Big Friday Stories Of The Day
House Panel Would Kill ‘Reading First’ Funding EdWeek
Citing a federal study of the program, lawmakers would zero out funding for the beleaguered program in the fiscal 2009 budget.
Denver School Tries Reinvention as Reform
NPR
Poor
achievement and low attendance at Manual High School in Denver led the
district to close its doors and open a year later. Closing Denver's
oldest high school was not without controversy or protest. But
administrators said starting fresh was the only fix.
Board members surprised by attempt to oust Crew
Miami Herald
Miami-Dade
School Board member Renier Diaz de la Portilla took the first steps
toward ousting Superintendent Rudy Crew on Thursday, calling upon the
board attorney to clarify the requirements for terminating Crew's
contract.
D.C. Teachers Struggle to Adapt to School Reforms
PBS
Washington,
D.C.'s schools struggle to bring students up to proficiency standards
while losing thousands of them to charter schools.