http://www.theednews.org en-us http://www.theednews.org N/A [email protected] Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:20:23 -0500 20 http://www.theednews.org/articles/4422/1/Agenda-2006-Education-under-Grading-Education/Page1.html Editor's note: A must read!California has the largest public school system in the country. Taxpayers spent $67.1 billion this year to educate 6.3 million students from kindergarten through 12th grade. But how strong is that education? Are California teenagers graduating well-prepared for college and the work force of the 21st century? Are taxpayers getting their money's worth? [email protected] (Press-Enterprise Company) Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/4422/1/Agenda-2006-Education-under-Grading-Education/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3815/1/CSRQ-Center-Report-on-Elementary-School-CSR-Models/Page1.html The Comprehensive School Reform Quality (CSRQ) Center  is pleased to announce the release of an updated CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School CSR Models (originally released in November 2005). The report provides a decision-making tool to help education stakeholders sort through claims about which approaches could truly raise student achievement and other outcomes. [email protected] (Comprehensive School Reform Quality (CSRQ) Center) Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3815/1/CSRQ-Center-Report-on-Elementary-School-CSR-Models/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3708/1/Foundations-small-schools-experiment-has-yet-to-yield-big-results/Page1.html Most Washington schools awarded grants to help downsize into smaller units haven't carried through. But a few are coming close to achieving what the foundation first envisioned as a way to improve high-school education. [email protected] (Seattle Times) Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3708/1/Foundations-small-schools-experiment-has-yet-to-yield-big-results/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3704/1/City-kids-deserve-more-same-sex-schools/Page1.html Joel Klein and Dennis Walcott: A decade ago, women's groups and civil liberties groups were aghast when the Young Women's Leadership School opened its doors in East Harlem. And last month, when the U.S. Department of Education released new rules giving same-sex classes and schools a historic chance to expand, some of the critics were back. But these critics are wrong. [email protected] (New York Daily News) Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3704/1/City-kids-deserve-more-same-sex-schools/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3699/1/Schools-targeted-for-takeover-far-from-the-worst/Page1.html By Howard Blume and Duke Helfand Political reality is in play as Villaraigosa ponders which three L.A. high campuses to run from City Hall and showcase his education reform. [email protected] (Los Angeles Times) Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3699/1/Schools-targeted-for-takeover-far-from-the-worst/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3100/1/University-Charter-Schools-Could-Improve-Virginias-Public-Education/Page1.html Don SoiferNewspaper stories around the country have chronicled the friction triggered by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), as American public education has come to reckon with a system -- albeit an imperfect one -- assigning consequences for its success rates. [email protected] (Lexington Institute) Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3100/1/University-Charter-Schools-Could-Improve-Virginias-Public-Education/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2420/1/Schools-chief-is-firm-on-expulsion/Page1.html Toledo removed students more often When new Cleveland schools Chief Executive Eugene Sanders says he\'s not going to tolerate disruptive students, he has a track record to back it up. EdResources and EdJobs at EdNews coming soon! [email protected] (Cincinnati Enquirer) Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2420/1/Schools-chief-is-firm-on-expulsion/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2284/1/Rationing-Education/Page1.html By Jennifer Booher-JenningsIn dire circumstances -- a battlefield, a devastating natural disaster or an overcrowded emergency room -- we accept the rationing of scarce resources as a necessary if regrettable choice. We triage. [email protected] (Washington Post) Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2284/1/Rationing-Education/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/1824/1/Diversity-Myth-Perceptions/Page1.html by Eileen Gale KuglerFinding a good school filled with capable teachers, motivated students and committed parents like themselves is one of a parent’s most important responsibilities. In seeking a good school for their child, however, many parents fall prey to pervasive “myth-perceptions” that can poison public attitudes toward diverse schools. [email protected] (Eileen Gale Kugler) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/1824/1/Diversity-Myth-Perceptions/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/1465/1/Why-We-Need-a-National-School-Test/Page1.html William J. Bennett and Rod Paige We need to find better and more efficient ways to produce an educated population and close the achievement gaps in our education system. Americans do ultimately get themselves educated -- at work, after school, online, in adulthood -- but a lot of time and money are wasted in the process. [email protected] (Washington Post) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/1465/1/Why-We-Need-a-National-School-Test/Page1.html