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Archive for July, 2010

The LA Times Reports On The Local School District Loosing Almost 10 Million…

July 26, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

dollars due to inefficient inventory system.

They also report on families’ hopes are dashed as new Beverly Hills Unified policy ousts nonresident children from district schools.

The AP Reports On Proposed Science Textbooks…..

July 26, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

that are getting scrutinized in Ouachita Parish.

The Dallas Morning News Reports On Teen Mom Ebonee Manning…..

July 26, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

and her quest to pass the math portion of the TAKS exam.

The College Board Is Out With A 2010 Progress Report On College Students…

July 22, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

They want to see 55% of people aged 25-34 with at least an associates degree by 2025.

To achieve this goal they want to see:

Universal preschool, improve middle and high school counseling, implement the best researched based dropout programs, align the K-12 system with international standards, improve teacher quality, simplify the college admission process, provide more need-based aid, and to keep college affordable.

Pepperdine University Is Out With A New Reports….

July 22, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

looking at education expenditures in California from the 2003-2004 school year through the 2008-2009 school year.

They report that school attendance has dropped over the past few years.

What they also found during that time period is that as spending went up for education in California that money that went into teacher salary and benefits declined.

The Detroit News Reports On State Test Scores….

July 22, 2010 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

that are rising for a third straight year.