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States relieved by school plan
One state at a time, the push for common school graduation standards has been gaining traction. In just five years, the number of states with such standards for college and career-readiness has increased from three to 31.
Poison soup plot foiled at public school
Kitchen assistant held after staff detect 'diesel' in the tomato soup at £6,000 per term Stowe public school ...Schools chief on way out
Grossmont Superintendent Robert Collins will leave his post at the East County high school district at the end of June to take a top position with an international education corporation. ...
Teach for America has record year for applications
Teach for America saw a record number of applications for its 2010 corps of teachers for some of the nation's poorest schools. The organization is launching a program in San Antonio this year....Seismic review under way for schools, despite Legislature's caution
Utah lawmakers balked once again at legislation to inventory Utah public schools to see how they would weather a strong earthquake. As an alternative, they plan "to study whether to require a school district or charter school to conduct a seismic evaluation" of its buildings. ...
Bigotry impedes school choice
“The Irish are perhaps the only people in our history with the distinction of having a political party, the Know-Nothings, formed against them,” wrote John F. Kennedy in his 1958 book, “A Nation of Immigrants.” Today, the Massachusetts Constitution maintains two amendments that still enforce mid-19th century Know-Nothing bigotry....
School administration to propose new funding formula
When Arlene Ackerman arrived in Philadelphia nearly two years ago, she was stunned to discover that public-school children in some neighborhoods had instrumental-music programs at school, while their peers in other parts of the city had none....
Girls bridge math gap, but boys lag in reading
Girls have bridged the gap with boys and now perform as well on state math tests, but boys consistently trail girls on state reading tests, sometimes by dramatic margins, according to a national report released Wednesday ...Tougher standards proposed for Bright Futures Scholarship
A Senate budget proposal might lead to more strict standards for the Bright Futures scholarship, which is millions short on funds...Education magic bullets are often blanks
Empowering parents, giving administrators more control over teacher assignments and other reform proposals sound good. But when teachers ask for details, they usually come away empty....
American mirror: New Rice institute could make Houston a key influence on urban policy
In the 20th century, Houston made its mark nationally in energy, medicine and politics. Rice University's new Institute for Urban Research could add sociology to this list. ...In year with 7 student deaths, Fort Worth school district counselors face difficult task
They help students grieve but also must watch for traumatic reactions. ...
State, District Leaders Press School Transformations
Spurred by fiscal pressures and federal reform priorities, district and state education leaders move swiftly and forcefully to make big changes ...Colorado officials make pitch in D.C. for education grant
Colorado's bid for a chunk of the $4.4 billion Race to the Top education grant came down to the final push Tuesday, as representatives from 16 finalist states made their last pitches here before the federal grants are awarded early next month. ...Pens, pencils and paper run thin at poor schools
Third-grade teacher Karen DeLeon knew it was going to be a tough year....
A set of educational measurements
The Vision Project will collect data in key areas that are relevant to the Massachusetts economy. (Some of the relevant data already exist; some have yet to be developed.)...Early-ed program back on ballot
The Arizona Senate wrapped up a special session to balance the budget on Tuesday, passing a bill to ask voters whether to repeal an early-childhood education and health program. ...
Toss your cookies? Girl Scouts taught how to be 'hot'
3.17.10 - This week, the World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides held a no-adults-welcome panel at the United Nations in which Planned Parenthood distributed a brochure entitled "Healthy, Happy and Hot." ...
The administration keeps the right principles in amending No Child Left Behind
EVEN THOUGH the Obama administration is jettisoning the name of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), it is not abandoning the core principles embodied in the 2002 law. The administration has embraced the principles of accountability, disaggregating data and insisting that no student groups ...