March 31, 2010 | Posted At: 07:54 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' film dies AP: "Jaime
exposed one of the most dangerous myths of our time - that inner
city students can't be expected to perform at the highest levels," Olmos
said. "Because of him, that destructive idea has been shattered
forever."...
Anger turns toward staff in bullying case Boston Globe: Enraged by revelations that staff members at South
Hadley High School knew that Phoebe Prince was the target of withering
harassment long before her death, residents and public officials
yesterday angrily accused the school system of neglecting vulnerable
students and called on top administrators to resign... Windy
City Cloud Shadows Duncan EdWeek: The
political standing of the former chief executive officer of the Chicago
public schools probably will not suffer unless it is determined that he
or his office pressured school authorities to admit specific students
during his tenure...New Civil Rights Rules Unveiled EdWeek: The U.S. Dept.
of Ed. has announced that districts will
have to collect data in several new categories that relate to students'
civil rights...Wake County, N.C., Board Rejects Diversity-Based
Assignment Plan EdWeek: Police removed protesters last week from a
heated Wake
County, N.C., school board meeting in which board members voted to
abandon a student-assignment and diversity policy with roots dating back
three decades... School Cafeteria Doubled as Nightclub NYT: School district officials in Philadelphia say a charter
school’s cafeteria was used as a nightclub on weekends.