America's Promise Alliance

Weekly News Highlights

1/12/2012

(1-12) Florida school system falls out of top 10 – Miami Herald
(1-12) State dropout prevention program gets $450K grant – Independent Record
(1-11) Ways to empower kids to take charge of their health – USA Today
(1-11) The Value of Teachers – New York Times (opinion)
(1-11) New Urgency On Teacher Evaluations – Wall Street Journal
(1-11) The lasting impact of good teachers – CNN
(1-11) Newark schools program aims to help at-risk kids – Newark Advocate
(1-10) D.C. schools’ new ‘scorecards’ go beyond testing – Washington Post
(1-10) An Alternative Way to Testing Students’ Progress – New York Times
(1-10) The Global Search for Education: More from Norway – Huffington Post
(1-9) How Intelligent Scoring Will Create an Intelligent System – Huffington Post
(1-9) New Details Surface About Common Assessments – Education Week
(1-9) Education Bill Pushes Fewer School Days, Cursive Mandate – Indiana Public Media
(1-9) Race to Top Winners Under Gun to Keep Commitments – Education Week
(1-9) Twenty-Five High Schools Receive Project Ignition Grants to Promote Safer, Smarter Driving – Sacramento Bee
(1-8) No improvement in test scores for middle-income kids during Bloomberg years – New York Daily News
(1-8) Youth agency puts new spin on a Latino tradition – Boston Globe
(1-8) Success of Florida Virtual School is difficult to measure – Tampa Bay Times
(1-8) Literacy program in Denver Public Schools helps whole family – Denver Post
(1-8) Grade teachers more often? Gates Foundation says once not enough – News Tribune
(1-8) No disabled student left behind – Boston Herald
(1-8) Why Your College Grad Can’t Find a Job – Fox News (opinion)
(1-8) Worries mount over lack of physical education in schools – Kansas City Star
(1-8) Miami-Dad students’ national scores show signs of progress – Miami Herald
(1-8) Michelle Rhee: Education reform gaining momentum in Tennessee – Knoxville News Sentinel
(1-7) Parents—not kids—should decide what’s for lunch and dinner – Orlando Sentinel
(1-7) Latino Students’ Difficulties Confront Connecticut Reformers – Fox News Latino
(1-7) Congress may set national PE standards to fight childhood obesity – Bellingham Herald
(1-6) GOP Hopefuls Favor Scaled-Back K-12 Federal Role – Education Week
(1-6) Dual-language classes on the rise in Central Florida – Orlando Sentinel
(1-6) Study: Once-a-year teacher evaluations not enough – Boston Globe
(1-6) Number of homeless students surges, putting strain on schools – Chicago Sun-Times
(1-6) What Makes a Good Teacher? Ask a Student – New York Times
(1-6) Making Sense of our Economic Uncertainty – Huffington Post
(1-6) Proposal would require Indiana high school students to take an online class – Evansville Courier & Press
(1-6) Kids prefer a variety of foods and colors on their plates – Los Angeles Times