Financial Crisis Now Striking Home for School Districts
The crisis besetting U.S. and world financial markets is hitting school districts hard, as they struggle to float bonds, borrow money, and get access to investment funds locked up in troubled institutions. (October 10, 2008)
Latest ‘Reading First’ Study Reports Limited Gains
The basic principles of the program have been widely implemented in participating schools, the study finds, but those changes have resulted in limited student-achievement headway. (October 10, 2008)
Ayers Controversy First Smoldered, Now Flares Bright
Months after conservative commentators began hammering Sen. Barack Obama over his connections to William C. Ayers, Sen. John McCain is clearly making the controversy a part of his campaign strategy. (October 10, 2008)
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Top U.S. Education Research Officials to Step Down
The chiefs of the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Center for Education Statistics led the push to make school research a more evidence-based field. (October 10, 2008)
D.C. Set to Impose Teacher-Dismissal Plan
Under Michelle A. Rhee’s outline, principals could place ineffective teachers on a 90-day improvement plan. Those who did not improve would face dismissal. (October 10, 2008)
Efforts Undertaken to Publicize Math Panel’s Results
One step being undertaken by the U.S. Department of Education has been the distribution of 160,000 pamphlets, specifically written for parents, to elementary and middle schools around the country. (October 10, 2008)
Community Leaders Are 'Principal for a Day'
Mobile County Public Schools officials hope that about 100 community leaders who signed up to be Principal for a Day will spread the word about positive things happening in the schools. (October 9, 2008, AP)
Justices Hear School District Sex-Harassment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a lower-court ruling on schoolchildren’s exposure to books promoting tolerance for gay marriage.
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Success of Low-Income Schools Documented Online for Peers
The EPIC Web portal contains in-depth analyses of low-income schools that are producing strong student-learning gains. (October 7, 2008)
New Tech Tools Bring Study of Election Alive
Video sharing, social networking, and online games are among the Web-based tools teachers are using to spur students’ interest in the election. (October 7, 2008)
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