“Nevada’s Senate made state history in May when its members unanimously approved a measure that would offer scholarships to special-needs students to attend the public or private school of their parents’ choice. Senate Bill 158 is the first school choice bill to win either Assembly or Senate approval in the Nevada Legislature. According to bill […]
“Administrators, teachers, parents and students at Osprey and Sawgrass charter schools became vigilantes of sorts, opening their doors for classes Wednesday and bucking a Brevard County School Board decision that demanded the sister schools close. But the schools are in limbo — they no longer can be considered a public school, supported by taxpayer funds, […]
“Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, thousands of displaced students and millions of dollars in unfunded school reconstruction projects still plague the region, according to the report released Aug. 29 by the Atlanta-based Southern Education Foundation (SEF). The report urged the federal government to adopt a ‘new response’ to restoring […]
“For the first time, Florida was supposed to receive an analysis this month of the academic performance of students who receive state vouchers to go to private schools. But it won’t. The state Department of Education has not even issued a contract for the study. The delay means the state doesn’t know how well or […]
“The annual release of SAT scores always demands a bit of creative writing by a state leadership that rose to power on the promise of improved performance. Georgia’s scores remain far too low, and the progress far too slow, so the governor and state school superintendent thumb through their thesauruses for new ways to disguise […]
“Brewer is not the first to promise the dawn of a new era at the Los Angeles Unified School District, but if he delivers one, he will be the first to actually make good on his lofty promises. Brewer has a lot of advantages that his predecessors have lacked. He has the vigorous support of […]
“As the curtain opens on a new school year, the spotlight is on teachers. Off in the wings, a noisy debate ensues about how to ensure that public school teachers are well qualified – and receive enough support – to do their jobs. There is some consensus on the situation: Students with experienced, highly skilled […]
“No matter one’s age, the start of school triggers powerful memories: pristine notebooks and lunchboxes, the intoxicating aroma of fresh markers, a first-day outfit, planned with the precision of a NASA launch. But what does back-to-school mean for the approximately 2 million American kids educated at home? Depending on whom you talk to, the annual […]
“With 50 million children set to return to school, districts all over the country are still scrambling to fill teaching positions and are having an especially difficult time finding qualified applicants to fill shortages in vital areas like math and science. These shortages will persist and the education reform effort will continue to lag until […]
“Mankind is to blame for climate change but governments still have time to slow accelerating damage at moderate cost if they act quickly, a draft U.N. report shows. Underlining the need for speed, it says a European Union goal of holding temperature rises to a maximum 2 Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times is almost […]
