The Truth About America’s Graduation Rate
Great news! Maybe. Graduation rates have been rising since 2002, when the No Child Left Behind Act required states to improve their high school graduation rates. In 2005, the states agreed on a uniform measure of the grad rate. That meant tracking students all four years they’re in school. http://ift.tt/1AVwd1m For more recent education news, […]
Alfred University Graduation Awards
BROOKLYN, NY (June 6, 2015) – Jill Eisenhard, founder and chief executive officer of the Red Hook Initiative in Brooklyn, offered three gifts to graduates of Alfred University’s Downstate programs at the annual commencement ceremony, held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis College. Among the graduation awards of the day, Alfred gave the James F. Dougherty […]
City to reduce number of latecomer students sent to Renewal high schools
The city will begin sending schools in its “Renewal” turnaround program fewer latecomer students, who often pose extra challenges for schools, Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced this week. The move offers some relief from one enrollment quandary facing the city’s low-performing schools. For more on renewal high schools, click below. http://ift.tt/1T1JqLz For more Education news, click […]
The Myth of Having Summers Off : Edutopia
Teachers hear about their summers off by everyone in an office job. Here’s why “summers off” is a myth. http://ift.tt/1ctLkmK. [button link=”http://www.citeprograms.com/self-certify-in-special-ed/”]Self-Certify in Special Ed this Summer[/button]
School Segregation is Back (In the News)
Once in a while rival news outlets end up covering the same topic at roughly the same time. As noted in Education Week that’s what happened not too long ago: San Francisco Papers Squabble Over Special Reports on School Diversity. Is this a fight about school segregation? More here: http://ift.tt/1d9yVoE For more recent education news, […]
Brooklyn middle school teacher is a ray of ‘Sun’ shine for her pupils
It is impossible for Stephanie Sun to contain her enthusiasm for teaching. She gushes about her fifth grade students at Achievement First Brownsville Middle School in Brooklyn, who delve into such complex topics as ancient Polynesian navigation and climate change in her English class. http://ift.tt/1FLSSf9 Want to inspire students? Get certified with our Master’s […]
‘It is harder for us to be nice to kids’ — departing veteran principal
George Wood is retiring this year after serving as principal of Federal Hocking Secondary School in Stewart, Ohio, for 21 years. He will stay on as superintendent of the Federal Hocking District. Read more from this departing veteran principal: http://ift.tt/1AqgK9b For more Education News click here
For the Poor, the Graduation Gap Is Even Wider Than the Enrollment Gap
Rich and poor students don’t merely enroll in college at different rates; they also complete it at different rates. The graduation gap is even wider than the enrollment gap. In 2002, researchers with the National Center for Education Statistics started tracking a cohort of high school sophomores. Read more here: http://ift.tt/1FRT78B For more Education News, […]
