Newsworthy Page
The following links lead to news articles concerning education reform and contains some good information for anyone interested in learning how school districts, city and county governments, and other community organizations are or are not meeting the needs of students.
Academy program worthwhile effort
Study shows Latino generations move up economically as fast as European counterparts
Latino influence growing in the Valley
Learning about higher education
Hispanic students: Growing numbers, growing expectations
Poor schools raise money just to catch up
A Statistical Tour of California's Great Central Valley
California's Central Valley, 'Backstage' Rural Breadbasket
Hopes are dashed by state exit exam
School chiefs lack broad authority for reforms
Educating All Children Well: Do We Want to Do It Badly Enough?
US School System Continues To Grow
STUDENTS, TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS ALL FAILING HIGH-STAKES TESTS
SCHOOL DISTRICT INSTALLS CAMERAS IN EVERY CLASS, HALL
As charter laws and schools continue to evolve, acceptance grows
TEACHER-OWNERSHIP AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
The Role of Educational Testing in the School Career of Minority Children
Rising to the Challenge: The Effect of School Choice
Choice
Helps Public Schools
Public
Education Network: an online education newsletter
The Condition of Education: from the US Dept. of Education
A Snapshot of Public Education: Washington Post
Private Efforts Funding Public Schools
ROADMAP TO ACHIEVEMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS
EASING STUDENTS’ TRANSITION INTO COLLEGE
CAREER ACADEMY GRADUATES OUTEARN THEIR PEERS
ADEQUACY, EQUITY & THE EFFECT OF RESOURCES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Higher Education Research and K-12 Reform: UCSD Models
Leading edge: Are you looking out the window or in a mirror?
Wasted time fighting charter schools
Report endorses charter schools
HIGH SCHOOLS PRODUCING THE MOST DROPOUTS IDENTIFIED
THE SEARCH FOR AN EQUAL EDUCATION
National
Middle-Grades Forum calls for creation of small learning communities
The
Preuss School awards its first diplomas year college
All-Girls Public School Develops Diverse Leaders
Parents Take Schools to Task; Give Schools Declining Grades
Assorted Charter School Articles
The Common Principles: Elementary and Secondary School Inclusive
Test Shows Many California High Schoolers Couldn't Handle College Classes
Fresno
Unified fixes proposed
Firm
Build:A Solid Foundation for Work
Most Valley Districts Achieve Goal
The Early College High School Initiative
Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts
Grading the Systems: The guide to state standards, tests, and accountability policies
Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California
Central Valley still mired in economic doldrums
The Expectation Gap: A 50 State Review of High School Graduation Requirements
Betraying
the College Dream: How Disconnected K-12 and Postsecondary Education Systems
Undermine Student Aspirations
Schools
Out: What's killing teachers' spirit and how can we get them to stay?
The Power of Preparation: Preparing teachers for the modern classroom
The question is the answer: Creating Research Programs for An Age of Information
GAO 2005 Charter Schools Report to the US Secretary of Education
Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work?
Ready for Tomorrow: Helping All Students Achieve Secondary and Postsecondary Success
National Education Summit on High Schools: Prepared remarks by Bill Gates
The whole point of charter schools: Choice
Free Market Triptych (part one): Parental Choice
Myth of "creaming" and school choice
Thwarting Charter School Efforts
Unilateral Disarmament of Educational Standards
The Milwaukee Idea: A Study of Transformative Change
College freshmen often lack needed skills
Why Options and Competition in Education
Many schools without special funding
A lucky night for 50 charter school hopefuls
Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Educational Reform
Investing in student pays off for everyone
Dropouts say their schools expected too little of them
Charter school advocates, riding popularity wave, meet in capital
House GOP Education Leaders Praise New NCLB Policy
Districts and charter schools still clashing
Kevin Johnson Helps Drive to Boost Schools
Schools Partner with Boys & Girls Club
What would it cost to 'fully fund' our schools? It all depends
Money not the cure for grad rates
Charter school aims high with plan to teach students to fly
Changes in Education: Charter Schools Joining Mainstream
L.A. Unified Losing Staff to Charters
Escondido Charter High School’s $26 Million Completed Bond Sale
UC plans to launch an online academy
Growth Loan Program: Investors to the Rescue
CHARTERING SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
Charter School Gets Financial Boost
Network of schools builds on tough love and success
Virtual charter school a new venture
Venture capitalist seeks education revolution
Objections to Charter School Don't Ring True
Charters Give Teens New Hope for Graduation
Quality and Charter Achievement
Charter Schools Closing Achievement Gap
Most States Fail Demands in Education Law
CHANGE IN EDUCATION: Latino students near a majority in California public schools
Report: California's Charter Schools Demonstrating Academic Success
Charter School Report Offers Little to Parents
Woodland Hills school model for reform
High Tech High: Questions for Larry Rosenstock
Michigan City Hands Out First Scholarships
`Promise' shows students want to go to college
Chartering a Course Past Gang Life
Building the Field of Social Entrepreneurship
Fosters Pledge $1.2 Million for Engineering Service Learning at UC Merced
Universities partner with charter movement to better prepare students for college
MATURE CHARTER SCHOOLS OVERALL OUTPERFORMING OTHER CA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Small High Schools Gaining in Popularity
Federal Rules Back Single-Sex Public Education
UC
Merced offering a teaching incentive
Talent
shortage spurs offshoring jobs
Too
Few Engineers?
Personalized
Learning in the High School
The Socratic Method: Teaching by Asking Instead of by Telling
The steady rise of the 'citizen sector'
Fixing America's Schools: 2 Schools, 1 Big Idea
New Country Charter School Recognized as one of Best in Nation
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
Most Young People Entering the U.S. Workforce Lack Critical Skills Essential For Success
Charter schools: 'More bang for the buck'
Innovative enlightenment: Charter school group gives award to local teacher
Study aids education reformers
Charter schools go to head of the class
Trade school - it's more than you think
Facing Education's Challenges Together
Charter schools outperform regular schools in middle grades
Report: Only 19 percent of county's high school graduates meet admission standards
Next generation of farmers dwindling
Fresno charter school puts focus on leadership
Governor puts spotlight on career technical education
States Have More Schools Falling Behind
As
district enrollment drops, charter school figures on the rise
School fosters 'lifelong learners'
The Virus of Employee Disengagement
Those Pesky Charter School Reports
Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard
Student
tracking system receives a failing grade
Think tank gives
California education failing grade
Back to Basics: Why Does High School Fail So Many?
3 Modesto high schools rank among 100 highest in the state for dropouts
Study
says California needs sweeping education change
Sex
education gets back to basics
Last updated 04/05/2008