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August 28, 2007

August 28, 2007

Washington Times: Back to school on a summer day - "This year students, parents and teachers will know that education is a top priority," D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee said. "I am committed to ensuring teachers have the supplies and resources they need for student achievement as we embark on this important period of transformation."

Dothan Eagle, AL: Dothan City Schools holds reform forum - Dothan City School officials met with parents Monday night in the first of a series of forums aimed at getting public input on proposed reforms to the system. Magnet schools were a hot topic at the meeting. Many parents at the meeting wanted the extracurricular courses -- music and foreign language -- offered at Montana Magnet School and Carver Magnet School offered at the other elementary and middle schools in the system.
     
CityLimits.org: "Not in very good shape:" Fixing the middle schols - The academic performance of elementary and high school students has shown considerable improvement in recent years, but their middle-school counterparts have not kept up. Middle schools are notoriously difficult to teach in. Kids are more challenging, they tend to be more rambunctious at that age, so classroom management is often a big issue. It’s also true that most schools of education do not have credential programs that focus on middle schools. So what you often end up with is teachers who are not well-prepared for that age group, for children in early adolescence, either from a content standpoint, as far as academics, or from a developmental standpoint.

Washington Examiner: School reform no quick fix - For system wide change, it’s more along the three to five year range ... In three to five years, at a minimum, we have a good proportion on world-class schools. What we have now is 22 schools in their first year of restructuring. Well, there’s not another school to choose. And that’s a real problem.

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