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Archive for October, 2007

Education Week Reports On The Teach For America

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

program and they want to team up with some school districts to create some principals. Students in the Chicago program would start out as apprentices and will have to serve four years in the school district.

Alec Kline Interview…

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Washington Post interviews the author of the book “A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America’s Best High Schools.” It is on the Stuyvesant High School.

The State Education Board Chief….

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is defending the action to take over the St. Louis public school system.

The San Diego Union-Trinune Reports…

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on National City Schools. They have 100% pass rates for math and English exams.

State Scores For Oregon Have Been Downgraded…

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

a bit due to an error in calculating to many special education students as passing when they were not. The state is chunking 1-2% off every grade level.

The New York Times Reports…

October 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on what colleges and universities are doing to lessen the time needed to get a Ph. D. Some are cutting tuition and some are changing the final project.