says that we need more faith-based-programs like Project Turnaround.

passed the Algebra I exam and around 50% was able to pass the English 11 exam last year says the State Board of Education

the article is on one of these schools in the Atlanta area.  The school is a fifth through eighth grade school.  Students in KIPP schools do have to sign a contract and they go longer school days than people in the public sector.

to a local DC school to pimp the “No Child Left Behind Bill”.  He said in his speech that testing is good.  Video is up at the CNN.com website.
I do not know if he was thinking at all during this speech.  A recent report by the Education week people show that more schools over all are not making the AYP goals in the NCLB bill.  They did not have data at the time from every state, but they did have data from the District of Columbia which was not good at all.

to make sure all the teachers are “highly qualified.”  The state says that 9 out of ten school districts that have th most teachers that are not qualified are more than 100 miles away from a college.

I would suggest that the state sets up an online education degree with the state university system in order to get as many teacher as possible to highly qualified status.

that are short on teachers. An American Association of Colleges of Nursing survey says that 3 out four schools cite not enough teachers are a reason for rejection in the year 2004 and 2005.