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Archive for April, 2008

Conroe Independent School District Article….

April 02, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Houston Chronicle reports on this school district and the school libraries they have searching through the materials they have to get rid of the out of date or dog-eared materials.

The Hartford Courant Continues….

April 02, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

with a new article on Windsor High School senior Lamar Perry. He did not get in John Hopkins University, but he is going to St. John’s.

America’s Promise Alliance Report….

April 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

is out looking at high school graduation rates at the 50 biggest cities in the USA.

They list an average graduation rate of 51.8% with Mesa Arizona and San Jose at the top and Detroit at the very bottom. I have reported before on Detroit’s awful graduation rate.

In another table they showcase around 35% gaps in the graduation rate between the Urban and Suburban school districts in a city. That is sure some massive gaps.

The report does get into some extra detail on just 4 cities. They include Miami Florida, New York City, Baltimore Maryland, and Dallas Texas.

A Short Brian K. McFarlin Study Is Out…..

April 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on hybrid instruction is out from Advances in Physiological Society. In the study he did one class with only in-class instruction and the other class had both in-class instruction and online instruction.

Based on his scoring calculations the students that had both the in-class instruction and online instruction scored 10% better.

Margaret Spellings Makes It Official….

April 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Uncategorized

and is going to force all states to calculate the high school graduation rate using one single formula.

You know I love this idea.

A New Bill In Minnesota Would….

April 01, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

force background checks on school coaches.