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October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007
Beware The BLOB - it looms in New York City, creeps in the District, lurks in Utah and more this Halloween...
Hello, India? I Need Help With My Math
New York Times, October 31, 2007
Kenneth Tham, a high school sophomore in Arcadia, Calif., strives to improve his grades and scores on standardized tests. Most afternoons, he is tutored remotely by an instructor speaking to him on a voice-over-Internet headset while he sits at his personal computer going over lessons on the screen.
If You Want Good High School Grades, Move to Texas
Washington Post, D.C., October 30, 2007
Self-appointed education pundits like me spend much of our time talking about the standardized tests that are the basis for rating of schools under the No Child Left Behind law. But those test scores arguably have little impact on student lives. The scores don't count on their report cards.
Low-Income Students Are Public School Majority in South, Study Finds
Education Week, October 30, 2007
More than half of public schoolchildren in the U.S. South now come from low-income families, according to a new report, which predicts that the nation as a whole could reach the same demographic milestone within a decade if current trends persist.
Members Vote to Oppose Central Office Bill
Washington Post, D.C., October 31, 2007
Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted last night to oppose a move by D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee to fire central office employees "at will," an indication that rank-and-file teachers disagree with her first sweeping effort to overhaul city schools.
Lee charter schools may almost double next year
News Press, Florida, October 30, 2007
Fourteen charter schools in Lee County teach 7,761 children. By next year, the number of charter schools could nearly double to 26.
Voucher fight tab $8.4M
Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, October 31, 2007
The campaign clash over education vouchers has run up a tab that easily would fund Utah's voucher program well into its second year.
Tests reveal performance gap as students age
D.C. Examiner, October 31, 2007
By the 11th grade, only a quarter of the far southern Illinois county's students meet basic standards on achievement tests. The story is similar in all 102 Illinois counties: Students perform fairly well through eighth grade but see a dramatic decline in high school, an Associated Press analysis of new state data shows.
Education is about more than buildings
In-Forum, North Dakota, October 31, 2007
It seems to me, rather than debating whether the new school is named after a prehistoric lake or some famous person, we should be considering whether a new “traditional” school is what is needed at all.
Teachers’ Union Will Represent Child-Care Workers in N.Y.C.
Education Week, October 30, 2007
The union representing New York City’s public school teachers has won the right to represent 28,000 child-care providers there.
Expert gives business perspective on educational reform
WMU News, Michigan, October 30, 2007
An entrepreneur in the investment field, who helped found successful charter schools in Chicago, will offer a business perspective on educational reform on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in a presentation at Western Michigan University.
Charter Milestone
WCBD, South Carolina, October 30, 2007
After fighting to become a place for vulnerable children, a Charleston charter school is celebrating a milestone.
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