July 28, 2010
The California Legislature struggled mightily last year to pass important educational reforms. The battles exposed the difficulties – and the political cost – of overcoming the institutional resistance that has contributed to California’s poor national performance in education. On Tuesday, reformers got an important boost: California is a finalist for the second round of federal […]
July 28, 2010
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced Tuesday that the California Department of Education (CDE) has been awarded a major federal Charter Schools Program grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. California applied for $300 million in federal Charter School start up grant funds, O’Connell said although the Education […]
July 28, 2010
The federal Race to the Top program would be renewed for another year under a spending bill approved today by th e Senate Appropriations subcommittee that deals with education spending—but wouldn’t receive nearly as much money as President Barack Obama has sought. Under the measure, which passed by voice vote with Republicans audibly voting "no," […]
July 27, 2010
In the face of a state budget crisis, New Mexico should cut funding for existing charters and temporarily halt approvals of new charter schools, says a new report released Friday by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC). But that could lead to the closure of “90 percent” of the state’s charter schools, New Mexico Coalition for […]
July 27, 2010
Sunny blue skies beckoned outside, but the soon-to-be first-graders locked their attention on summer school teacher Chester Farrell. He put on his Mickey Mouse wizard hat and waved his hand over a plastic straw. By the subtle force of static electricity, the straw moved slightly without a single touch. The kids clapped and cheered, “Ooh […]
July 27, 2010
The Hatikvah International Academy Charter School has gotten final approval from the state Department of Education to open this September, amid disagreement over the impact it will have on the school district budget. As a public school, Hatikvah will be tuition-free. The East Brunswick district has provided Hatikvah with $1.34 million in funding in the […]
July 27, 2010
Students with access to school-based health centers experienced greater satisfaction with their health, more physical activity and greater consumption of healthy food than students who did not use such centers, according to a Michigan State University study. Miles McNall of MSU’s Department of Outreach and Engagement led a team of researchers examining the effects of […]
July 27, 2010
Graduation and attendance rates slipped last year in the Sioux Falls School District, but more schools made academic progress in math and reading. For the first time in four years, Lincoln High School made academic progress, the only city public high school to do so. In addition, some schools in the city’s poorest neighborhoods also […]
July 27, 2010
Orange County public schools will receive $1.7 million in federal stimulus funds this month to improve technology in the classroom, the latest round of grant money to flow to local schools under President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package. The Enhancing Education Through Technology grant is intended to integrate more technology into the curriculum and […]
July 27, 2010
HISD is cutting close to 100 special education jobs and those employees were just notified, with only weeks to go before the start of the new school year. For HISD special education teacher Holly Spratlin, and about 100 other HISD special education employees, it was devastating news. Andy Dewey with the Houston Federation of Teachers […]