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Archive for July, 2008

A New Lawsuit Against A Department Manager….

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

working for the Detroit Public Schools says that the department manager created his “own country” where he set up an impenetrable computer system and sidestepped accounting policies to issue more than $45 million in unauthorized contracts.

No wonder this school district is in such a mess.

New Report Out On Fitness Levels….

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

of kids in Texas shows that as students gets o0lder they get more flabby.

Mwsa Public Schools Are….

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

going to be cutting 13 million bucks out of the budget, but the cuts being made got very little public input.

Six States Are Getting More Freedom….

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

under the NCLB bill. Those states are Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and Ohio. These states are going to be able to come up with their own way to fix poor performing schools.

The Federal Government Says That….

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

North Carolina schools are going to have to use the new reading exam scores for the elementary and middle school grade levels. They also have to use a five-year graduation rate for high schools.

This could force more schools in to trouble under the No Child Left Behind Bill.

New Graduation Data Is Out In Utah…

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

and shows that 88% of high school seniors are graduating. 72% of Latino students in the states though.