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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

It's Elementary: K-6 Ideas Could Keep Students From Dropping Out of School Later: Education Week: From the Wires

Education Week: From the Wires

FROM THE WIRES

It's Elementary: K-6 Ideas Could Keep Students From Dropping Out of School Later
Two Alabama schools make the prestigious list of "torchbearer schools," a program created in 2004 to recognize Alabama schools that are high poverty, but also high performing.
October 26, 2010
Phila. Teaching Town Hall Features Tony Danza
October 26, 2010
Feds Investigate Treatment of Minorities in Toledo Schools
October 26, 2010
R.I. Ed. Officials Talk 2-Tiered Diploma System
October 26, 2010
Police: Hartford woman gave son weapons for school
October 26, 2010
Governor Candidates Debate School Funding
October 26, 2010
AG: NE Pa. school official took more than believed
October 26, 2010
Audit finds school computers stuck in Va warehouse
October 26, 2010
Report: School Bus Seat Belts Not Cost-Effective
October 25, 2010
N.J. Weighs New Bullying Laws After Rutgers Suicide
October 25, 2010
Ex-chief of Iowa school group gets $1M retirement
October 25, 2010
States Have No Database for Playground Injuries
October 25, 2010
Ohio District to Test Calamity-Day Alternative
Students in a rural school district in western Ohio will be guinea pigs for the rest of the state this winter when they use the Internet to connect to their classes during inclement weather.
October 25, 2010

States Set Widely Varying 'Proficiency' Bars

A new study finds dramatic variation among states in what it takes for students to reach 'proficient' levels on exams. (October 25, 2010) | Comments (3)

POLITICS K-12 BLOG

Anti-Gay Bullying May Violate Civil Rights, Ed. Dept. Warns

The U.S. Department of Education is warning schools today that harassment rooted in sexual orientation or religious differences may be a federal civil rights violation. (October 26, 2010)

Teacher-Prep Accrediting Groups to Merge

(October 25, 2010) | Comments (2)

Ed. Dept. Pushes for Early-Childhood Funding

(October 25, 2010)

Feds Investigate Treatment of Minorities in Toledo Schools

(October 26, 2010)

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ELECTION 2010

Roy Barnes, the Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia, departs on a campaign tour via school bus in Marietta. The former governor is squaring off against former GOP congressman Nathan Deal and Libertarian John Monds.
—David Goldman/AP

School Finance Fears Haunt Elections Nationwide

Money for schools—how to spend it, or make do without it—has emerged as a major issue in many federal and state races. (October 26, 2010)

Targeting K-6 Could Reduce Dropout Rate Later

(October 26, 2010)

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