"I was drawn to an 11:30 a.m. post by Philissa Cramer at GothamSchools, revealing that someone in New York associated with a GothamSchools funder has calculated how much charter schools in New York are raising beyond the money they get from the school district. Apparently the private money has declined because of the recession.
I wish we had that kind of data in D.C. It would lead to many interesting discussions of how much the charters need to keep quality up, and whether or not regular schools could do the same."
I wish we had that kind of data in D.C. It would lead to many interesting discussions of how much the charters need to keep quality up, and whether or not regular schools could do the same."
Teachers, students and sex
A 29-year-old female teacher and track team coach in Maryland's Anne Arundel County has been charged with three counts of fourth degree sex offense--a misdemeanor--for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student. But if that had happened in Georgia, the teacher wouldn’t have broken any laws.
Student-teacher sexual relations are disturbing in all cases, but they are not necessarily illegal.
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