Friday, October 31, 2008

Feds say school districts must improve dropout rates

Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, Calif., has a 58 percent dropout rate — the worst record in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district averages 33.6 percent dropouts, compared to a statewide average of 24.2 percent. New rules are coming to try to help curb these statistics.

State to cut funds for LAUSD by $440 million

Inglewood USD Teacher charged with assult

Sorry

Sorry for not having posted anything for the few weeks. Laptop issues!!!! uuugh Hopefully, i'll be back up and running soon.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

NCLB test score gains prove to be a challenge in San Diego County

The headline for the article is "questionable" at best. But the article shows the difficulty schools face with the accelerated test scores demands.