•Indianapolis Schools Teachers Receive Awards Recognizing Positive Performance
Indianapolis Schools Center for Inquiry Teacher Gets Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders
An Indianapolis Schools Center for Inquiry teacher, Maysee Herr, was among twelve young leaders from throughout Indiana to be awarded the Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders. The honor of the Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders is not the only thing the recipient receives; they also get $1,000 to be used as an educational scholarship or as a donation to the charity of their choice. This year's...
•Indianapolis Sees Success Involving Fathers
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 order to establish a stronger presence on campus and hopefully continue to stay involved with Indianapolis schools throughout the school year. The event was dubbed, “The First Day is Dad’s Day,” and encouraged fathers to have a more active role on...
•San Jose Schools Has A Rewarding Summer
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 competing in the California Student Media and Multimedia Festival. River Glenn Middle School and Almaden Elementary entered a multimedia technology and science project into the competition. This project entitled “Environmental Concerns in the...
•Detroit Schools Has A Difficult Start To The 2006-2007 School Year
Detroit Schools’ Teachers Delay School Starts with Strike
There has been a slow and turbulent start to the Detroit Schools ’ new school year. In a battle over contracts, some 7,000 teachers and 2,000 staff members refused to start school in September. These contract disagreements lead finally to a court battle. The contract disagreement began on August 28 after the Teachers Union rejected a two year contract that included salary cuts of 5% and increased health insurance co-payments. Detroit...
•Charlotte Schools Team Up With Local Businesses To Improve Schools
Office Max Donates Funds to Charlotte Schools
One Charlotte Schools ’ member started off the school year with a big boon. Nations Ford Elementary School has received a $5,000 donation from Office Max. This donation is linked to the opening of a brand new Office Max in Rivergate Town Center on Sept. 6. Charlotte School’s teachers from Nations Ford Elementary Schools were invited to the grand opening ceremony where they could purchase additional school supplies for their classrooms. This...
•Seattle Schools Participate In Washington Assessment Of Student Learning
Washington Assessment of Student Learning is Enacted for the 2006-2007 School Year
The class of 2008 in all Seattle Schools will be required to pass the 10th-grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning, this will be the way that most students will earn the Certificate of Academic Achievement, one of the four new statewide graduation requirements. The Washington Assessment of Student Learning report will indicate a student’s performance in reading, writing and math with science being in a...
•Cleveland Opens Five New Schools For 2006 – 2007
A New Look for Cleveland Schools
Three Cleveland schools received complete and comprehensive renovations. These schools will appear completely different to returning students and take learning in Cleveland to a new and modern level. These schools include Mary B. Martin at 8200 Brookline Avenue, Mary Bethune at 11815 Moulton Avenue, and John Hay at 2075 Stoke Boulevard. All of these schools will host Open Houses for parents and students to get to know the new facilities.
In addition to these...
•Spotlight On Success Program To Benefit Arizona Schools
For many years, the Arizona schools have experienced a lot of negative publicity that affects its ability to recruit talent, garner extra funding, and keep students in the public school system. Current superintendent Tom Horne says that much of this publicity is unwarranted and unfair to the Arizona schools that have made many positive strides toward improving education.
To counter this unwanted publicity, Horne developed the Spotlight on Success program for the Arizona schools. Basically,...
•Orlando Schools Aim To Improve Language Program
Orlando Schools Administrators Visit China
Several Orlando School administrators will be among the nearly four hundred curriculum developers and administrators from around the nation to visit China in an effort to create and expand educational programs that teach Chinese language and culture in America. The trip to China will last one week from June 27 through July 5. The trip is in cooperation with Hanban, China’s Office of Chinese Language Council International, in partnership with the...
•Miami Schools Provides Programs For Students’ Future
Miami Schools Creates Education Council of International Cities
In an aim to make students better prepared for the global marketplace, Miami Schools is creating the Education Council of International Cities. This council aims to help students gain the education they need to take part in the challenges of a new global economy. Many businesses in Miami and America now have more international services and concerns.
The motivation behind the creation of the Education Council of International...
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