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Archive for July, 2006

The Seattle Times Reports….

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on students that are having to take the WASL test again.

The Reason Why Durham School Teachers Leave….

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

the school district is poor working conditions says a 2005-2006 teacher turnover report.  Around 1 in 5 teachers will not return next year.

The teachers says that facilities, training, school leadership and time given to plan lessons are worse than other school districts in the state.

The school district has stated to use teacher mentors for the new teachers and that has worked in getting more teacher to stay in the school district.

Teens In The San Jose Area Marched…

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

Wednesday. They were fighting for more teachers, cleaner bathrooms, and new textbooks.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund sued the state to fix some of the chronic problems in the schools. Money set aside from the lawsuit after the suit was settled mostly only gets freed up after formal complaints get launched.

I think the students are doing the right thing and that all the money set aside from the lawsuit needs to be spent on fixing the chronic so no more formal complaints get launched.

Low-Income Schools In California…

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

will get over 400 million bucks to buy new technology from money earned in the anti-trust settlement with the Microsoft company.

Education Department Expands…

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

the amount of school districts that can take part in a tutoring experiment. The experiment so far is getting more students to do tutoring. States involved in this idea are Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia.

The IndyStar also has an article up on this news.

A Dress Code For Teachers May Take….

July 27, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

place for the teachers in the Waterbury Connecticut area.