Latest News and Comment from Education

Monday, May 10, 2010

The Education Report On the agenda: Layoffs, recruiters and preschool

The Education Report

On the agenda: Layoffs, recruiters and preschool

By Katy Murphy
Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 6:04 pm in School board news, budget, finances,teachers

Military recruiters in Illinois. Tribune file photo (Associated Press)
At its 5 p.m. Wednesday meeting, the Oakland school board will consider:
  • making it easier for high school students to keep their personal information away from military recruiters, by including “opt-out” forms as part of the student emergency card, among other measures - Page 3
  • a proposal to more closely link preschool — academically and administratively — with kindergarten through third grades. At seven schools, principals will supervise the pre-K program on campus, as well. (The initiative is called P-3.) – Page 4
  • creating a Promise Neighborhood, a la Harlem Children’s Zone. - Page 6