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Friday, September 25, 2009

Unions gagging on Obama reforms

To the surprise of many educators who campaigned last year for change in the White House, the Obama administration's first recipe for school reform relies heavily on Bush-era ingredients and adds others that make unions gag. Read Washington Post story.

Education news roundup: September 25

New park or new school? Developer offers Stapleton choice
School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
New GI Bill a bureaucratic bog

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Duncan: Reauthorize, preserve heart of NCLB

The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. Read AP story.

Education news roundup: September 24

Chavez drama heading for climax?
DPS school closings boosted achievement
U. of Illinois president quits in "clout list" scandal

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Big university endowments report steep losses

Steep investment losses have caused painful cutbacks at some of the nation’s best-known universities over the most recent fiscal year and have prompted questions about whether their endowments are taking too much risk. Read NY Times story.

Education news roundup: September 23

6 schools focus of D.C. testing probe
Colorado concurrent enrollment provides boost
Chavez dispute drags on

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

NYC charter students outscored lottery losers

Students who entered lotteries and won spots in New York City charter schools performed better on state exams than students who entered the same lotteries but did not secure charter school seats, according to a study by a Stanford University economist being released Tuesday. Read NY Times story.

Education news roundup: September 22

Chavez network's online school in turmoil
"Common standards" movement advances
Philly schools brace for huge cuts

Monday, September 21, 2009

Budget impact: Some L.A. classes up to 50

Some L.A. Unified classes are crammed with about 50 students, leaving some pupils to sit on desks or the floor and their teachers to grade hundreds of papers while still focusing on improvement. Read L.A. Times story.

Education news roundup: September 21

Seattle schools, students see impact of budget crunch
Eager students fall prey to Apartheid's legacy
House bill would free up cash for early ed.

Friday, September 18, 2009

CU diversity up, out-of-staters down

The number of minority graduate students enrolled at the University of Colorado has reached a record high this fall, according to a new campus census. Of the new freshmen, 58.5 percent are Colorado students. There's a 17 percent drop in the number of non-resident freshmen. Read Daily Camera story

Education news roundup: September 18

NYC principals pressured to hire reserve pool teachers
Chicago high school test scores stall
U.S. House passes student loan overhaul

Thursday, September 17, 2009

$40m budget shortfall will force D.C. layoffs

The District's budget problems will force its public schools to trim as much as $40 million in spending by the end of October, prompting teacher layoffs and, in some cases, increasing class sizes, Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced Wednesday. Read Washington Post story.

Education news highlights: September 17

Senator: Hundreds of D.C. voucher pupils missing
Houston-area district wins Broad Prize
Chavez' Springs campus hit hard by swine flu

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

39 more L.A. schools ripe for takeover

Thirty-nine Los Angeles schools -- a group larger than the entire Glendale school system -- identified as "failing" under federal standards became eligible Tuesday for takeover under a recent Board of Education policy. Read L.A. Times story.

Education news roundup: September 16

Boston charters see high attrition
D.C. asks judge to dismiss special ed. order
Two Springs-area schools win Blue Ribbon status

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Schools increasingly look abroad for teachers

Some American school districts have turned increasingly to overseas recruiting to find teachers willing to work in their hard-to-staff schools, according to a new report by a national teachers union. Read NY Times story

Education news roundup: September 15

Harvard to offer doctorate in education leadership
Jeffco ponders possible closures
Anti-bullying laws go unenforced

Monday, September 14, 2009

Watered-down D.C. contract agreement close

D.C. Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and the Washington Teachers' Union are close to an agreement that would give the District more power to remove ineffective teachers, but both sides say the negotiations could still collapse, and the union's president places the chances of actually closing a deal at no better than 50-50. Read Washington Post story.

Education news roundup: September 14

44 is a passing grade on NY math test
Higher ed tax credit now available to affluent parents
BVSD donations up despite bad economy

Friday, September 11, 2009

Classes move to graveyard shift

A Boston-area community college now offers classes that run well past midnight, a response to both overcrowding and the needs of students with late work schedules. Story

Education news roundup: Sept. 11

CSU-Pueblo enrollment up significantly
Tricky road ahead for innovation fund
Ohio trims statewide testing because of budget woes More

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Metro enrollment continues to rise

As it has for more than a decade, enrollment at Metropolitan State College rose this fall with 22,904 students registered, a 5.5 percent increase over last year. Story

Education news roundup: Sept. 10

New GOAL Academy board has first meeting
Senate education panel gets new chair
Calif. budget crisis threatens curriculum

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