Friday, April 18, 2003
Annan plea for girls' schooling
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for girls around the world to be given access to schooling.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for girls around the world to be given access to schooling.
Schools need flexibility in class sizes and spending
SMALLER CLASSES ARE A REFORM WORTH SAVING; BILL TO GIVE LEEWAY AND RETAIN FUNDING DESERVES OK
SMALLER CLASSES ARE A REFORM WORTH SAVING; BILL TO GIVE LEEWAY AND RETAIN FUNDING DESERVES OK
Financial worries mount as states begin to comply with sweeping federal education law
By KATHRYN MASTERSON
By KATHRYN MASTERSON
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Pass/Fail
One idealistic young Teach for America recruit meets with inspiring success inside a troubled D.C. school, the other with a night in jail and a $20 million lawsuit
By Marc Fisher
One idealistic young Teach for America recruit meets with inspiring success inside a troubled D.C. school, the other with a night in jail and a $20 million lawsuit
By Marc Fisher
Education Department Issues Guidance for Homeless Students under No Child Left Behind Act
US Dept. of Ed
US Dept. of Ed
`A GLOBAL CHILD'
BILINGUAL SCHOOL AIMS TO TEACH CULTURAL VALUES ALONG WITH ENGLISH, MANDARIN LANGUAGES
By Kaye Ross
BILINGUAL SCHOOL AIMS TO TEACH CULTURAL VALUES ALONG WITH ENGLISH, MANDARIN LANGUAGES
By Kaye Ross
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
TAKE A LOOK AT THE WWW.TEACHER-ACCESS.COM ELEMENTARY LESSON PLAN PAGE
Competition grows intense in college admissions game
More qualified students being rejected as applications soar
By Eleanor Yang and Sherry Parmet
More qualified students being rejected as applications soar
By Eleanor Yang and Sherry Parmet
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Teaching teens about civic virtue
Lawyers and judges visit local high schools to try to get students excited about history and politics.
By Bill Lindelof
Lawyers and judges visit local high schools to try to get students excited about history and politics.
By Bill Lindelof
Unsafe schools must let kids go
Law allows transfers if violence persists, but defining dangerous may prove difficult.
By Kim L. Hooper
Law allows transfers if violence persists, but defining dangerous may prove difficult.
By Kim L. Hooper
No School Choice but to Improve
Change in Public Schools Is Not Optional, Hickok Believes
By Michael A. Fletcher
Change in Public Schools Is Not Optional, Hickok Believes
By Michael A. Fletcher
Monday, April 14, 2003
Reading First plan fails test
Application: Maryland, like many other states, falls short in its first attempt to win federal approval for its approach to reading in the public schools.
By Mike Bowler
Application: Maryland, like many other states, falls short in its first attempt to win federal approval for its approach to reading in the public schools.
By Mike Bowler
