Charter schools OKd for Florence, Winslow (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »The New Jersey education commissioner has approved applications for six new charter schools, including including one in Burlington County and another in Camden County. Lucille Davy announced the approvals yesterday.
Amendment 59 will help fund schools | Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »The state of Colorado each year has to figure out how to meet the mandates of Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000 to fund education through the State Education Trust Fund, without raising taxes to meet the increasing funding ...
Schools are investing in high-tech vocational ed (Coshocton Tribune)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »CLEVELAND (AP) - Schools are investing in high-tech upgrades to vocational education programs to keep up with the demands of a changing work environment.
Embattled Orange schools chief ’s contract renewed? (New Haven Register)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »ORANGE — The Board of Education has approved a one-year contract extension for embattled Superintendent of Schools Timothy James, a move that comes amid allegations by several parents of special education students that James and Special Education Director Diane Goncalves ...
Westerly Education & Enrichment: Choose from over 100 classes! (Westerly Sun)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »Since 2002, Westerly Public Schools has offered Westerly Community Education and Enrichment (WCEE). The WCEE program has consistently offered the most diverse menu of courses to adults and youth in Westerly and surrounding areas.
Taxpayers, students both win in Channahon schools (Morris Daily Herald)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »CHANNAHON - If taxpayers demand the most for the dollar, and parents demand a good education for their children, Channahon's District 17 schools please both groups.
High schools ‘too crowded’ (The Courier Mail)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »QUEENSLAND'S public education system is bursting at the seams, with one in 10 Brisbane high schools overcrowded or nearing capacity.
Action: Education suruhanu’s office is just another layer of bureaucracy (Pacific Daily News)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »Since opening almost five months ago, the Office of the Adequate Education Suruhanu has done little to help our schools meet the standards of the Every Child is Entitled to an Adequate Public Education Act.
State Board of Education Proposes Cell Phone Ban in Schools (FOX 13 Utah)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »The Utah State Board of Education is proposing to ban cell phones in Utah schools. Administrators say cell phones can be a dangerous tool in schools. Students can use cell phones to cheat on exams, harass other students, or forward ...
The Cabinet: Education Secretary (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Educational Services | No Comments »While schools are run at the state and local level, the Education Department establishes national policy to ensure equal access to education and promote excellence.