Three Houston schools have been persistently rated as unsatisfactory by state guidelines for three or more years. As with most school closing warnings across the nation, the parents, community, and elected officials with a political stake in the area are up in arms over the possibility.
San Francisco Uses Weighed Student Formulas To Track School Needs
What Weighted Student Formulas Do
San Jose Schools Celebrate Beethoven With Essay Contest
San Jose Schools Join San Jose State Universitys Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in Birthday Celebration
Scott Parks Wish List For Dallas Schools
Scott Parks is the education columnist for the Dallas Daily News. He had some interesting items on his January 2007 wish list for the Dallas schools. Some are poignant and in dire need. Some are possibilities during this new year. Others are down right wishful thinking without much chance of succeeding, regardless of the need. Here are only a few items from his wish list for 2007:
State And Feds At Odds Over New Rules For Scoring Arizona Schools
The U.S. Department of Education changed its rules for measuring the progress of public schools during the 2005-2006 school year. The impact was devastating to the Arizona schools, which had more than 600 schools marked as failed. That is nearly three times as many schools as last year.
Testing All Texas Schools Athletes For Steroids? It Could Happen Soon
Professional athletes have been in the news a lot over the past few years, either being accused or admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs. Major league baseball has taken several hits with accusations being brought against some of their top players, such as home-run king Mark McGwire, who took the fifth amendment to not incriminate himself during Congressional questioning on the subject. Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, a…
Ohio Schools Walnut Hills High School At Carnegie Hall
New York Citys Carnegie Hall is world renowned for hosting the worlds best artists all of whom have considered it an honor and privilege to perform there. In April 2007, the Hall will host the National Invitational Band and Orchestra Festival.
Online Degree Programs: Knowing Your Options
Considering an online degree? You are on the right track. Online degree programs are becoming increasingly popular these days. An online degree is can be pursued by students and working people from the comfort of their home and at a time convenient to them. Online degree programs, online certificate programs, and online courses offered by traditional and online colleges & universities have no geographical limitations as anyone who has access to Internet can pursue them.
Orlando Schools Receive Awards And Funding From The Community
Awards for Preventing Substance Abuse
Philadelphia Schools And Privatization Is It A Mistake?
The Philadelphia schools have been contracting out (also called privatization) many schools services to for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations for four years and are entering their fifth.
Proposed Budget For The New York City Schools
In June 2006, the city announced a proposed operating budget of $14 billion for the New York City schools. Parents and educators are still waiting pessimistically to see the final cut.
Proposed Policy For Texas Schools May Do More Harm Than Good
There is a proposal on the table by Governor Rick Perry and the Texas schools. They share a commitment to provide a high quality education for every child in the state of Texas. A commendable goal to be sure; however, their latest proposal for the Texas schools is drawing some opposition in high places.