3 US teachers removed over choice of black heroes 03/10/10
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Los Angeles elementary school teachers accused of giving children portraits of O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul to carry in a Black History Month parade have been removed from their classrooms, a school district spokeswoman said Wednesday. Children from other classes at the school displayed photos of more appropriate black [...]
Survey: Mich. school districts bracing for layoffs 3/10/10
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — School districts will lay off more teachers, reduce bus service and trim support for sports next academic year unless Michigan shores up its education funding system, an advocacy group said Monday. A coalition of education groups called Save our Students, Schools and State says schools would be forced to make their [...]
Quip strikes racial chord in NC school debate 3/10/10
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The debate over halting a policy that diversifies schools in a North Carolina county is turning strident with accusations of racism. Officials with the North Carolina NAACP filed a complaint Friday against the Wake County school board, arguing that a comment by its chairman referring to opponents of the policy as [...]
In Ruined Haiti Schools, Educators See Opportunity 3/3/10
Children sit in a makeshift schoolroom organized by Israeli and Haitian volunteers in a camp for homeless earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last month. Most schools in Haiti remain closed after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, with tens of thousands of children living in increasingly squalid encampments.—Ramon Espinosa/AP By The Associated Press Port-Au-Prince, Haiti After seven [...]
Obama Seeks Money, Interventions to Stem Dropouts 3/3/10
President Barack Obama addresses the crowd during The America’s Promise Alliance Education event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on March 1 in Washington. The president took aim at the nation’s school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and education districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.—Charles Dharapak/AP [...]
Obama prods states to raise academic standards 02/25/10
Obama prods states to raise academic standards WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants to rewrite federal education law by sending aid for poor students only to states that adopt new standards to prepare high school graduates for college or a career. States that fail to raise the bar could lose their share of federal [...]
Plan to Fire All its Teachers Roils R.I. City 02/25/10
Central Falls High School math teacher and assistant volleyball coach Jorge Torres, second from right, is comforted by one of his players, sophomore Sasha Gonzalez, far right, after teachers’ names were called to be terminated during a school committee meeting on Feb. 23 in Central Falls, R.I.—Butch Adams/The Pawtucket Times/AP By The Associated Press Central Falls, [...]
L.A. School District Sued Over Teacher Layoffs 2/25/10
L.A. School District Sued Over Teacher Layoffs By The Associated Press Los Angeles Civil rights groups sued the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state on Wednesday, claiming thousands of teacher layoffs will deprive inner-city children of their right to an education. The budget-cutting dismissal of 2,100 permanent teachers last year disproportionately affected three schools [...]
Indian ashram teaches poor girls to think big 2/17/10
DEHRADUN, India (AP) — In the pre-dawn fog of winter, a gong peals once and girls wrapped in shawls and head scarves emerge from their dormitories to attend Hindu prayers. A fire is lit as their young voices chant ancient Sanskrit verses. Lying in the foothills of the Himalayas, the Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Ashram is [...]
Lawmakers Debate N.M. Hispanic Education Act 2/17/10
By The Associated Press Santa Fe, N.M. The Senate, for the second time, debated legislation aimed at closing an achievement gap for New Mexico Hispanic students, improving their high school graduation rates and getting more of them to college. The Senate passed the House bill 25-13 on Wednesday after amending it to add language that would [...]
NJ’s poor urban schools hit hard by cuts 2/17/10
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Some of New Jersey’s poorest urban school districts stand to lose the most money under Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to cut $475 million in school aid. But suburban districts will lose the greatest percent of their state aid overall. An Associated Press analysis of the cuts found, on average, schools will [...]
Haitian Children Begin Enrolling in U.S. Schools 02/17/10
Haitian Children Begin Enrolling in U.S. Schools Garvey Fils-Aime, right, sits with a student tutor during class last week at the Silver Shores Elementary School in Miramar, Fla. Fils-Aime survived the earthquake in Haiti and is one of hundreds of Haitian citizens enrolled in South Florida public schools.—Hans Deryk/AP By The Associated Press Miramar, Fla. Some [...]
Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids 2/17/10
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, “Blame It.” But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to “Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice.” The kids roared. “I [...]
Philadelphia’s EduCon Promotes Innovative Teaching 2/17/10
By The Associated Press Philadelphia EduCon 2.2 was no ordinary assemblage of people from around the country involved in education. Consider that last month’s conference was conducted by the Philadelphia School District’s Science Leadership Academy, and held in its classroom building. Forget about yawn-inspiring presentations — these sessions featured rousing conversations blending realism with innovative idealism. [...]
Gates Foundation gives Atlanta schools $10 million 02/03/10
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Public Schools has received a $10 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help continue a program designed to attract and retain high quality teachers. Atlanta Superintendent Beverly Hall said the three-year grant will help the district establish a better way to evaluate and support teachers. In the past, [...]
Union, NAACP Sue Over N.Y.C. School Closings 02/03/10
By The Associated Press New York The teachers union and the NAACP have filed a lawsuit that seeks to block the closing of 19 low-performing New York City schools. The union said the plan to close the schools violates state law because it fails to consider the impact of the closings on the community. New York [...]
