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Texas Board of Education's Cultural Warriors in Troublenew
Could it really be that the young Earthers, the intelligent designers and assorted Christian right-wing whackjobs who have made the Texas State Board of Education such a reliable source of amusement could be facing... extinction?
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
02-22-2010 |
Education
As a Statewide Demonstration Looms, Investments by the UC Regents are Scrutinizednew
The Regents of the University of California recently worried that students and workers might engage in acts of civil disobedience because the governing board had raised tuition by 30 percent while continuing to spend hundreds of millions on such projects as a sports stadium retrofit.
Sacramento News & Review |
Peter Byrne |
02-19-2010 |
Education
How Are Schools Handling Truancy? Ask the Kids Smoking Pot Near Campusnew
In the late morning of the first day of the new semester at John O'Connell High School of Technology, two boys stage their finely choreographed escape. While the security guard's back is turned, they scamper out the front door onto the sidewalk.
Study Finds Top Publics Give More Funding to Wealthy Studentsnew
The nation’s top public universities are cushioning the cost of college for those who need it the least. While the University of Virginia has made important progress in minority students’ access to higher education, it lagged behind when it came to enrolling low-income students.
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
01-27-2010 |
Education
Big Money and College Presidents: Can You Say Overcompensation?new
This is the first installment of "Dispatches from the Ivory Trailer" for 2010, a regular column focusing on issues in higher education and college town life. This column is an overview predicting the trends, continuing and emergent, which will dominate news coverage of higher education in the coming year.
The Athens NEWS |
Matt Zuefle |
01-26-2010 |
Education
Rich Kid, Poor Kid: Diversity Takes a Backseat in Wake Schoolsnew
If adopted, Wake County Board of Education member John Tedesco's plan would replace the current fluid system of school assignment zones and magnet schools with fixed community boundaries that would be, in all but name, separate districts in a fractured county.
Who Should Control Rochester's Schools?new
Mayor Bob Duffy cites many reasons for wanting control over the city's schools, including decades of low graduation rates and a law that requires the city to dole out $119 million annually with no say in how that money is spent. School Board members tend to bristle at any attempted involvement by the city.
City Newspaper |
Christine Carrie Fien and Tim Louis Macaluso |
01-19-2010 |
Education
Alamo Colleges Set to Resume Debate With Chancellor Bruce Leslienew
After an overwhelming vote of no confidence in Chancellor Bruce Leslie in September, whose unpopularity stems in large part from his attempts to unify the colleges, and a recent meeting on the issue of accreditation, the fight is ready to spill over into the new semester.
San Antonio Current |
Robert J. Pohl |
01-13-2010 |
Education
Learning in Chinese: Mandarin Immersion Takes Root in Bay Area Schoolsnew
Shu Ren, founded in the fall of 2008, is the latest in a growing number of Mandarin bilingual schools that have cropped up in the Bay Area. Most of the programs follow some variation of the "dual language" immersion model.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
01-06-2010 |
Education
Questions Attend an All-Male Charter School in Arkansasnew
Jackie Y. Jackson, the originator of the all-boy charter school that got the OK to open its doors in July from the board of the state Department of Education two weeks ago, doesn't believe the restrictions placed by the board on the school are legal.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
12-31-2009 |
Education
Amid the Detroit Schools Chaos, Who Helps Parents?new
Through her comments on Fox News and elsewhere, Sharlonda Buckman is stirring controversy. And the Detroit Parent Network is poised as an increasingly important player in the turf battles over education in Detroit. With increased importance is likely to come increased scrutiny.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
12-29-2009 |
Education
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Has One More Year to Save Itselfnew
Time is ticking away. You can almost feel it in the ancient halls, reverberating off the intricate metal bars of the old elevator, graying the faces of the bright wall murals. One year.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Education
Cheerless: The Real Reason Lincoln High No Longer Has Spiritnew
Lincoln High’s boys basketball season opened Nov. 30 with all the fanfare one would expect. The bleachers were packed. Students wore the school’s red and white. The band played. Only one thing was missing: Lincoln’s cheerleaders.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
12-16-2009 |
Education
Chavez Testing Audit Uncovers Cheatingnew
For nearly a decade now, people have talked about alleged cheating at Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo. The rumors persisted even as the charter school grew into a network... now, a state-commissioned audit of CCA's practices for the Colorado Student Assessment Program test has sorted fact from fiction.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-15-2009 |
Education
The Wake School Board's Conservative Bloc Grabs Powernew
Three days after their tumultuous debut on the Wake County Board of Education, the four newly elected members were briefed by the board's attorney on local meeting protocols and requirements of the state's Open Public Meetings Law.
Tags: school board, politics
