The Mayor's College Fair The Mayor's College Fair brings together a variety of programs available for the Washington D.C. schools and their students preparing for college tuition costs. This event takes place on September 15, 2006 and provides infor...

There was a group of children in one of the Seattle schools who came up with an idea. They wanted to turn sad things into happy things, find the positive in the negative. The idea came about because when you are in the third or fourth grade, life can be s...

San Jose Schools Win Awards and Honors This Summer This summer several San Jose Schools won some kind of award or honor for their continued achievements in education. Three schools in the San Jose Schools system have won awards for successfully competi...

What Weighted Student Formulas Do One of the primary features of the WSF is that it allows San Francisco Schools more flexibility than the previous system, called the ?staffing ratios? model. Through staffing ratios, the central office basically direc...

Grants Help Students Prepare for Postsecondary Education Three San Antonio Schools' high schools have received grants from the state of Texas to aid students in achieving their goals of attending college or university. The Texas High School Completion ...

The High School Reform Task Force Superintendent Mark Roosevelt announced the creation of the Pittsburgh Public Schools High School Reform Task Force. The High School Reform Task Force, which consists of leaders of both secondary and higher education, ...

What is Available Vouchers will be issued in two categories: 1) General Purpose Vouchers and 2) Software Vouchers. General Purpose Vouchers may be used to purchase specific hardware (listed below), any non-custom software for that hardware, evaluation...

Nashville Schools Board of Education Reviews Adequate Yearly Progress Results Every year, every school district in Tennessee must examine its performance from the pervious school year. This summer Nashville Schools had to do this as well. The Nashville...

Fun Partnerships with KBEM Minneapolis Schools have a unique relationship with local radio. As radio is the voice of the people and the Minneapolis schools educate those same people, it seems a natural match. Local radio station KBEM has had a long ...

Miami Schools Will Open Four New Schools This school year Miami Schools is opening four new schools and several new facilities to cope with increased student enrollment for the 2006-2007 school year. The new schools will cater to elementary, middle and...

The Problem Teachers, students, and parents at Long Island schools have been struggling with how to give credit for physical education classes. On the one hand, many argue that counting gym like an academic class can badly affect the GPA of students w...

?A Celebration of Progress? Marks the Opening of New Las Vegas School Buildings This past August, leaders from the Las Vegas Schools gathered at the Cashman Theatre for ?A Celebration of Progress.? This was a celebration to mark the opening of nine new...

Superintendent Calls for Fathers on the First Day of School Superintendent Eugene G. White's call to fathers in the Indianapolis schools has met with strong success. Mr. White asked fathers to bring their children to the first day of classes in orde...

New Technology Partners The Detroit Board of Education revealed four new key partners in the ongoing technical development of Detroit schools. These partners will work together with Detroit schools for the next five years to improve the quality and ...

The Columbus Schools' partnership programs will continue into the 2006-2007 school year. These programs are conducted jointly with Columbus Schools and local and state universities, colleges, academic organizations, community organizations and area volunt...