Weekly Recap for December 19 - 25, 2005:
Congress Utterly Fails In Its Commitment to America’s SchoolchildrenStatement by Joan Schmidt/National School Boards Association (Friday)
The following is a statement by NSBA President Joan Schmidt, a school board member from Fairfield, Montana, on Congress’ end-of-session votes on education: "This week, in a flurry of end-of-session votes, the […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, December 23, 2005:
Congress Utterly Fails In Its Commitment to America’s Schoolchildren Statement by Joan Schmidt/National School Boards Association
The following is a statement by NSBA President Joan Schmidt, a school board member from Fairfield, Montana, on Congress’ end-of-session votes on education: "This week, in a flurry of end-of-session votes, […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, December 22, 2005:
How Cuts in Federal Aid Will Affect Students All Things Considered/NPR
One of the biggest cuts in Thursday’s budget bill is in federal student loans. The cuts are expected to save almost $13 billion. But the actual impact on students may not be that bad. Stephen Burd […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, December 21, 2005:
The Right to Recruit Ed Week
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school districts that receive federal funding are required to give military recruiters student directory information. In addition, the federal law also guarantees military recruiters the same access to high schools as colleges and employers, […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, December 20, 2005:
Some schools try to keep students focused with tests By Keith Reid/Stockton Record
Elementary schools have found a way to keep students focused as the holiday break approaches: Test them. At Beckman Elementary in Lodi, kindergarten teacher LuAnn Casey said Lodi Unified School District’s new trend […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, December 19, 2005:
Legislature and school districts must offer better teacher incentives Editorial/San Jose Mercury News
In the past five years, California school districts have made substantial progress in putting adequately trained teachers in the classroom. They were persuaded to work on the problem by federal law and a state […]
Weekly Recap for December 12 - 18, 2005:
State education officials get an earful Angry critics suggest alternatives for students who fail the exit exam - but concede it’s probably too late to help the class of 2006. By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee (Friday)
Begging, threatening and scolding, scores of people from across the state told education […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, December 16, 2005:
State education officials get an earful Angry critics suggest alternatives for students who fail the exit exam - but concede it’s probably too late to help the class of 2006. By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee
Begging, threatening and scolding, scores of people from across the state told education […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, December 15, 2005:
Experts to suggest exit exam options By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee
Just six months before the consequences are set to kick in for tens of thousands of students, state education officials have opened the door for a showdown today over the California High School Exit Exam. Jack […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, December 14, 2005:
Californians for Justice Student raising herself, brother manages to find success 17-year-old Oaklander works hard to put life, education back on course By Kamika Dunlap/Oakland Tribune
OAKLAND — While most seventh-graders were in school doing book reports and learning fractions and decimals, Marisol Melendrez stayed home to […]