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April 27, 2007

Education News for Friday, April 27

Fund Was Poorly Monitored, Audit Finds - D.C. school system officials failed to properly monitor spending in a special account that allowed them to carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next, according to an audit released by the city's chief financial officer yesterday.

GOP offers version of budget; Proposal emphasizes higher ed, school choice - Columbus- House Republican leaders rolled out their version of the state's next two-year budget with a heavy emphasis on higher education and school choice.

Let's work together for the sake of children - Public school choice is alive and well in the Denver Public Schools as the Rocky Mountain News has reported in its "Leaving to Learn" series. Denver parents have more choices than most Americans, and Colorado has worked to expand those choices through charter schools, magnet schools and open enrollment.

Public vs. charter: Great schools come in various forms as long as teachers, principals remain dedicated - Atlanta's Charles R. Drew Elementary School garners a lot of great press for being a charter school success story, and for good reason, but state data reveal an even more effective but mainstream public school — East Lake Elementary — just down the road.

Senate accord fleshes out online schools' oversight - The Senate compromised Thursday on far-reaching legislation to oversee online schools, aiming to address problems of sloppy spending and poor student performance raised in a state audit.

Antonio's schools (AVUSD): Mayor needs authority to set up his own charters - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa struggles to get some control over the Los Angeles Unified School District — the courts have struck down his takeover legislation, and next month's school board races promise to be close. So City Councilman Richard Alarcón has come up with a promising alternative: Let the city start up its own district.

Teachers leaving profession in droves - Stephan Goyne entered teaching as a "fight the good fight" kind of guy, taking a job in East Oakland right out of college. . . . But after six years in the trenches -- transferred from campus to campus, forbidden from organizing field trips and ordered to teach math only after lunch -- Goyne left the profession.

Coach Class - Next fall many New York City public school teachers may find their "literacy coach" — most likely a young woman — compelling them to teach reading and writing exclusively by the methods of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.

Chester Upland board caps charter school enrollment - Over the objections of charter school parents, the three-member board that runs the troubled Chester Upland School District voted last night to cap charter school enrollment at about its current level.

Charter school issues grow as hope of leasing space dies - After a month-long, behind-the-scenes struggle between Metro Schools and the city’s newest charter school over its location, one school board member is calling on Director of Schools Pedro Garcia to start cooperating.

Charter school gets Cambridge OK; Rigorous curriculum a key step for Oasis - The University of Cambridge has certified a Cape Coral school to teach a rigorous international curriculum. Oasis Freshman Academy, which will be housed at the city-run Oasis Charter Middle School beginning in August, learned of the certification recently.

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