Mark Mallardi, VP, Marketing- Educational Insights
As the troubled economy continues to put downward pressure on consumer spending, and the availability of credit grows ever more scarce, it’s essential that the Educational Supply industry take stock of the situation and implement business practices that will enable it to come out of this market downturn even stronger [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Profiting During Difficult Times
Posted in General, tagged Business, economy, education market, profit on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Rise in Foreign Teachers
Posted in General, tagged Education, foreign teachers, overseas on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many school districts in the United States, but especially those in poor areas, are seeing an influx of foreign teachers, as schools grapple with teacher shortages in math, science and special education, according to a USA Today article. Economically disadvantaged schools that are not able to offer higher pay to teachers risk losing many qualified [...]
NYC Schools Face Attendance Problem
Posted in General, tagged absent, attendance, New York, NYC on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A long-standing problem in New York City public schools comes to light in a report by the Center for New York City Affairs to be released Tuesday. The report details the high rate of absences of elementary school students, especially in areas of central Brooklyn, Harlem and the South Bronx, where about 20 percent of [...]
Is U.S. Education Slacking?
Posted in General, tagged NCLB, u.s. education on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Compared to other industrialized countries, education standards in the United States are not keeping up, according to an Associated Press article. And, our generation of youngsters is less likely to graduate high school than its parents.
“The U.S. is stagnating while other industrialized countries are surpassing us,” said Anna Habash, author of the report by [...]
Some Schools Close on Election Day
Posted in 2008 Election, tagged 2008 Election, election day, safety, Schools on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many schools across the country will open their doors to thousands of voters looking to cast their ballots in just a couple of weeks. Schools will transform their gymnasiums and hallways into polling places, while students and teachers sit in classrooms just feet away. This November, though the hallways and gyms will surely fill easily, [...]
May You Live in Interesting Times
Posted in General, tagged "interesting times", economy, Education, sales on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jeff Pett
Fleetwood Group, Inc.
“May you live in interesting times.” I recently heard a US congressman refer to this phrase as he discussed the difficulty in dealing with the current financial issues facing the world. He spoke of a constituent who, after he had first won election to the house, sent him a card with this [...]
Teachers Under Fire
Posted in Teaching Standards, tagged D.C. schools, Rhee on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The District of Columbia is implementing a few significant changes in its schools in an attempt to weed out ineffective teachers and bolster Washington’s image on the education front. Under D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee’s program, teachers who don’t meet performance standards will be dismissed. However, teachers facing dismissal will be given 90 days [...]
A Civics Lesson
Posted in General, NCLB, tagged civics, Education, high school on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When did civics disappear from our classrooms? This question did somersaults in my head while watching an episode of The Tonight Show, where Jay Leno, in a segment fittingly titled “Jay Walking,” trekked the sidewalks and asked ordinary people basic questions pertaining to American government. Who is Condoleeza Rice? Name this guy (the photo was [...]
Holidays for the Educational Retailer
Posted in Holiday Sales, tagged holidays, school on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rebecca Haden
A Plus Educational, Harrison, AR
The holidays are approaching, and retailers in our industry face the annual uncertainty about how we should approach the holidays. Where many stores are piling Halloween decorations high in the prime selling space with Christmas and Thanksgiving already festooning the side aisles, parent-teacher stores have to bring out crystal balls [...]
