Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, June 30,
2005:
Standoff on State Budget Continues
GOP lawmakers are expected to reject the
Democrats’ plan today. Fiscal year begins Friday.
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Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday,
June 29, 2005:
States Raise Bar for High School Diploma
By Lynn Olson/Ed Week
Gov. Brad Henry of Oklahoma prepares to sign legislation
that strengthens high school course requirements, during a […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, June 28, 2005:
Area educators alarmed by graduation rate reports Report raises concern about how high schools keep track of students By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune
An unflattering report released last week on high school graduation rates — the second in three months — has made some local educators look more […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, June 27, 2005:
For the Kids’ Sake Directing resources to classrooms Opinion by Arlene Ackerman/San Francisco Chronicle
Arlene Ackerman is superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District.
The severity of the state’s fiscal crisis continues to present grim circumstances in which to educate children. At a time when […]
Weekly Recap for June 20-26, 2005:
State hasn’t done its homework on high school exit exams Opinion by Linda Darling-Hammond and Elle Rustique-Forrester/San Jose Mercury News (Monday)
Linda Darling-Hammon is professor of education at Stanford University. Elle Rustique-Forrester is associate director of Stanford’s School Redesign Network. They are co-authors of the recent report, “Multiple Measures Approaches […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, June 24, 2005:
Barely passing college prep Report says few Central Valley high school graduates continue to pursue a higher education By Melanie Turner/Modesto Bee
California frequently earns an "A" in college participation, but a new report reveals serious problems with college preparation, participation and completion. The bipartisan […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, June 23, 2005:
Settlement generates fixes at local schools 16 public districts in county affected By Adam Klawonn/San Diego Union-Tribune
The crews jackhammering a broken drinking fountain at Olive Elementary School in Vista may have looked like part of another maintenance project to passers-by. But the work at one […]
Top Stories and Commentary for June 20 & 21, 2005:
**Due to complications with our server, we were unable to circulate the news roundup yesterday. Today’s roundup includes articles from both today and yesterday.**
State hasn’t done its homework on high school exit exams Opinion by Linda Darling-Hammond and Elle Rustique-Forrester/San Jose Mercury News
Linda Darling-Hammon is […]
Weekly Recap for June 13-19, 2005:
The trouble with state’s exit exam Opinion by Gary Blasi/Sacramento Bee (Monday)
In a year, about 75,000 California 12th-graders who passed all their courses will be denied a diploma because they will fail the state’s high school exit exam. It is easy to agree that a high school diploma should […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, June 17, 2005:
Renewed fight over discipline in schools Group, in newspaper ads, alleges minority students take brunt of punishment By Elizabeth Johnson/Modesto Bee
Parents and community members allege that students of color in Modesto City Schools are being mistreated. They took out $1,600 worth of advertising in The Bee […]