in a new report that most young people lack the necessary skills to enter the workforce.  The report surveyed 431 human resource officials to get results.

The biggest complaint is the poor writing skills that they have says the human resource officials, math skills are also a big complaint.

The report talks about the Pathways To Pharmacy program that CVS has.  Students who get into this program start in the early grade levels.  When they reach the high school years they have to take some required classes.   They get a paid internship while in high school as well.  After High school they go for a two-year apprenticeship where they learn stuff at college and work in a CVS pharmacy.  After that they can go on to a four year degree program in pharmacy.

The report says that more college grads are going to get hired over the next few years.

This is only a small summary of the whole report which is a great read.  A change in the educational system like I want will be a great start in fixing the quality of the workforce we need.

that the annual yearly progress measure is a piece of junk.  His one and only one recomendation in the researcdh article is that AYP rules be stopped until the premiss behind them is confirmed or refuted by solid, scientific research and that unintended, negative consequences can be avoided.

I do not feel we are going to reach the 2014 AYP goals at all. I do think one set standard though to say if a school is failing or not is a good thing to have though.

starting a special set of reports over the next few months on student testing and the effects of it.

The first article is on testing of kids that are 3-4 years old. Kisha Lee wants testing at this early of an age level. Occidental University education professor Ron Solorzano think we are obsessed with testing.

still worried eventhough they had a sweep of Nobel prizes.

article up on young students who do the home-schooling route while they train in sports.

that will be put on useable postage stamps for sale to raise money for the fundraiser the school has.  Each school pockets 3 bucks for every sheet of stamps.