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Archive for July, 2006

Gov. Blagojevich Signs….

July 26, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The “Preschool for All” program. Any three or four year old can get money to send his or her own kid to the school of their choice.

Federal dollars pay for 130,000 at risk kids to go preschool inside the state, but to add an extra 50,000 students into the program it is going to cost an extra 180 to 240 million.

Now The Texas Education Agency….

July 26, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

wants the full list of schools with suspicious scores from the TAKS exam, but they have not decided if they want to investigate any of these schools.

I really think that the TEA needs to look at these schools.

Fewer Buses…..

July 26, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

are going longer distances to pick up kids to go to school just to save costs.

Many Students Flunk Test Given….

July 26, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

out for the second time to students in Coweta County in the state of Georgia.  They will have to repeat the third, fifth, or eighth grade unless the parents, teacher, or principal decide otherwise.

Alex Kajitani Article

July 25, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on this teacher that uses rhyming lyrics to help teach math skills.

The New York Times Reports…..

July 25, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

on a new article on states that have failed to meet “Highly Qualified Teacher” rules in the NCLB bill.