The Des Moines Register Reports On Iowans….
that are footing a bigger bill for school property taxes .
that are footing a bigger bill for school property taxes .
They found that teachers after having two years of comprehensive induction saw solid gains in reading math scores.
They found that teachers under comprehensive induction had no impact on weather a teacher stays on and teaches.
Charter schools did not have that much of an impact on student performance. Having a lottery to pick students did not help grades at all.
Charter schools with low income students saw gains when it came to math. Charter schools with Higher income students actually saw worse performance when it came to math.
has out a new study on looking at parents and what they want for schools in the local school district.
62% of parents says they have looked at sending their kid to a charter, catholic, or private school.
90% of parents who have a kid in a charter school give the school good or excellent ratings. 92% said the same thing for a catholic school.
72% of the people though still say they do not have enough good choices in picking a school.
The report does show that charter schools in the local school district are gaining pig time in population. They did show charter school students doing a few percentage points better in math and reading on state exams.
The McClatchy Newspapers report on college students in the College Works program where they learn while they also earn.
The News & Observer reports on the community colleges in North Carolina getting full funding from the state.
The Houston Chronicle reports on college students going to a 2-year college first and then a four-year school.
Educate Now! has a short report out showing that students in the New Orleans area that are in schools that take voucher money are performing the worst.
The Boston Globe reports on some high performing charter schools in the state that would like to expand.
The Indy Star reports on charter school performance in the local area that is all over the map.