Teacher Suspended over Letter - The Orange County school district obtained the inflammatory letter Thursday that led to the abrupt suspension without pay of a fifth-grade teacher accused of disparaging Hispanics, Haitians and other immigrants.
Classes Awash in Drugs - The center's report found that more than six in 10 high-school students will go back to schools where drugs are kept, used or sold -- a 41 percent increase versus three years ago.
Schools Must Offer Transfers - Nearly 400 Florida schools graded A or B will have to offer their students transfers to other campuses or tutoring services because they did not meet federal standards, the state announced Wednesday.
ACT Scores Suggest Kids Not Ready for College - A majority of U.S. high school graduates who took the ACT are entering college poorly prepared to tackle key subjects such as math and science, concludes a report by the sponsor of the nation’s second most widely used college-admissions test.
40% of Teachers Plan to Quit by 2010 - Forty percent of public school teachers plan to leave the profession within five years, the highest rate since at least 1990, according to a study being released Thursday
School Settles over Handcuffed 5 year old - The city agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman whose 5-year-old son was handcuffed by police after a fight on a school bus.
Ex-Teacher Convicted of Murder - Jurors deliberated for 90 minutes Wednesday before convicting a former Spring elementary schoolteacher of murder in the shooting death of her estranged husband last year.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Monday, August 15, 2005
Why We Homeschool, Aug. 15, 2005
Mandatory School Recess Plan Put on Hold - Plans to require recess in all Miami-Dade elementary schools have been delayed at least until next month because School Board members are concerned the policy is not teacher-friendly.
CA School Chief, Teachers Union Sue Governor - California state schools Superintendent Jack O’Connell and the California Teachers Association took their battle with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over the state budget to the next level Aug. 8 by filing a lawsuit that charges the governor with failing to provide schools with money they are guaranteed under state law.
State's Figures Inflated Student Success - Utah Schools Superintendent Patti Harrington now acknowledges that state Office of Education officials should have made clear from the beginning that exit exam statistics they released in May were only estimates.
Two Districts Embroiled in Racial Tug of War - About 70 white students were turned away from their schools here for two days this week as their parents, school administrators and civil rights attorneys fought the latest round in a racially charged legal battle between two small-town Central Texas school districts.
Town Sues over School Aide Plan - The Legislature, the lawsuit charges, created a new funding formula that unfairly reduces state aid to some communities by relying too heavily on median household income levels and the property wealth of a community.
Judge Seals Records on School Rape Allegation - A state district judge in Gretna Friday sealed the record of a civil lawsuit that accuses a former teacher and assistant principal at Crescent City Baptist School in Metairie of raping a juvenile student.
Teacher Put on Leave, Students Left in Limbo - School officials received allegations about Geier just before the start of school. He was placed on paid administrative leave while the allegations are investigated. Neither school officials nor Geier are saying what the allegations may involve. Interviews are being conducted. Computers have been removed from Geier's classroom
CA School Chief, Teachers Union Sue Governor - California state schools Superintendent Jack O’Connell and the California Teachers Association took their battle with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over the state budget to the next level Aug. 8 by filing a lawsuit that charges the governor with failing to provide schools with money they are guaranteed under state law.
State's Figures Inflated Student Success - Utah Schools Superintendent Patti Harrington now acknowledges that state Office of Education officials should have made clear from the beginning that exit exam statistics they released in May were only estimates.
Two Districts Embroiled in Racial Tug of War - About 70 white students were turned away from their schools here for two days this week as their parents, school administrators and civil rights attorneys fought the latest round in a racially charged legal battle between two small-town Central Texas school districts.
Town Sues over School Aide Plan - The Legislature, the lawsuit charges, created a new funding formula that unfairly reduces state aid to some communities by relying too heavily on median household income levels and the property wealth of a community.
Judge Seals Records on School Rape Allegation - A state district judge in Gretna Friday sealed the record of a civil lawsuit that accuses a former teacher and assistant principal at Crescent City Baptist School in Metairie of raping a juvenile student.
Teacher Put on Leave, Students Left in Limbo - School officials received allegations about Geier just before the start of school. He was placed on paid administrative leave while the allegations are investigated. Neither school officials nor Geier are saying what the allegations may involve. Interviews are being conducted. Computers have been removed from Geier's classroom
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