News Briefs

Final Rules Set for School Turnaround Grants

December 4, 2009 States and districts must choose among four models to win aid aimed at fixing the lowest-performing schools.

Teacher Education

December 1, 2009 A new report documents growth in "practice-based" teacher education programs in Massachusetts and makes recommendations on next steps to support them.

Early Childhood

December 1, 2009 One new report looks at early-childhood advisory councils in 19 states as required by Head Start and another researches New Mexico's prekindergarten program.

Community Colleges

December 1, 2009 A study of six Texas community colleges where higher-than-expected numbers of poor and first-generation students progress to four-year schools finds common threads among them.

Charter Schools

December 1, 2009 A new policy brief from a civil rights group is calling on the federal government to do more to counter racial segregation in the nation's growing population of charter schools.

Online Learning

December 1, 2009 More than half of U.S. states now operate online-learning initiatives for K-12 students, an increase over the 15 states that did so just two years ago.

Louisiana Audit Faults Vallas for Use of State-Owned Car

December 1, 2009 The superintendent of the Recovery School District misused his state-owned vehicle according to an audit released last week.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Miami Case on Cuba Book Dispute

December 1, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute in Miami between school officials and civil libertarians over a book about Cuba.

Federal Civics Programs Under Fire

December 1, 2009 The U.S. Department of Education's inspector general has found widespread problems with two federally financed civics education programs.

Idaho Charter School Warned on Use of Bible in Classroom

December 1, 2009 The Idaho Public Charter School Commission has reprimanded the publicly financed Nampa Classical Academy over the use of religious texts in the classroom that included the Bible.

Chicago Board President Remembered

December 1, 2009 Michael Scott, 60, the president of the Chicago board of education, was remembered at services last month for his lengthy record of community service.

N.J. Boards Back Standards

December 1, 2009 The New Jersey School Boards Association will support the concept of national education standards.

Library Group Balks at E-Rate Changes

December 1, 2009

U.S. Judge Says Chicago Schools Must Allow Transfers After Beating

December 1, 2009

ESEA Renewal Session Focuses on 'Special' Groups

December 1, 2009

Blogs of the Week

December 1, 2009

Dropout Costs Priced for 50 Major U.S. Cities

November 25, 2009