The Texas Education Agency Says….
that students in 831 schools in the state can allow students to transfer to another school.
The Dallas Morning News also reports on this.
Archive for December, 2007
The Chicago Tribune Reports….
that in the last five years that superintendent salaries have jumped by 23% and that 10 of them now make over 300 grand a year.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer And Baltimore….
Sun newspapers have articles up on colleges affected by new student loan mess probe by the New York Attorney General.
Educational Testing Service Report….
on new teachers is out.
They look at two different sets of years in this report. The years of 1994-1997 and 2002-2005. They found higher GPA of Praxis test takers in the years of 2002-2005, higher verbal SAT scores for all people taking the exam, higher math SAT scores for all taking the exam.
They did showcase that the passing rate has dropped big time for all races, especially for African Americans.
Michigan State University Report….
on math teacher preparation in six countries is out. Counties included are Taiwan, Korea, US, Bulgaria, Germany, and Mexico.
The report says that Taiwan and Korea are at the top in all five areas of mathematical knowledge. US though is generally weak compared to Taiwan and Korea in all areas, but the US is good against German teachers in statics.
The report also says that potential teachers in Taiwan and Korea take way more classes that covered advanced topics than them potential teachers in the US take.
Salt Lake Tribune Reports….
on the rise of gifted and talented kids in the state.
