Oregon report: Only 2 of 3 teens graduate from high school on time | OregonLive.com

Oregon report: Only 2 of 3 teens graduate from high school on time | OregonLive.com

Oregon report: Only 2 of 3 teens graduate from high school on time

By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian

May 25, 2010, 10:01AM

View full sizeThe OregonianAmanda Bakker straightens Twyla Baggarley's cap during graduation rehearsal in 2008 at Liberty High School. Seventy-four percent of Liberty High School students graduated in 2009 after four years of high school.Only 66 percent of students in Oregon's high school class of 2009 graduated from high school on time, and more than 14,000 of them dropped out along the way, the state reported this morning.

Portland, the largest district in Oregon, had one of the worst graduation rates, with just 53 percent of its students graduating on time. Nearly 100 students apiece dropped out from the class of 2009 at Wilson, Cleveland, Franklin, Marshall and Roosevelt high schools and hundreds more quit from alternative schools all around the city.

» Test scores from every public school in Oregon in The Oregonian's schools guide.

Low graduation rates are one of the main problems that Superintendent Carole Smith cites for wanting to remake the district's high schools into larger, more equitable ones.

Among the more successful districts: Hillsboro, Tigard-Tualatin and tiny

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Data may help DPS improve regional outcomes - The Denver Post

Data may help DPS improve regional outcomes - The Denver Post

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Media Advisories--Department of Education

Media Advisories--Department of Education

Event Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Contact: Jim Bradshaw (202) 401-2310 or
jim.bradshaw@ed.gov

CIVIL RIGHTS ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING INEQUITIES

Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in a discussion of school district funding inequities on Wednesday at an event sponsored by the Center for American Progress.

Among the topics to be explored will be the hidden salary gap which can result in teachers at affluent schools being paid more than teachers in the same district who work at more modest income schools. Two papers will be released by the center, examining a 2005 California law that requires schools to publish per-pupil expenditures.

Event Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Contact: David Thomas (202) 401-1579 or
press@ed.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR OFFICIAL TO DISCUSS ESEA REAUATHORIZATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Jo Anderson, senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education, will discuss President’s Obama’s blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the role of leadership in education reform during a panel discussion at the University of New Mexico’s College of Education on Wednesday, May 26 in Albuquerque, N.M.

UC admits 17 percent of waitlisted students Education - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Education - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

UC admits 17 percent of waitlisted students

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: 10:17 am

The results are in from the University of California's first stab at using waiting lists: 17 percent of students offered a place on a UC waiting list this spring were admitted to the campus that wait-listed them.

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• UC puts 10,000 applicants on waiting list

Sacramento State lays off 8, eliminates vacant positions

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 10:07 am

Layoff notices will be sent to eight employees today at Sacramento State.

Sacramento City Unified opens Parent Resource Center

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 9:48 am

The Sacramento City Unified School District will open its new Parent Resource Center inside the district office at 3:30 p.m. today.

Mayor's fiancee brings tough-on-education talk to Sacramento

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 12:00 am

Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee brought her get-tough-on-education stance to Sacramento on Monday, saying schools need to be run like Fortune 500 companies, but with student achievement replacing capital.

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What to expect when you’re expecting layoffs: a rough guide | GothamSchools

What to expect when you’re expecting layoffs: a rough guide | GothamSchools

What to expect when you’re expecting layoffs: a rough guide

by Anna Phillips

We know there are layoffs coming. But how many people will be laid off? Who will they be? And will you or your child’s teacher be among them?
“I wish I had more money and I wish I had more clarity,” was Chancellor Joel Klein’s answer to these questions a few weeks ago, speaking to principals by conference call.
The process of laying off teachers in New York City is so complex that few people have clear answers right now. But after studying the state law that sets teacher hiring and firing rules, talking to union and city officials, and looking back to the 1970s — the last time a economic crisis forced thousands of teacher layoffs — I have some clues. Here are answers to questions I’ve heard from parents and teachers (send more!).
Will there be layoffs?
Several scenarios exist that could reduce — but probably not eliminate — the number of layoffs.