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 Trimming The Budget At North Kansas City Schools Good News
The news that North Kansas City schools are implementing a plan to trim their budget by $1 million should be applauded by the public...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Are The Columbus Schools’ Policies As Tough As Their Bullies?
Any policy that strives to stamp out bullying, whether in Columbus schools or elsewhere, is a policy toward a worthwhile endeavor...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Can Strategy Save Failing Los Angeles Schools?
In response to a recent evaluation of Los Angeles schools, Superintendent Brewer released a new strategy for helping failing secondary (high schools, grades 9-12) schools improve...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Sex And Parents In Denver Schools
Denver Schools want parents to know just how powerful they are in educating their own children Parents are a student’s rock and their foundation for learning...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Why High School Rankings Aren’t Enough?
Now that lists of high school rankings are being published in the media, parents, teachers, and students will no doubt be wondering where "their" school ranks on the list...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Tips For Test Taking In Detroit Schools
Detroit Schools are offering tips for parents and students taking tests Tests, regular and standardized, are supposed to accurately measure how well a child has mastered his or her subjects in school...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Can Distance E-Mentoring In Dallas Schools Succeed?
E-mentoring in Dallas Schools is a program endorsed by the Dallas Bar Association (DBA), Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL), and the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) that assists students in becoming the first in their family to graduate from college...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Increased Graduation Rate At Cincinnati Schools Proves Improvement Is Possible
The recent news that the graduation rate from Cincinnati schools has increased from 51 percent to 79 percent is beyond simply very encouraging...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Nutrition In Chicago Schools
Chicago Schools are participating the in National School Lunch Program in order to ensure all of their students have the opportunity for proper nutrition needed to grow healthy ands realize their educational potential...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Goals Of Charlotte Schools
Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in one of the fastest growing regions in the Country School districts can find the challenge of maintaining educational quality in the face of swelling student bodies and squeezed budgets daunting...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Are The Houston Schools Making College Accessible?
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) wants to increase the amount of students that attend college...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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San Diego Schools And Their Partners Are Making A Difference
With over 133,000 students in attendance, San Diego Schools have a lot to live up to Parents expect excellence when they send their children off to school each day, and that’s certainly the case in this California community...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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New York Schools Told They Still Have Room For Improvement
The test results are in for New York schools and even though a number of them have shown improvement in student performance, they have been told that they still are not up to the standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Boston Schools Focus On Children
Boston Schools have decided to pool their knowledge and focus on their students Their ultimate goal is to accelerate the improvement of teaching and learning in all of their schools by creating a comprehensive reform plan that details everything that they know as well as the things that need to be worked on in order to create a successful school system...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Metal Detectors In Baltimore Schools Not The Answer
In an effort to combat a growing problem with weapons being taken to school, some Baltimore schools are considering having metal detectors installed...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Strategic Goals In Arizona Schools
Arizona Schools have made a plan to help the overall quality of their schools by 2013 It isn’t just through making sure that their students are the best they can be, though...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Uniforms Not The Answer To Problem Of Bullying In Atlanta Schools
Some people have suggested that Atlanta schools should require students to wear school uniforms to combat the problem of "fashion bullying...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Atlanta Schools Experiment With Single-Gender Campuses
There are many studies that both support and denounce the practice of single-gender schools For many years, colleges and universities were all divided based on gender...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Low Teacher Pay Scales At Arizona Schools
Teachers in Arizona Schools are Paid Less
Teachers in Arizona schools are compensated based on their level of education, qualifications and teaching experience...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Baltimore Schools Set Performance Goals
All school systems should have goals These goals must be attainable, however...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Boston Schools Train Their Own Teachers
All schools need talented, motivated and inspiring teachers Without them, students would be hard-pressed to meet the ever-changing standards set forth by local, state, and federal education officials...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Real Estate
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Shortage Of Teachers Impacts High School Rankings
Teachers and Their Place and High school rankings
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) specifically determines the quality of teachers in a school as one of the basis for high school rankings...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Overcrowding A Problem For Some Los Angeles Schools
A long time ago, kids went to school in a one-room schoolhouse Kids ranged in age from around 7 to 16, and were all taught by the same teacher...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Tackling Sexual Harassment In Memphis City Schools
The Menace of Sexual Harassment in Memphis Schools
Mention the words “sexual harassment” and images of leering executives making lewd comments to or in the presence of co-workers or employees comes to mind...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Metro Nashville Public Schools Promote Unconventional Role Models
A Step in the Right Direction at Nashville Schools
We’re all familiar with the kinds of students who are projected to be potential leaders in high schools – the debate team member, the math club geek, the student council president...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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A Storm In A Teacup At Miami Dade Public Schools
Controversy over Book Ban Rattles Miami Schools
Miami Dade Public schools have been rocked by allegations of throwing aside civil liberties in favor of pleasing parts of the local populace...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Milwaukee Public Schools Say Hello To Life Without Cell Phones
Cell Phone Ban in Milwaukee Public Schools
It’s hard to imagine a world without cell phones Next to the Internet it’s probably the single most important invention that has affected the maximum number of lives around the globe...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Minneapolis Public Schools Lose Students To Charter Schools
Students are Fleeing Minneapolis Schools
Minneapolis schools are being faced with the prospect of empty school buildings as more and more students flee the system to charter schools in the district...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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Public Versus Private New Orleans Schools
Ever wonder what to do with school choice For families who have ample amounts of money and can afford any school, the decision about what school to send the kids to may seem simple...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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New York City Schools Include Charters
There have been many instances over the past 20 years or so where people have been so unhappy about the schools that they have decided to step up and do something about it...
Author: Patricia Hawke - Category: Education
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