Obama would overhaul No Child Left Behind 02/03/10
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is proposing to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education law, replacing the school accountability system that has slapped a failing label on more than a third of schools, including many that made big gains but just missed their annual targets. No Child Left Behind prods schools to improve [...]
Colo. lawmaker backs off Indian tuition plan 01/26/10
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado lawmaker who suggested changing a waiver for American Indian students at Fort Lewis College said Friday she will kill the bill on Monday, but she insisted her measure would not have hurt Native American students. Democratic Rep. Karen Middleton of Aurora sponsored a bill to have cut $1.8 million from [...]
SD names new Indian education director 01/26/10
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Education has named a new state director of Indian education. LuAnn Werdel, of Chadron, Neb., is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. She holds a master’s degree in educational administration and curriculum from the University of Oklahoma. She begins her duties Monday, replacing Stuart [...]
John Legend helps shine Sundance light on schools 01/26/10
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A convenient truth greeted John Legend when the singer contacted documentary director Davis Guggenheim about collaborating on a film to examine the nation’s public-school system. Legend had been working with the hip-hop group the Roots on an album exploring 1960s and ’70s music, which led to a discussion about the [...]
Phila. High School Grapples With Racial Bullying 01/26/10
By The Associated Press Philadelphia The blocks surrounding South Philadelphia High School are a melting pot of pizzerias fronted by Italian flags, African hair-braiding salons and a growing number of Chinese, Vietnamese and Indonesian restaurants. Inside is a cauldron of cultural discontent that erupted in violence last month — off-campus and lunchroom attacks on about 50 [...]
Teacher’s math adds up to White House visit 01/22/10
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kris Jarboe worked hard to memorize her multiplication tables in elementary school — she wanted to earn a gold star that proved she knew her stuff. But as she got older, math was never her favorite subject. “My grades were good, but there comes a time when you have to apply [...]
Texas Board Debates High School History Standards 01/22/10
By The Associated Press Austin, Texas Texas’ board of education tackled high school history Friday, debating hip-hop and deciding how McCarthyism and immigration would be taught under new standards for teaching social studies that could affect students nationwide. The State Board of Education was expected to take a first vote on the guidelines later Friday, after [...]
Report Probes Educational Challenges Facing Latinas 01/15/10
By Catherine Gewertz A potent mix of barriers—including family care-taking responsibilities, poor academic preparation, and gender stereotyping—leads Latina students to drop out of high school at “alarming” rates, a report released today concludes. The study says the dismal graduation rates threaten the future stability of the fastest-growing group of female students in the nation. For the report, [...]
Obama to announce teacher training initiative 01/12/10
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is announcing a $250 million initiative Wednesday to train math and science teachers in an effort to reach his administration’s goal of moving American students from the middle to the top of the pack in those subjects over the next decade. “The quality of math and science teachers is [...]
N.J. In-State Tuition Bill for Immigrants Fails 01/12/10
By The Associated Press Trenton, N.J. A bill that would have granted in-state tuition rates to New Jersey residents regardless of their immigration statuses has failed. The bill was pulled from the Senate agenda late Monday after it became clear it didn’t have enough votes to pass. The Assembly couldn’t consider the amended bill before the [...]
Texas Schools See More Low-Income Students 01/12/10
By The Associated Press Austin, Texas The number of students in Texas public schools from low-income families is increasing, according to a state report that also shows a rise in the number of minority students. The report from the Texas Education Agency said the state is experiencing an enrollment boom in public schools, growing 20 percent [...]
State Eyes American Indian Residential School 01/12/10
By The Associated Press Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota is applying for a federal grant to help it build a residential school designed to improve academic achievement among American Indian students. A limited number of states will receive money for Race to the Top, a U.S. Department of Education program aimed at encouraging and rewarding states [...]
NJ lawmakers focus on urban education 01/07/10
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers are listening to ideas on how to improve urban education. The Assembly Education Committee heard Monday from national experts on how to best address the needs of low-income students. Committee Chairman Joe Cryan says the emphasis is on finding more opportunities for city students. Incoming Gov. Chris Christie [...]
Obama to Honor Math, Science Teachers 01/07/10
By The Associated Press Washington President Barack Obama is recognizing teachers from across the country for excellence in math and science. The White House says more than 80 teachers are expected to attend Wednesday’s event, where the president will announce new partnerships to help achieve his goal of moving U.S. students to the top of [...]
Minorities see punishment gap in Colo. schools 01/6/10
DENVER (AP) — Black and Latino children in Colorado schools are more likely than whites to face harsh punishments such as suspension or expulsion, The Denver Post reports. The newspaper published an analysis Tuesday of state disciplinary records for the 2008-09 school year. The paper found that black students made up just 5.9 percent of [...]
NC scholarship program aims to curb dropout rate 12/17/09
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — About half of a $4.5 million gift to North Carolina’s largest public school district is creating a scholarship program for black males at a low-performing high school with a high dropout rate. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials announced the donation Wednesday from the C.D. Spangler Foundation. C.D. Spangler Jr. says he hopes to [...]
