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August 22, 2007
August 22, 2007
Head of LAUSD teacher's union joining charter ranks, New Haven, CT parents cut off, GAO says districts must inform better ...
Grassroots Action in the news ...
Los Angeles Daily News, CA: Moving Forward - The head of the teachers union that represents LAUSD teachers says he has given up the fight against the popular charter school trend, and now wants to join it.
Daily Home, AL: School officials meet with Rogers - U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers offered the educators an open forum to discuss the No Child Left Behind Act. The group went point-by-point, discussing everything from the general fairness and effectiveness of NCLB, to how it affects special education students, English language learners and the consequences schools face for not meeting the criteria. School choice was at the top of their list.
abcnews4.com, SC: Students Take Classes On Cyberspace - Schools in rural areas are taking advantage of the program to help at risk students who need to make up credits. Dorchester School District Two already uses a software program for credit recovery for at risk students, so they are using the Virtual School Program to enhance students’ productivity.
Education Reform Outrage in the news ...
Conntact.com, CT: Board of Ed Outrage - Teachers' union officials in New Haven and elsewhere routinely place the blame for failing schools on parents who fail to prepare their children to learn or participate in the learning process. Now they are seeking to deal those same fed-up parents out of the education process entirely.
Deseret Morning News, UT: Education leaders miss No Child deadline - Utah education leaders have yet again missed the deadline to have federal No Child Left Behind report cards released, which has resulted in parents missing their chance to transfer their children to a different school by the first day of classes.
CBS5.com, CA: Calif. Lawsuit Challenges Teacher Certifications - When Maribel Heredia's son told her that his first-grade teacher was "going to college" and there would be a substitute in the classroom two days a week, she started asking questions. Only then did she learn the teacher the Hayward Unified School District labels "highly qualified" is still a student herself.
NYSED, NY: 27 schools named 'persistently dangerous' under NCLB - 27 schools have been identified as “persistently dangerous” under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. As required by federal law, the list of schools is being announced today so that parents can exercise their right of school choice. All schools designated as “persistently dangerous” must provide school choice to students where transfer options exist.
Examiner, DC: Alison Lake: School’s in, but many parents turn outside for better education - No Child Left Behind requires that Title I schools not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) provide tutoring to needy students. In spite of the NCLB mandate, many more children need supplemental education than receive it. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said states and school districts need to vastly improve how they advertise tutoring information to parents. Many issues can contribute to students not using services, including living in rural or dangerous areas without many tutor choices, a lack of information about them and language barriers.
School Choice in the news ...
Tulsa World, OK: Legislators hear merit in teacher pay plan - The conventional way of rewarding teachers based on experience and level of education isn't working. We want our most talented teachers to work with kids who need it the most. Teachers whose students' test scores improve appreciably, especially in low-income schools, should be rewarded with sizeable pay bonuses, an Arkansas official told Oklahoma lawmakers.
Lahontan Valley News, NV: Challenging the government education monopoly - I look forward to the day when each American family will freely choose the school they want to send their children to. Along with others, I take heart from the small signs that indicate the government death-grip on schools is weakening.
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