High School Graduation Rates See Small Boost, Report Finds (Time.com)
Time.com – A new report cites progress on the nation’s dropout problem but shows that eight states still had graduation rates below 70% in 2008 and that 2.2 million students attend so-called dropout factories
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South Carolina survey positive on single-gender classes (Reuters)
Reuters – CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters Life!) — Single-gender classes in public schools have had a positive effect on students’ performance, attitude and ambitions, according to a survey released Tuesday by the South Carolina Department of Education.
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Tufts names Oxford scientist as next president (AP)
AP – Tufts University has named noted neuroscientist and University of Oxford administrator Anthony Monaco as its next president.
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Google Gives $250,000 to Tech Education for Needy Communities (Mashable)
Mashable – Google has just pledged $250,000 to iGotITtoo, an organization that brings technology training and other tools to underserved communities, that will allow the charity to expand across New York City.
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Google Gives $250,000 to Tech Education for Needy Communities
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Dropout Numbers Drop, But Are Still No Cause for Celebration (Time.com)
Time.com – A new report cites progress on the nation’s dropout problem but shows eight states still had graduation rates below 70% in 2008, and that 2.2 million students attend so-called dropout factories
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Controversial choice to run New York schools is approved (Reuters)
Reuters – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial choice to run the city’s schools, former publishing executive Cathie Black, on Monday won the official waiver required for her to take charge of the nation’s largest public school system.
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Controversial choice to run New York schools is approved (Reuters)
Reuters – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial choice to run the city’s schools, former publishing executive Cathie Black, on Monday won the official waiver required for her to take charge of the nation’s largest public school system.
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Media exec Black gets waiver to lead NYC schools (AP)
AP – The state education commissioner agreed Monday to let publishing executive Cathie Black serve as New York City schools chancellor, putting the Hearst Magazines chairwoman in charge of the nation’s largest school system.
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Media exec Black gets waiver to lead NYC schools (AP)
AP – The state education commissioner agreed Monday to let publishing executive Cathie Black serve as New York City schools chancellor, putting the Hearst Magazines chairwoman in charge of the nation’s largest school system.
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Education reform: Have business-savvy officials improved big-city schools? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – New York Mayor Michael BloomÂberg surprised many people in early November with his choice of successor to schools chancellor Joel Klein, who announced he was stepping down after an eight-year tenure in which he added charter schools, closed failing schools, and gave more power to principals.