Portland School Board OKs New Hip-Hop High School 12/17/09
By The Associated Press Portland, OR The Portland School Board has given its blessing to establishing a new charter high school in 2011 that highlights hip-hop music and culture. Proponents of the High School for Recording Arts Portland will spend the next 18 months strengthening their academic curriculum. The school board vote was 6-0 Monday night. [...]
Asian Students Suspend Boycott at Philly School 12/17/09
By The Associated Press Philadelphia Dozens of Asian students plan to head back to class at a Philadelphia high school after boycotting for eight days in response to a series of racial attacks. The students met with Superintendent Arlene Ackerman and other school officials for more than two hours Tuesday. Organizers say they made a strong [...]
N.Y. Regents Release New Plan to Improve Schools 12/17/09
By The Associated Press Albany, N.Y. A new Board of Regents proposal to improve New York’s public schools includes far more charter schools and would link teacher compensation and advancement to student performance. Those are also requirements for New York to qualify for as much as $700 million in the Obama administration’s Race to the Top [...]
Debate grows over NM Hispanic Education Act 12/11/09
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some legislators are asking whether a Hispanic Education Act proposed by Gov. Bill Richardson this week is even necessary. Public Education Secretary Veronica Garcia says the proposed act is needed to close an achievement gap for Hispanics. They make up 56 percent of New Mexican students. Should the proposal become law, [...]
LA schools consider 5,000 job cuts over 2 years 12/11/09
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles school board is considering a budget plan that calls for more than 5,000 job cuts over the next two years. District Superintendent Ramon Cortines is slated to present the board with various proposals on Tuesday to deal with a projected budget deficit of $1.2 billion for the next [...]
U.S.-Born Hispanics See Gains in Education, Income 12/11/09
By The Associated Press Washington Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than young Hispanic immigrants, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says.The study being released Friday by the Pew Hispanic Center paints a mixed picture of assimilation for [...]
Study predicts severe Tenn. teacher shortage 12/11/09
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — University of Tennessee researchers predict 40 percent of current teacher positions across the state could be open within the next four years. A study released Tuesday anticipates an acute shortage of teachers beginning next year, and a projected 31,431 teacher openings by fall of 2013, The Commercial Appeal reports. UT economist [...]
Philly principal to address attacks on Asians 12/11/09
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The principal at a Philadelphia high school is set to discuss a new safety plan after a series of attacks on the school’s Asian students last week. South Philadelphia High School Principal LaGreta Brown will discuss the plan at a news conference Friday. The changes are prompted by assaults at the school [...]
34.5% Of Young Black Men Are Unemployed 12/7/09
The Washington Post printed an article on the high unemployment statistics for black men. In case you missed, read the article below.By V. Dion Haynes Washington Post Staff Writer These days, 24-year-old Delonta Spriggs spends much of his time cooped up in his mother’s one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Washington, the TV blaring soap operas hour [...]
Decade After Decatur, Ill. Racial Discipline Gap Widens 12/2/09
By The Associated Press Springfield, Ill. In the decade since mass protests over the punishment of six black students in Decatur, the state’s racial gap in discipline has split wide open. It’s such a gaping hole that now more than half of all Illinois children suspended from public schools are black, even though they represent [...]
NAACP files complaint against NC school district 12/2/09
ALYSIA PATTERSON Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state chapter of the NAACP has filed a federal complaint against an eastern North Carolina school system, saying its practices have created what the group calls “a district of apartheid education.” The NAACP president, the Rev. William Barber, said at a news conference Tuesday the [...]
EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN ENDORSES EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION 11/24/09
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today praised corporate and philanthropic leaders for stepping up to support improvements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. “The president and I believe that ensuring our nation’s children are excelling in the STEM fields is essential for our nation’s prosperity, security, health and quality of life,” Secretary Duncan [...]
Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to U.S. Military Academies 11/21/09
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Air Force Junior ROTC cadets salute while practicing drills on Nov. 12 in Baltimore.—Rob Carr/AP By The Associated Press Annapolis, Md. As the nation’s military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren’t getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians. From [...]
Education Department Report: States set low bar for student achievement 11/3/09
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states set achievement standards so low that they can say their students are reading and doing math at their grade level when they haven’t truly mastered the subjects, the Education Department asserted Thursday. The Obama administration said the report bolsters its effort to persuade all states to adopt the same set [...]
Duncan: Preschool Key to Solving Education Crisis 11/3/09
By The Associated Press Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the key to solving the education crisis in the United States is offering quality early childhood programs to every child. Duncan spoke to thousands of educators from across the country gathered in Atlanta on Monday for the National Black Child Development Institute. He said schools have [...]
Experts Call for More Black Male Teachers 11/3/09
By The Associated Press Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man. Only about 2 percent of teachers nationwide are African-American men. But experts say that needs to change if [...]
Rochester Public School District, MN
Rochester Public Schools Teaching Vacancies Rochester, Minnesota, a city of more than 90,000, is home to the Mayo Clinic and IBM, and draws residents and visitors from around the world. Rochester was twice voted “The Best Place to Live in America” by Money magazine. Rochester Public Schools has the seventh largest enrollment in Minnesota with [...]
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