Recently added articles from NEA Today:
talk back
Oct 01, 2009; ... Bravo for Drama Teachers Article Il felt sheer elation upon seeing this month's NEA Today ("Discipline Tips from Drama Teachers," August/September). As a theater director, actress, and English teacher for many years, I have always felt that requiring theater studies of all students would ...
CORRECTION
Oct 01, 2009; ... An article in the August/September issue incorrectly stated the fraction of ...
IMPROVING EDITOR DOUG WALKER dwaiker@nea.org ACHIEVEMENT GAPS
Oct 01, 2009; ... Although frequently out of the news, achievement gaps remain a constant challenge to public educators. NEA's work in improving student achievement for all students, however, continues non-stop. Tennessee member Mae Pardlow relates a success story in our Last Bell column (page 56). Her school ...
THE RIGHT THING TO DO
Oct 01, 2009; ... As I write this column, Congress and the American people are debating whether the nation needs to reform our health insurance system. Many of us who are blessed with good insurance might wonder whether the present system really needs to be changed. The fact is, the current health insurance ...
in your words
Oct 01, 2009; ... Last year our district motto was "I Can." What better book to illustrate this concept than The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. Right before my second graders take our Mad Minute Math quizzes, we chant, "I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I will." Charlotte's Web by E ....