November 29, 2007
Fourth-Graders Fall Behind In Literacy
Test
Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2007
U.S. fourth-graders have lost ground in reading ability
compared with children around the world, according to results of a global reading test.
href="http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/11/29/NEWCHARTERS.ART_ART_11-29-07_B7_IH8K9SD.ht ml?sid=101"target="_blank">Dann Has Plans To Sue A Few More Charter Schools 29, 2007 Dann has trained his sights on two or three more schools he plans to sue in an attempt to shut them down. School Closings closings are a necessary part of a bold plan by the mayor and Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee to overhaul the city’s scandalously poor public education system. Teaching Methods That Focus On Test-Taking wondering how many teachers are single-handedly (and with all good intent) refocusing their courses so that greater emphasis is placed on test-taking techniques, rather than emphasizing the core course content.
target="_blank">L.A. Unified Warned That It Falls Short Of State Standards November 29, 2007 Unified, that they are in danger of being abolished, taken over or stripped of administrators and schools under their jurisdiction. Treating Teachers Like Professionals Key To Stopping State Dropout Crisis not greater per-pupil spending or palatial hi-tech school buildings, make the biggest difference in educating children. State Schools Head Visits Alameda’s Charter School O’Connell came to town Wednesday to salute the first charter school in Alameda County to be named a “California Distinguished School.” Milwaukee Program has been a lightning rod for all kinds of “fanatics” since its inception in 1990, and some of them say the program does not serve the community well. href="http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1196322211137070.xml&coll=1"target="_blank">Schools Relying More On Private Groups various organizations have stepped in to perform the functions no longer handled by a traditional central office.
Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, November
After taking on three charter schools he deems academic and financial failures, Attorney General Marc
Washington Post, D.C., November 29, 2007
What’s being overlooked is that the
Washington Post, D.C., November 29, 2007
I am left
Los Angeles Times, California,
The California Department of Education has alerted 99 school districts, including Los Angeles
The Chattanoogan, Tennessee, November 29, 2007
Good teachers,
Inside Bay Area, California, November 29, 2007
State schools Superintendent Jack
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin, November 29, 2007
The Milwaukee Parental Choice
The Times-Picayune, Louisiana, November 29, 2007
Throughout the city,
