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Archive for March, 2007

The Detroit News Reports…

March 15, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on the need for mentors in the school system.

The Chicago Tribune Reports…

March 15, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on how Latino students are bringing up test scores in Illinois.

Ohio College Students Will Get…

March 15, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

a freeze in tuition if the Gov. gets a proposal he wants passed.

Chess Camp Article….

March 15, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Arizona Republic reports on this camp that students in the Kyrene school district are going to during spring break.

National Institute For Early Education Research…

March 14, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

has finally released a 2006 report on pre-school education.

The report says that a record 20% of 4-year-olds are going to pre-school. The average amount spent per child though over the past few year has been dropping while spending has increased. The total amount going to pre-school is almost 943,000.

38 states funded pre-school education.

Only the states of Oklahoma and Georgia were able to have over 50% of 4-year-olds in pre-school. Alabama and North Carolina though were the only states to meet NIEER’s quality benchmarks.

Included in the massive report are state profiles for every state.

The AP Reports That California Schools…

March 14, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

will need upwards of 1.5 trillion, YES 1.5 TRILLION, per year in order for every single school in the state to have an API rating of 800.