Recently, leaders of school districts have been encouraging their colleagues to create solid plans for assisting students whose parents have been apprehended in workplace raids by federal immigration agents. As the federal government focuses on employers who hire a large …
Science-Rich Institutions Provide Venues For Exploration
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On a recent evening, hundreds of children and their families arrived at a science center in the historic Old Town neighborhood. The event, known as Family Science Night, offered a unique experience for families from two …
Hill Hearings Focus On Head Start Finances
The upcoming reauthorization of Head Start this year is raising concerns about the federal preschool program. There is a battle between those who want to make changes to the 40-year-old program and those who believe it is working well. Recent …
Fiscal Stability Allows For Long View On Stimulus
As school administrators across the nation grapple with budget cuts due to the ongoing economic downturn, Greg Murry, the superintendent of this 9,000-student district, faces a unique challenge: how to effectively utilize a windfall of up to $7 million in …
Dallas To Build A $50-Million ‘Super-Magnet’ High School
The Dallas Independent School District is in the process of constructing a state-of-the-art school in Texas. The decision to build this $50 million "super-magnet" high school, which has the potential to accommodate over 4,000 students, was heavily influenced by big …
Bennett Panel Urges Major Expansion Of NEAP
Last week, a distinguished panel organized by Secretary of Education William J. Bennett revealed plans for an ambitious and costly version of the nation’s "report card" on student achievement. The panel, consisting of 22 members, proposed significant changes to the …
20 Universities Account For Bulk Of Rise In Unconditional Places
According to recent data from the UK higher education admissions service, UCAS, a small number of institutions have contributed to the sharp rise in the number of sixth-formers receiving unconditional offers from universities. Most universities offer students a conditional place, …
Lionel Wilson: Lava Lover
Lionel Wilson, a renowned volcanologist at Lancaster University, has a strong connection to Hawaii, with the state flag and pictures of the island’s volcanoes adorning his office. He spends a significant amount of time each year in Hawaii studying the …
Few Laptops, Nowhere To Work: Remote Learning At A Deprived Hackney School
During the first week of the third national lockdown in the UK, the Urswick school in Hackney had just 35 out of 890 pupils present in school. Remote learning remained a challenge for many pupils who were still without laptops …