Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, January 31, 2007
School district again in question over broken windows, lack of heat ACLU closely monitoring district’s response to complaints of lack of heat in classrooms, broken windows By Allison Jean Eaton/Compton Bulletin
The local school district is again being scrutinized after two parents filed a formal complaint […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, January 30, 2007
High schools eyed in No Child Left Behind renewal By Amy Fagan/Washington Times
Educators, lawmakers and the White House are indicating that high school reform should be included in this year’s renewal of the No Child Left Behind law, and the discussion about what it […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, January 29, 2007
More minority teachers earn National Certification By Bess Keller/Ed Week
The number of minority teachers receiving national certification shot up this year, suggesting that the advanced credential may have started to better penetrate schools serving poor, minority children.Black teachers winning the stamp of approval from the […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, January 25, 2007
Bush proposes broadening the No Child Left Behind Act
By Diana Jean Schemo/New York Times
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—The Bush administration called on Wednesday for an array of changes to the president’s signature education law. The proposals would give local school officials new powers to override both teachers’ […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Bush to push school voucher proposal By Nancy Zuckerbrod/Associated Press
President Bush is making another run at giving poor students private school vouchers, but the Democratic-controlled Congress appears ready to block that move. The White House unveiled details Tuesday of the president’s proposals for overhauling the […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Building schools in flux Governor wants to shift part of state’s share of construction cost to local districts. By Shane Goldmacher/Sacramento Bee
Tucked deep in the budget plan he released earlier this month, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to dramatically change how public school construction is […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, January 22, 2007
More school counselors on way State gives $200 million for the hiring of 3,000 By Helen Gao/San Diego Union-Tribune
The counseling office at Hoover High School in City Heights can resemble a busy doctor’s office. An endless stream of students […]

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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, January 19, 2007
Tough choices’: Radical ideas, misguided assumptions By Diane Ravitch/Ed Week
There is a line between visionary thinking and pie-in-the-sky theorizing. The recent report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, “Tough Choices or Tough […]

Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, January 18, 2007
High Schools Raise Diploma Requirements By Julia Silverman/Associated Press
At the high school in this small coastal town, students can spot their grandparents’ senior class pictures still hanging on the walls. Parents and teachers here say they know what’s best for their children. So a proposal […]