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Archive for March, 2007

Bill Ratliff Article…

March 26, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Houston Chronicle reports on this former GOP senator that says that Texas needs a change in how it rates ever single school.

The Ap Reports….

March 26, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on more teachers pushing for civics education in the classroom.

Arizona State Universoty Article…

March 26, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The AP reports on one of the largest populated colleges in the USA.

I do not think that colleges with ultra sized populations are all that great imo. I like smaller populated colleges more, but those are usually bring a higher tuition cost to them.

The AP Reports….

March 26, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

that experts are saying that testing companies are not have a good time with the NCLB bill. The article states test companies are at peak capacity, the article also talks about scoring delays and errors on exams.

Center For Teacher Quality….

March 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

releases a report that ranks teachers in redesigned and early college high schools vrs those of regular high schools in North Carolina.

In every single table this report lists it shows that the redesigned and early college high schools win. Questions asked included faculty being more committed to helping students, teachers are more involved in making educational decisions, teacher have sufficient access to materials.

They also game out some reasons why the redesigned and early college high schools work including the size of the school helps build relationships with students and help promote collaboration with staff. It also led to more time for effective communication.

The National Consortium for Specialized Secondary…..

March 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

Schools of Mathematics, Sciences, and Technology have released a short report saying that more specialty high schools in Math and science have to be created.