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January 16, 2008

January 16, 2008

Dropout Solutions That Work
Washington Post, D.C., January 15, 2008
Belfield and Levin are among the best of the economists who are doing some of the most promising research on how to fix schools.

Evidence for Moving to K-8 Model Not Airtight
Education Week, January 15, 2008
Since the late 1990s, districts in a growing number of cities, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and New York, have taken steps to move middle-grades students back into elementary schools.

School Choice Success
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, January 16, 2008
On Dec. 16, the Akron Beacon Journal published an article headlined ''Charter school challenge'' that quoted opponents ....

Same Goals, If Only Owl Creek Parents Would Consider Working In District
Ouray News.com, Colorado, January 16, 2008
In the case of Ridgway, the existing school establishment and the well-meaning supporters of the failed charter school bid would ideally acknowledge that they both strive for the same goal  -  the best education possible for our youth.

An 'A' Can Be Achieved
Herald Bulletin, Indiana, January 15, 2008
The report, by Education Week and the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, put Indiana in the top 10 nationwide.

Seattle Teachers Fighting Back Against Privatization
Socialist Worker Online, Illinois, January 16, 2008
New Seattle Public Schools superintendent, Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson, in her effort to centralize and standardize the Seattle Public School District has hired the New York-based consulting firm McKinsey & Co.--a corporation with a track record of supporting school privatization.

Anti-Charter Bullet Dodged By Enterprise
Buffalo News, New York, January 16, 2008
Buffalo's School Board came to its senses Monday. Deflecting pressure from the state Education Department, it asked the state Board of Regents to delay a scheduled vote Tuesday that could have ended the life of the city's most innovative school.

Wisconsin at Center of National Debate Over Virtual Schools
WTMJ-TV, Wisconsin, January 15, 2008
Seventh grader Marcy Thompson is caught in the middle of a national policy debate that could close her school and help determine the future of online education.

The Hurricane Messed a Lot of Us Up
Education Week, January 15, 2008
At O. Perry Walker Senior High School, a charter school on New Orleans' West Bank, Principal Mary Laurie has assigned "behavior interventionists" to every grade level to handle a range of challenges brought on by the hurricane...

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