EducationNewsToday
N.J. aid to schools to be drastically cut
Every school district in New Jersey will see cuts in state aid - some far deeper than local education officials said they were led to expect - according to figures the Christie administration released yesterday.
District proposes changes in magnet admission rules
Concerned that its top academic schools are not racially and economically diverse enough, Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is proposing major changes in how students are admitted to them. ...
Student restraint measure stalls
Facing opposition from school administrators and teachers, the prospects for legislation to limit when Wisconsin students could be physically restrained or secluded in time-out rooms appear to be fizzling out in the state capitol. ...Testing scandal ensnarls Agassi principal
The middle school principal at Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy has been placed on administrative leave while state investigators look into allegations that she gave five students additional opportunities to complete a state standardized test....
Education reform: Can poor test scores get a teacher fired?
3.18.10 - In Houston, a controversial education reform measure allows teachers to be fired based on their students' test scores. Some parents back the policy, but teachers unions have reservations. ...Decatur teachers face furlough
Decatur city schools are looking to furlough employees for three days next school year to help balance the budget. ...
Antibullying bill may lose punch
Proponents of an antibullying bill set to be debated in the state House of Representatives today say last-minute changes, made in the House Ways and Means Committee, have removed the heart of the legislation, stripping it of its most vital protections. ...
Jay Mathews: Daring new high school rating system
3.18.10 - I never thought anyone would try such a daring concept, judging schools by how much their students' analytical abilities improve. If your high school’s seniors didn’t score much better than your freshmen,...
A Setback for Educational Civil Rights
3.18.10 - THEODORE M. HESBURGH - When President Dwight D. Eisenhower asked me to become one of the founding members of the newly formed U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, African-Americans drank at separate water fountains and our schools were segregated. A decade later...
Ads appear on school websites
School districts in Virginia and Arizona already have ads on their official sites, while officials at districts in South Dakota, Wisconsin and California say they are planning to place ads soon....Ads appear on school websites
School districts in Virginia and Arizona already have ads on their official sites, while officials at districts in South Dakota, Wisconsin and California say they are planning to place ads soon....Mr. Obama and No Child Left Behind
President Obama has some good ideas for reworking No Child Left Behind. Now Congress must strengthen the law. ...
Literacy program for low-income students faces cuts
3.18.10 - Reading is Fundamental, which provided 15 million books to low-income children last year, is slated to have its $25 million a year in federal funding cut in President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year. ...
Court Says Parents Can Block ‘Sexting’ Cases
A federal appeals court ruled that parents could block the prosecution of their children on child pornography charges for appearing in photographs found on classmates’ cellphones. ...
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. ...