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Educators, parents to talk about low performing schools in San Bernardino school district
The San Bernardino City Unified School District on Monday will kick off the first of several forums designed to bring educators and parents together to discuss plans for 11 schools that recently made the state's list of lowest performing schools
At various forums, teens discuss flash mobs
Why are there violent "flash mobs" in Philadelphia? In different settings, different teenagers yesterday offered a variety of views on the furor over flash mobs, including the very term. ...Palm Beach County teachers' union threatens work slowdown, plans 'no confidence' vote on superintendent Johnson
The Palm Beach County teachers' union is urging a work slowdown and planning a vote of no confidence in schools Superintendent Art Johnson over a continued "lack of respect" for teachers....Anger erupts over school bills in Florida Legislature
Florida's Senate voted to put class size back before the voters; meanwhile, a House committee faced angry educators as it voted to make it easier to fire teachers...Rulffes — a legacy of more power for those he led as superintendent of schools
Walt Rulffes’ retirement as superintendent of the Clark County School District will throw the fate of several major initiatives into uncertainty, but he’ll leave a legacy of giving principals more power, students more choices and teachers a boost in teaching math. ...
Principal-Training Portal Aims for Ease of Use
New Leaders for New Schools offers a range of online professional-development resources through its Effective Practice Incentive Community. ...History a Flash Point as States Debate Standards
As Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio rewrite their social studies standards, the expectations around history are stirring controversy. ...Dallas ISD trustees' textbook decision sparks uproar
After a debate that ignited passions and racial tensions, a slim majority of Dallas school board members voted Thursday to override the DISD administration and award lucrative textbook deals to publishers preferred by classroom teachers in an online vote....Latino leaders call for clearer focus on education
Several Latino elected officials on Thursday night addressed the challenges facing Denver's Latino community, including education, immigration and equal government services....Texas Textbook Massacre II: Gubernatorial Candidate Wants Radical Changes Reconsidered
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White on Tuesday said he wants Gov. Rick Perry to ask State Board of Education Chairwoman Gail Lowe to send the controversial social studies curriculum revisions back to the committees where the proposals started. ...Students learn teamwork while converting car to run on vegetable oil
DOVER — In outward appearances, the 1990 Mercedes-Benz sedan parked outside Dover-Sherborn High School is just another well-preserved classic. Its white paint is unblemished, its blue leather seats are intact, and its engine purrs like a kitten. ...Project channels passion for science
While many kids watched television at home on a rainy Thursday afternoon, about 30 students at Akron's National Inventors Hall of Fame School explored the science of television in the digital age...Contest preps students for job market
Dozens of high school students Thursday were a flurry of motion as they folded towels, bused tables, made beds, bagged groceries and tackled kindred tasks at the Junior Achievement building in Wilmington ...
Jay Mathews: Admissions 101: The 2/2/2 rule
The latest topic for my Admissions 101 discussion group is the 2/2/2 rule for making sure the college campus visits many of you are making, or planning, do not deteriorate into hurtful family squabbles....
Diane Ravitch didn’t make a U-turn--Senechal
By Diana Senechal. A cliche has arisen in the media about Diane Ravitch: the assertion that she has made an “about-face,” a “U-turn,” or a “180-degree turn,” that she now says she was “wrong about everything.” She didn't, and she wasn't. ...Is teacher labor peace finally at hand in D.C.?
Union tells members that deal should be ready for review soon. ...HISD wants $12M to transform 5 schools into magnets
Superintendent Terry Grier, who unveiled the proposal Thursday, said the new flagship programs have the potential to revive failing academic programs at Jones High School and Fondren Middle School and to boost student enrollment at Garden Oaks, Whidby and Dodson elementary schools....State closing one-campus Kendleton school district
The historically black district, which has one elementary school that serves 78 students this year, will be folded into nearby Lamar Consolidated. Students in Kendleton already attend junior high and high school in Lamar....
HISD considers mandatory Advanced Placement tests
The Houston Independent School District, like many districts nationwide, currently does not require students enrolled in AP courses to take the standardized exams at the end. ...