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June 01, 2007
Education News for Friday, June 1
Preuss School Among U.S. Top 10 - UCSD's Preuss School has been named the ninth best high school in the nation by Newsweek magazine, making it the only California school ranked in the top 25.
Report Shows Schools' Progress Under No Child Left Behind Act - UCSD's Preuss School has been named the ninth best high school in the nation by Newsweek magazine, making it the only California school ranked in the top 25.
U.S. Data Show Rapid Minority Growth In School Rolls - Driven mainly by an extraordinary influx of Hispanics, the nation’s population of minority students has surged to 42 percent of public school enrollment, up from 22 percent three decades ago, according to an annual report issued yesterday by the government.
'Serrefine' Wins Boy Spelling Bee - Evan O'Dorney always eats fish before his spelling bees. The brain food apparently has served him well: He's the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.
U.S. Education Group Puts Vista School On Its Honor Roll - Paul Canaletti beamed with pride as he talked about how it felt to find out that Guajome Park Academy, the charter school where he teaches, recently won national and state awards from education reform groups.
Charter School In Novato Wants New Managers - Parents, students and administrators of a Novato charter high school want to sever ties with a San Francisco charter school management organization and create a new nonprofit to take over.
One-Sided Input On Charter School - The Post and Courier's lead editorial of May 27 urged the Charleston County School District to house the proposed Charleston Charter School for Math and Science on the former Rivers Middle School campus, and did so under the headline: 'Encourage community input by advancing charter school.'
Senate Oks Open Enrollment Bill -Living in a certain neighborhood soon might no longer be the only way for parents to make sure their children get into the best schools.
Students, Families Rally On Issues Of School Choice - The crowd that gathered on a hot spring day had a clear message to shout: “Don’t take away my school.” Parents, children, teachers and administrators gathered May 24 at Citizens’ Academy near University Circle for a “Save Our Schools” rally in support of school choice in Ohio and a budget bill that will keep it available.
Perdue's Righteous Ax - Political pettiness does have its virtues. A vengeful Gov. Sonny Perdue, for example, saved state taxpayers $130 million by cutting pet projects — appropriately known as "pork" — that rebellious Republican legislators had inserted in the 2008 budget.
Tale Of Two Public Schools - Charter schools are closing the achievement gap among New Jersey's poor urban schoolchildren, yet they continue to be treated as second-class citizens when it comes to receiving state education funding at levels enjoyed by other elementary and secondary schools.
Mitchell Unveils School Proposals: Many Of His Suggestions Already In Place - Baltimore City Councilman and mayoral candidate Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. yesterday floated proposals to expand the school year and make it easier to establish charter schools. But some of his ideas, such as reducing school size, are initiatives that have already taken place or are under way.
Politics Adding More Confusion To Voucher Mess - Besides picking new mayors and city council members, Utahns will get a chance to vote on private-school vouchers in November.
Voucher Challenges Consolidated - Two opposing Supreme Court challenges to ballot language written for the November referendum vote on vouchers will be consolidated and heard June 8.
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