LA school officials in the dark over computer inventories…
Annie Gilbertson at KPCC – Southern California Public Radio… “Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they don’t have a complete accounting of computers at schools because they stopped counting during budget cuts – and a new survey meant to get an accurate accounting is incomplete, according to records, statements at public meetings and interviews…” Read it. What do you think? Read and
Schools starve students to punish deadbeat parents…
Brandy Zadroznyat The Daily Beast… “Picture this. School-age children with rumbling tummies move their styrofoam trays in an orderly lunch line. It’s Tuesday, and at Uintah Elementary School in Salt Lake City that means one thing for excited youngsters: pizza day. Students fill their trays with deep-dish pepperoni slices and napa salad and head to the lunch lady for checkout. That’s when tragedy
Ed. Dept. allows public charter schools to hold weighted lottery…
Lyndsey Layton in The Washington Post… “The Education Department on Wednesday reversed a long-standing policy and will now allow public charter schools that receive federal grants to give admissions preference to low-income children, minorities and other disadvantaged students. The move is designed to try to preserve racial diversity in schools that are attractive to wealthier families. Schools w
A Push for French in New York Schools…
Kirk Semple in The New York Times… “In the fugue of tongues on New York’s streets, French has never been a dominant voice. And as surging numbers of Asian and Latino immigrants continue to tip the balance of foreign languages toward Chinese and Spanish, the idea of learning French, to some, may seem kind of quaint, even anachronistic. Yet in the city’s public school system, the French dual-languag
Boston – Three nonprofits to take over schools…
James Vaznis in The Boston Globe… “Massachusetts education officials who are poised to take over four schools in Boston, Holyoke, and New Bedford announced Wednesday that they have selected three nonprofits and a superintendent with records of boosting student achievement as receivers, under a first-of-a-kind experiment in the state. In Boston, the state is tapping two education nonprofits that al
Will Portland teachers vote to authorize a strike?
Nicole Dungca in The Oregonian… “Portland Association of Teachers leaders sent a message Wednesday night announcing a strike vote on Feb. 5. The walkout would be the first teachers strike in the history of Oregon’s largest district. Union leaders say members appear united. Those leaders referenced results from their “pre-strike assessment” last week, in which teachers at every school hold individu
Early Childhood Ed.: Lots of talk, not much action…
Laura Bornfreund and Conor Williams in The Atlantic… “Business leaders, law enforcement, retired military leaders, charitable foundations, and Nobel-winning economists—not to mention President Obama—support better preschool. Why hasn’t there been more progress?…” Read it. What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Early Childhood Ed.: Lots of talk, not much action… appeared first on
Suspensions, expulsions fall in California public schools…
Sharon Noguchi in the San Jose Mercury News… “Suspensions and expulsions in California public schools fell dramatically in 2012-13, the result of schools’ deliberate efforts to seek alternate discipline and reduce racial disparities in punishment…” Read it. What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Suspensions, expulsions fall in California public schools… appeared first on GoPubli