least one course online prior to graduation.
School districts say that to meet this new requirement they will have to...
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EDUCATION WEEK for the remainder of the article.
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From
Jacksonville.com
Monday, Sept. 5, 2011
Rep. Mike Weinstein's bill would set minimum Florida must spend on
education
By Matt Dixon
A bill aimed at figuring out the exact amount needed to fund Florida's
public schools is set to make its second run at becoming law.
The legislation, filed by Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, would ask
the research arm of the Legislature to conduct a study to figure out the
minimum amount the state needs to spend per student to satisfy a
constitutional requirement that mandates "adequate" funding for public
education.
He said finding an exact figure, which has never been produced, will
help bring stability to local school districts.
"To run a business where year in year out you are in chaos and you
don't...
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Jacksonville.com
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Bartow, Florida
District 7 covers northeast Lakeland, north to Lake County and east to
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http://www.nefe.org
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