|
Goodbye exit exams? Preventing Another Va. Tech Is No Child Left Behind working? Cal State University salaries money money money money Holding back freshmen School officials' hidden talents Is your handwriting young or old? Easter break on Fox News Grading schools and the achievement gap November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 
RSS 2.0    Share!
|
|
|
What is this? Chicago? Scranton? I'm cold.
The start of classes this morning was delayed at Buttonwillow due to "snow and/or ice." Elk Hills also had some issues.
You can generally find alerts about school closings and delays at:
http://alertline.kern.org/
Another option is to sign up for alerts sent to your cell phone about fog delays at:
http://sms.netinformer.com/...
You can set the cell phone service to only send you alerts about your specific...
Did anyone else watch Jay Leno last night?
Oscar winner Hilary Swank was on promoting her new movie "Freedom Writers" about a teacher who inspires inner city high school students. It was all fun and games until Leno lobbed an a question at her about her own high school career. Apparently Swank is actually a high school dropout.
Hmmm. A high school dropout is starring in what's supposed to be an inspirational movie about the value of education? It struck me as odd...
Two big reports came out today about education in California. One is the Children Now Report Card for the state of California. The other is Quality Counts 2007 in Education Week, which ranks all 50 states based on which provide the best opportunities for young people to succeed in life.
Drum roll please.
Here are the results:
The Children Now Report card gives California the following grades:
Health Insurance: B-
Dental Health: C-
Obesity: D+
Infant and Young Children's...
|
