Family Life Podcasts
TLI: Results of NYS School Board/Budget Voting
05.17.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching and Learning Institute talks with Cecil about the voting across New York state this past Tuesday for the election of school board members and budgets. Overall, most budgets passed except in the cases of districts that tried to override the states’ 2.6% property tax ...
TLI: Key Issues in Next Week's NYS School Board/Budget Voting
05.10.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching & Learning Institute talks with Cecil about next week’s school board and school budget elections going on across NY state. They discuss the budget priorities, cost-cutting measures, the property tax cap, reserve fund use and how to evaluate candidates for ...
TLI: Governor Cuomo Establishes NY Education Reform Commission
05.02.12 |
As promised in his State of the State message earlier this year, Gov. Cuomo has established an education reform commission composed of a wide range of educators and businesspeople to take a hard look at the 7 areas of concern in reforming the state's educational system. Dr. Ralph Kerr of TLI and ...
TLI: Are You Ready To Vote?
04.26.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr, President of the Teaching & Learning Institute and Cecil talk about the upcoming school budget/school board voting day, May 15. Both school budgets will be voted on as well as candidates for school board. Each district in NYS will hold an informational meeting between now and ...
TLI: Fordham University Studies Science Teaching in NY and PA Schools
04.19.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching & Learning Institute talks with Cecil about the results of a new study done by Fordham University on teaching science in K-12 in New York and Pennsylvania. New York scored a B+ while Pennsylvania scored a D. Learn more about what areas of teaching are producing ...
TLI: Good News For Easter
04.05.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching & Learning Institute talks with Cecil about the wide latitude that exists for speaking about Easter and the history of the Christian faith in public schools. Too often teachers who wish to uphold Judeo-Christian values shy away from the topic because of fear of ...
TLI: NYS Budget to Pass - What It Means For Local Schools
03.29.12 |
Ralph and Cecil discuss the pending approval of the NYS budget and the implications that will have on local school districts in terms of state aid. Since school budgets have to be finalized by the end of April decisions will need to be made by local school boards quickly regarding cuts in ...
TLI: Dropout Rates Threaten Educational Goals
03.22.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching & Learning Institute talks with Cecil about the growing problem of students dropping out and not graduating. The federal government has proposed a law that all students must stay in school until they’re 18, but will forcing them really work? What are the ...
TLI: 10 Reasons to Run For School Board
03.15.12 |
In this Issues in Education segment, Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching and Learning Institute talks with Cecil about reasons to run for the local school board, including the opportunities and challenges of bring Judeo-Christian values to the process. Learn more at www.teachingan...
TLI: Issues in Education - Reasons NOT to Run for School Board
03.08.12 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr and Cecil discuss some of the top reasons why you should NOT run for a school board position, including your temperment, ability to work with others, personal agendas and more. Read Ralph's blog at www.fln.org/media or learn more at www.teachingandlearninginstitute.org.
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