Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information on San Diego schools visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/Califor.
Nashville Schools Budget Barely Keeping With Inflation The Nashville Schools are bracing for a budget cut. While costs are rising at about 3.4% due to inflation and other needed costs, the increase in the overall budget is only 1.1%. Despite the Nashville Schools best efforts to insure this deficit is not felt by students-there will certainly be c... Similar Editorial : Nashville Schools Release 2005 by Stacy Andell. | Source : Tips for College
New Orleans Schools Reach Out To Parents The unsuccessful state of public schools in the nation is epitomized by the devastation of the city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Schools. Inner city and racial achievement gaps that had been ignored before Hurricane Katrina were impossible to ignore once the districts had to be rebuilt. ... Similar Editorial : New Orleans by FrankStarc. | Source : Tips for College
New York City Schools See Large Success With Small Schools New York City Schools started converting many of its massive high schools into smaller, thematic schools in 2002. The 2006 graduates who were the first students in New York City Schools to have spent their entire four-year high school experience in the smaller venues had impressive results. An... Similar Editorial : Kansas City Schools by Patricia Hawke. | Source : Tips for College
Minneapolis Schools Struggle With Diversity Minneapolis Schools, like most school districts, struggles with diversity. They struggle with making sure their schools are not segregated based on color or economic status. That is difficult when people of like economic status tend to live in certain areas.One of the ways Minneapo... Similar Editorial : Diversity In Chicago Schools by Patricia Hawke. | Source : Tips for College
Los Angeles Schools Run Nation’s Second Largest District In terms of numbers, Los Angeles Schools make up the second largest public school district in the country. Only New York City Schools top them. The issues of running any urban system are complex, but in massive districts the numbers make efforts even more difficult. Los Angeles Sch... Similar Editorial : Rugby Six Nations Cup by Stephen Lars. | Source : Tips for College
Dallas School Budget Great For Teachers The Dallas Schools presented a budget to the trustees that may have teachers receiving raises as high as $5000 next school year. The proposed $1.16 billion budget contains nearly $31.5 million for salary increases and new incentives for educators and support staff of the Dallas Schools. The Da... Similar Editorial : Teachers Pet by Wayne and Tamara. | Source : Tips for College
Denver Schools Worry About Diversity In June of this year, the United States Supreme Court ruled to restrict schools across the nation, including Denver Schools, from using race to determine attendance. This decision will limit the integration at many schools across the nation. The decision was split with a five justice majority ... Similar Editorial : Diversity in the Workplace by Judith Lindenberger. | Source : Tips for College
Dismal Drop-out Rates For Detroit Schools A 2006 newspaper report and a 2005 Princeton study spell costly problems for the students and residents of Detroit Schools. In 2006 USA Today reported on a study funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It said that several of the nation’s largest school districts had less than a 50% gra... Similar Editorial : How Drop Shipping Works by John Lynch. | Source : Tips for College
Kansas City Schools – Diverse And Unique Programs Kansas City Schools are sensitive to the needs of its students. Not only is the goal of academic success encouraged, the school system is also giving attention to the needs of its students who require extra attention. These students’ needs are addressed through programs such as PE4Life, Homele... Similar Editorial : Kansas Walleye Fishing by Daniel Eggertsen. | Source : Tips for College
Las Vegas Schools Struggle For Teachers “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”…is the most recent slogan to come out from the city, enticing tourists to come out and cut loose. Unfortunately, Las Vegas Schools are struggling, while the casinos enjoy seemingly limitless profits. In fact, most Nevada tax dollars actually go to the ca... Similar Editorial : The Struggle by Tony Masiello. | Source : Tips for College
Columbus Schools Won’t See Vote In 2007 Voters in the Columbus Schools area who were hoping to see a ballot initiative in November will be disappointed. The Campaign for Ohio’s Future, a group made up of 12 separate educational groups, simply ran out of time to collect all the signatures needed to put their proposal on the 2007 Nove... Similar Editorial : A Vote Of Thanks by Vincent Stevenson. | Source : Tips for College
Are Memphis Schools Getting What They Pay For? The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act provided many programs for students through out the country. In the Memphis Schools it made free pre-kindergarten and extra tutoring by teachers during school hours available to help achieve higher test scores and. Also, Memphis Schools’ low-income students re... Similar Editorial : Art Schools by swissjohn. | Source : Tips for College
Tax Cuts For Homeowners Hurt Miami Schools Tax cuts for Miami-Dade homeowners means cuts for Miami Schools. Florida's 67 school districts stand to lose a total of $7.1 billion by 2012 if voters decide in January to revamp property taxes. The biggest losers in the state will be Miami Schools and Broward County Schools; both of which co... Similar Editorial : Miami Schools Teach Entrepreneurship by Stacy Andell. | Source : Tips for College
Cincinnati Schools Curb Spending The Superintendent of the Cincinnati Schools recommended a budget for the 2007-2008 school year that is lower than the current budget by about $308 thousand dollars. This budget will mean that the Cincinnati Schools must continue to curb their spending, and direct the majority of the funds tow... Similar Editorial : Cincinnati catfishing Bait by Norb Wormald. | Source : Higher Education
Millions In Cuts For Cleveland Schools The Cleveland Board of Education approved a new budget with millions of dollars in cuts. The cuts are so drastic that there are some employees of the Cleveland Schools who don’t know if they have jobs next school year. Some non-instructional union employees, such as cleaners, custodians and cl... Similar Editorial : Cleveland Golf Equipment by James E Obrien. | Source : Higher Education
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