This Week in Education
October 10 - October 17, 2007
Group Sues City and School System: Zoning Enforcement Biased Against Hispanics, Activists Say
Manassas and its school system unfairly targeted Hispanic families while enforcing zoning codes, violating the Constitution and several federal and state laws, a group of civil rights advocates said in a lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States
“The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States,” is the first rigorous study that provides quantitative evidence that dual enrollment may live up to its promise. CCRC found that students participating in dual enrollment programs, whether enrolled in a general education or CTE program of study, were more likely to earn a high school diploma, enroll in postsecondary education, and persist in college. These findings have important implications for policymakers and educators, as they indicate that outreach to underserved populations regarding dual enrollment opportunities should be enhanced.
Schools turn to Internet to keep parents informed
Several local districts -- including Galt Union High School, Sacramento City, Folsom Cordova, Natomas and Elk Grove -- provide their school communities with online platforms that mimic popular social networking sites. The new tools help close the communication gaps among schools, children and the home, many parents say.
School district praises Jackson Hole development (Education Week)
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — School officials here are praising a proposed development for the amount of affordable housing it would provide — homes that teachers could afford — and because land would be set aside for an elementary school.
Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard
More than 1,000 of California’s 9,500 schools are branded chronic failures, and the numbers are growing. Barring revisions in the law, state officials predict that all 6,063 public schools serving poor students will be declared in need of restructuring by 2014, when the law requires universal proficiency in math and reading.
Property Tax-Cut Package May Cost Schools $2 Billion
Schools would lose $2 billion over the next four years from a property tax-cut plan that zoomed ahead on Monday toward a final vote in the state House and Senate later this week.
Lawmakers seek strikes amendment
An effort to forbid teacher strikes embarked yesterday on a new route toward enacting a strike ban — an amendment to the state constitution.
New Education Plan: 'Work Hard. Be Nice. No Shortcuts'
All too often in U.S. public education, ZIP code is destiny. Kids from poor neighborhoods are six times less likely to graduate from high school than their middle-class peers, and attempts to close that gap have been the source of exhaustive research and expensive battles.
First Woman Takes Reins at Harvard
Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard University’s first female president, was inaugurated Friday and offered a spirited defense of American higher education against demands that it quantify what it is teaching and focus primarily on training a global work force.
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