States woo Calif. teachers amid pink slips MSNBC
Precious
Jackson has two years of teaching under her belt and two school
teacher-of-the-year awards to show for it. She also has a pink slip.
New Report From KIPP Charters Washington Post (Jay Mathews)
Second, even in one of its
strongest cities, Houston, the birthplace of KIPP, the new report
reveals that bad first-year results for new KIPP middle schools are
still possible, and the organization, as its leaders often admit, still
has much to learn.
Spellings: U.S. Schools Must 'Pick Up Pace' EdWeek
The secretary plans to issue a white paper describing "how far we've come and how far we need to go."
Delays, confusion add to length of paid leaves at Seattle Public Schools Seattle Times
Administrative
leave is to last only as long as an investigation takes, but the
Seattle Public Schools has spent nearly $2 million in five years.
A quarter of Texas teachers work second job, study finds Austin American-Statesman
More
than one in four Texas teachers moonlight at a second job to make ends
meet, and 44 percent are seriously thinking of finding another career,
according to a survey by the Texas State Teachers Association.
Poor test scores close charter school Wilmington News Journal
Marion
T. Academy Charter School lost its state charter Thursday on the same
day leaders of two proposed charter schools learned they won't be
allowed to open.
Mystery meat, mystery data AJC
Numbers on school performance often murky, easily fudged
U.S. Investigates Artificial Turf's Lead Levels Washington Post
Artificial
turf fields in the Washington area and elsewhere may be popular with
players andmanagers who don't have to fret about bumpy terrain or
constant upkeep. But now the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is
beginning to investigate whether the trendy fields contain lead.
It's not that unusual for families to consider relocating to another part of the city or even to another location if they can't find a decent education for their children, but the uber-rich in New York City are moving out of town when their kids don't get into private schools -- and into their country homes (School Pressures Push Families Into Country Houses). From the New York Sun, via Greg Toppo and the EWA listserve. “It’s a saving face thing for parents,” Ms. Uhry said. “If their kid doesn’t get into school, they’ll say, ‘We always planned to move to the country; we really want to live in Litchfield County.’”
