SCHOOL TO PRISON
Themes in the News for the week of Oct. 3-7, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/pdNHwQ "The massive increase in the use of suspension out of school, which is a really important indicator of whether or not a kid’s going to drop out, is something a school can control." -Daniel Losen, author of NEPC report 10-07-2011 - For decades, social
HEADLINES FROM ELSEWHERE
from FCMAT NEWS| Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team Anaheim Union kills color-coded ID program Anaheim Union High School District on Thursday killed a controversial incentive program that assigned students color-coded ID cards and planners based on state test scores, required those who performed poorly to stand in a separate lunch line and awarded the others with discounts.