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Archive for August, 2006

The NCES Reports That….

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

grants are better than tuition tax breaks for the poorest people.  Families earning over 92 grand save around 700 bucks using tax credits while families earning less than 32 grand only save around 600 bucks.

The Ohio Federation Of Teachers Says….

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

that charter schools in Ohio are not as good as non charter schools.

In The Washington D.C. Area….

August 25, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Texbooks, Uncategorized

parts of science and social studies standards will not get implemented right away due to not having the proper textbooks on time.

A Big Rise In The….

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

amount of schools that did not meet NCLB rules occurred in the state of Michigan.

297 failed in 2004, 436 in 2005 and now 544 in 2006.

The Richardson Public School District…

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

has implemented a math program with the help of Texas Instruments.  The pilot progam included block scheduling of clas time and the use of graphing caculators in the classroom. The school district has seen an inscrease in math schools due to the use of the program.

Today At CNN.com…

August 25, 2006 By: richard.ginn Category: Nurse, Uncategorized

in the video section of the website they have a report up called “Where’s the Nurse?” It is a short pieces on the lack of school nurses in the school system.

They visit one place where they have one nurse for six schools.