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Archive for October, 2007

College Enrollment In Texas Grows 2%….

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

to over 1.2 million students. 60% of the new enrollment is in community colleges.

UC-Berkley Research Brief Out….

October 25, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on the amount of time science is taught in Bay Area classrooms in the elementary grade level. In the k-5th grade levels 80% spent less than 60 minutes a week on science with 16% spending no time at all. The bar chart showcased in the report split the data up into two equal grade groups from k-2nd and from 3rd-5th grade levels.

The Advancement Project Report…

October 25, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on just the Alexandria City Public Schools system is out. The report says that the school district population is mostly made up of Black and Latino students with one high school and that over 50% of both of those races want to take more AP classes.

Almost 100% of Black and Latino students want to go to college says the report, but the report goes on to say that the school district is not doing enough to get Black and Latino students into college.

When the report compared the lone high school it has to other school districts in the area they showcase the other school districts with a way higher Advanced Diploma Graduation Rate. When they compared it to race only the lone high school had way lower amount of Black and Latino students get Advanced Diplomas.

The amount of Black and Latino students in the lone high school only combine for only 25% of the Advance Diplomas while white students got 63% of them.

University Of Minnesota Article….

October 25, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Pioneer Press reports that they now have 100 high tech dummies to help teach dentistry in classrooms. The dummies have cameras in them to make sure you doing work right.

13 Schools In Oregon Have Been….

October 25, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

put on a watch list because of too much violence.

Five Schools In The North Texas Area….

October 25, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

have won an appeal in order to get a better grade from the state.