State and city officials are preparing right now to unveil graduation rates for students who entered high school in 2005.The state has already dumped several massive sets of data on its Web site: One document shows overall 4-, 5-, and 6-year rates by local school district, and a second, much larger document shows each the graduation rate for each [...]
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Posted in News by nathan 3 hours ago (http://gothamschools.org)Homicide Report: 18 killings in L.A. County first week in March
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There were 18 homicides in Los Angeles County during the first week of March, according to the Times' Homicide Report database. The year-to-date total of homicides for the county is 108 – down from 138 for the same period last...
Michael Jackson doted on his children in months before his death, bodyguards say
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In the months before his death, Michael Jackson worried about his personal safety but relished his role as a father, his bodyguards said. In an interview with ABC News, the bodyguards -- Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield and Javon "BJ" Beard...
Campaign to require porn actors to wear condoms gains ground
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In response to pressure from AIDS Healthcare Foundation officials, state regulators are poised to consider amending state law to require condom use in adult film production. On Thursday, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards board is scheduled...
Education Ministry increases curriculum time for physical education in schools (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
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SINGAPORE: Students will soon be having more physical education classes in schools.
Here's the May election lineup...
Posted in News by nathan 11 hours ago (http://dallasisdblog.dallasnews.com)
And we're off ... the filing period has ended! Here's a list of candidates for the May 8 Dallas school board election:District 4 (Pleasant Grove, Seagoville, Balch Springs):Nancy Bingham, incumbent, retired teacherCamile D. White, public relationsJesse Diaz, real estate brokerDistrict 5 (Portions of East Oak Cliff, Oak Lawn, West Dallas, Wilmer and Hutchins):Lew Blackburn, incumbent, school admin
Students irate at Cuccinelli over gay-rights policies
Posted in News by nathan 11 hours ago (http://feeds.washingtonpost.com)
Campus activists across Virginia put spring break on hold Monday to mobilize against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who has riled student groups with a letter advising public universities to retreat from their policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
D.C. law firm Arent Fox names Mark M. Katz new chairman
Posted in News by nathan 11 hours ago (http://feeds.washingtonpost.com)
The Washington law firm Arent Fox said Monday that it has named longtime partner Mark M. Katz as its new chairman, a leadership change that comes as the legal sector copes with an economic downturn that has curtailed business and prompted layoffs.
What Do Bicycles and Copiers Have to Do With Student Data Systems?
Posted in News by nathan 11 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
Part III of this week’s Five Principles for Smarter Data Systems series–a guest post from Vincent Cho, M.Ed., former teacher and assistant principal, now a PhD student and researcher on educational data use at The University of Texas at Austin:Education Sector’s Five Design Principles raises important questions about the technology tools we provide to schools. [...]
NEWS: Rise & Shine: Budget cuts could cost teens summer camp jobs
Posted in News by nathan 11 hours ago (http://gothamschools.org)
The city schools are spending this week focusing on tolerance and respect. (NY1)Parents are organizing a “bake-in” to protest the city’s new bake sale rules. (Daily News)City Limits offers an overview of the city schools’ dismal budget outlook.The proposed state budget would eliminate many summer camp jobs for teenagers. (Times)Diane Ravitch summarizes why her education po
Today on PolitiCal: Roy Ashburn comes out. Analyst says OK to oil drilling. Corporate tax fight heats up.
Posted in News by nathan 21 hours ago (http://feeds.latimes.com)
Here are some of the stories we're following today on PolitiCal: State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) confirmed rumors that he was gay in the wake of a drunk driving arrest last week. Ashburn said "through my own actions, I made...
Man charged with killing Chelsea King may be linked to Amber Dubois’ death, police say
Posted in News by nathan 21 hours ago (http://feeds.latimes.com)
Registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III is a focus of the investigation into the death of Amber Dubois, the high school freshman whose skeletal remains were discovered Saturday in northern San Diego County. The announcement Monday afternoon by the...
State releases list of 'worst' schools
Posted in News by nathan 21 hours ago (http://feeds.latimes.com)
A new list of California’s lowest-performing schools includes 39 from Los Angeles County, and a few surprises are among them. California education officials released their preliminary list Monday and 23 are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the...
Utah Legislature: House leaders promise to restore $21 million to public education (Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY — GOP House leaders say $21 million will be restored to the state's public education budget before the...
William McKenzie: The next horizons in education reform (Dallas Morning News)
Posted in News by nathan 21 hours ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
For 25 years, a reform movement has driven education policies around the nation. We saw it take root in Texas with the 1985 no-pass, no-play law, and it has been alive in Washington with efforts like the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act.
Should tertiary education funding be linked to student performance? (The New Zealand Herald)
Posted in News by nathan 21 hours ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Tertiary education providers will lose some funding if their students suffer high failure and drop out rates and students who fail won't keep getting student loans, new Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says.
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