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February 2006
Assaults/Fights
Commission of an act on school grounds that if committed by an adult would be considered criminal assault. Clarification: In keeping with the requirements ... (read more)
Commission of an act on school grounds that if committed by an adult would be considered criminal assault. Clarification: In keeping with the requirements ... (read more)
Charter Schools Expose Educational Fault Lines
Editor's note: This is the second of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom they need to create significant educational ... (read more)
Editor's note: This is the second of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom they need to create significant educational ... (read more)
Cyber Bullying on the Rise Among U.S. Teens
As school districts across the United States grapple with preventing and dealing with bullying among students, a newer and more subversive form is being ... (read more)
As school districts across the United States grapple with preventing and dealing with bullying among students, a newer and more subversive form is being ... (read more)
Establishing School Choice in Washington, D.C.
Editor's note: In late October of last year, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice, the organizing force behind the ... (read more)
Editor's note: In late October of last year, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice, the organizing force behind the ... (read more)
Florida Voucher Ruling Puts Programs at Risk
The Florida Supreme Court's January 5 decision to overturn the statewide A+ Opportunity Scholarship voucher program for students in low-performing schools ... (read more)
The Florida Supreme Court's January 5 decision to overturn the statewide A+ Opportunity Scholarship voucher program for students in low-performing schools ... (read more)
Floridians Seek to Save School Choice from Court Decision
In response to a 5-2 vote by the Florida Supreme Court overturning the state's six-year-old Opportunity Scholarship program January 5, parents statewide ... (read more)
In response to a 5-2 vote by the Florida Supreme Court overturning the state's six-year-old Opportunity Scholarship program January 5, parents statewide ... (read more)
Green Party Making a Difference in Maine Schools
When Ben Meiklejohn, a musician and artist, and Steven Spring, a former math teacher from Washington, DC and director of the Great Schools Coalition of ... (read more)
When Ben Meiklejohn, a musician and artist, and Steven Spring, a former math teacher from Washington, DC and director of the Great Schools Coalition of ... (read more)
Half-Million Texas Children Are Eligible for School Choice
In mid-December, the Texas Education Agency identified 821 campuses as academically unacceptable--twice as many as in 2004--making some 538,000 students ... (read more)
In mid-December, the Texas Education Agency identified 821 campuses as academically unacceptable--twice as many as in 2004--making some 538,000 students ... (read more)
Hurricane Relief Bill Sets Humanitarian Example
The Hurricane Education Recovery Act (HERA) signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 30 is the most comprehensive package of K-12 school ... (read more)
The Hurricane Education Recovery Act (HERA) signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 30 is the most comprehensive package of K-12 school ... (read more)
Illinois Set to Ban Soda and Snacks in Schools
The Illinois State Board of Education, following the urging of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), on December 15 began the process of banning the sale of high-fat, ... (read more)
The Illinois State Board of Education, following the urging of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), on December 15 began the process of banning the sale of high-fat, ... (read more)
Intense Battle Looms over NCLB
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which marked its fourth birthday January 8, is likely to provoke increasingly intense debate on Capitol Hill throughout 2006. ... (read more)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which marked its fourth birthday January 8, is likely to provoke increasingly intense debate on Capitol Hill throughout 2006. ... (read more)
Milwaukee Begins to Ration School Choice
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) officially announced on December 27 its plan for rationing seats in the 15-year-old Milwaukee Parental ... (read more)
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) officially announced on December 27 its plan for rationing seats in the 15-year-old Milwaukee Parental ... (read more)
New Analysis of International Exams Reveals Worse U.S. Performance
In international academic comparisons, U.S. students appear to do relatively well in fourth grade but slide thereafter. A new report analyzing three such ... (read more)
In international academic comparisons, U.S. students appear to do relatively well in fourth grade but slide thereafter. A new report analyzing three such ... (read more)
New Study, Innovative Leaders Give Colorado A Model for Improvement
Prompted by statewide trends it considers unacceptable, and guided by some successful exceptions, a Colorado education commission has given high schools ... (read more)
Prompted by statewide trends it considers unacceptable, and guided by some successful exceptions, a Colorado education commission has given high schools ... (read more)
Parents, Administrators Must Keep Watch
Since cyber bullying is a relatively new practice for adolescents, parents and school administrators seldom know exactly when it occurs. "Many schools ... (read more)
Since cyber bullying is a relatively new practice for adolescents, parents and school administrators seldom know exactly when it occurs. "Many schools ... (read more)
Pioneer Institute Launches Drive for Choice in Mass.
The people at Massachusetts' Pioneer Institute think their state has gone long enough without seriously considering school choice. On January 31, they released ... (read more)
The people at Massachusetts' Pioneer Institute think their state has gone long enough without seriously considering school choice. On January 31, they released ... (read more)
Quick Read Delivers Long-Term Plan for Reform
Delivering on the Promise of the 95% Reading and Math Goals by Lynn Fielding, Nancy Kerr, and Paul Rosier The New Foundation Press, Inc., 2004 328 pages, ... (read more)
Delivering on the Promise of the 95% Reading and Math Goals by Lynn Fielding, Nancy Kerr, and Paul Rosier The New Foundation Press, Inc., 2004 328 pages, ... (read more)
Study: Colorado School Violence Goes Largely Unreported
The December 2005 release of the annual Colorado School Accountability Reports (SARs) raised concerns among analysts and legislators that school districts ... (read more)
The December 2005 release of the annual Colorado School Accountability Reports (SARs) raised concerns among analysts and legislators that school districts ... (read more)
Wisconsin Considering School Choice for Parents of Autistic Children
A scholarship program in Wisconsin would allow the parents of children with autism to choose the school best suited to their children's needs and could ... (read more)
A scholarship program in Wisconsin would allow the parents of children with autism to choose the school best suited to their children's needs and could ... (read more)