Going to school is all about learning the facts. Its also about gaining knowledge on how to interpret these facts and form opinions based on them. While many students excel academically, there are an equal amount of those who do not. And the number of minority and low-income students in the San Diego Public Schools who dont succeed is way too high.
Where Are The Good Schools
Moving can be stressful. Finding a house, a job, and good schools for the kids can be big hurdles to overcome. And sorting through all the school ranking for general education lists can be tiresome. So I set out with goal to do a lot of that research for you and unearth one district that sounds like a good move for relocating a family.
Where Have All The New York Schools Teachers Gone?
No one can argue that teachers arent important and, next to students, are the lifeblood of any school. So why are so many teachers leaving the profession? New York Schools, while they havent lost their entire teaching staffs, are experiencing a high turnover of teachers, just like the rest of the country.
Who Cares About High School Rankings
Who cares about comparing schools? After all, the experts are constantly advising parents NOT to compare their children to each other, their cousins, friends, and neighbors. It can damage their self-esteem, causing the little darlings to feel like they dont measure up to their parents expectations. However, comparing secondary schools for High school rankings is one situation in which kids students must be compared to their peers.
Who Do School Rankings Benefit?
Increased Interest in School Rankings
Should San Diego Schools Students Pray?
The San Diego Schools were put in the national spotlight this past July when it was revealed that Carver Elementary Schools was allowing Muslim students a 15 minute timeframe to pray. Carver has recently acquired about 100 Muslim students from a San Diego Schools charter school that closed. Even so, this revelation created uproar on the ever popular subject of prayer in school.
The Downside Of Public School Rankings
Any parent or educator knows that rating students and their schools is a big deal. State standards of learning, No Child Left Behind mandates, and independent websites all have their ways of evaluating the nations schools and children. There are some valid reasons behind this. The schools in our country are in sad and sorry shape. Economic status has more impact on a childs future than any other factor. So public school rankings have emerged as part of an overall attempt to…
Single-gender Schools Becoming An Option In Ohio Schools
In the olden days, boys and girls received very different educations. They were segregated from each other, and pursued learning that was predetermined as appropriate for their sex. While boys studied subjects like Latin and French, girls learned to dance and do embroidery. Equal education has been in place for a long time, now, and has most certainly been a good change for students everywhere both girls and boys. This is not a case of change for change sake, but a necess…
The Grand Ole Nashville Schools
Nashville Schools have been around for a long, long time. The first of the public Nashville Schools, the Hume School, was opened on February 26, 1855. A three-story brick building, it housed 12 teachers and served all grades. The building is still in use today, as the Hume-Fogg Magnet High, serving 874 students in grades 9-12. The oldest of the Nashville Schools presently in operation is the Robertson Academy. This school can trace its roots back to an act of the United State…
Small Schools Offer Alternatives For Indianapolis Schools
When I was in high school, I attended the only high school our town had. A one-high school town, our school was home to every 14-18 year old in residence. My senior year, there were about 250 of us graduating. I thought that was a lot; but I still at least knew everyones name, even if I wasnt friends with them all. Looking back, our school wasnt that big compared to some; the name of every person in my graduating class fit on the back of the Prom T-shirt! I never thought o…
Some Long Island Schools Students Just Want To Go To Work
All parents have big dreams for their children. Fame, fortune, happiness, security, love, confidence, success, and a good education- to name a few. Parents of Long Island Schools students have dreams like these, too. A lot of these kids are told as they grow up that college is what you do after high school, end of discussion. Of course, most if not all parents would like to see their kids head off to college.
Some Michigan Schools Must Work Hard To Get Students Back
Without students, a school is nothing but four walls and teachers with nothing to do. Students give the school purpose, and funding to pay those teachers, administrators and janitors. This funding also pays the electric and water bills, and buys supplies from pencils and chalk to paper towels and copy paper. The lack of students kills a school, plain and simple. Its ugly, but its a logical conclusion.