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1.	Bookmarks: 0	San Francisco Schools Fight Fat Childhood obesity is at alarming levels in this county. Children in the San Francisco Schools are no exception. Too much television and video games, and too little time spent playing outside has led to an epidemic of juvenile health issues. It sure doesn’t help that the San Francisco Schools have had to cut funding for physical education over the years. But the 2007-2008 school year does have something positive going for it. Several San Francisco Schools will provide fresh sa...
2.	Bookmarks: 1	Community Involvement Important For Portland Schools Public schools need the support of their communities to succeed. They are, after all, public and open to all. It is our responsibility as members of the community to give whatever help and support we can to our neighborhood schools. No one can argue that receiving such support from both individual citizens as well as businesses and corporations are a hindrance. They enable the school communities to feel that they are a part of the neighborhood they serve, and that they are pa...
3.	Bookmarks: 0	Texas Schools Offer Diverse Magnet School Options Students attending Texas Public Schools have many choices. They literally have a plethora of magnet programs to choose from. Depending on their grade level, they can choose to attend a school that focuses on providing the 3 Rs with a slant; the Arts, Science, Technology and Foreign Language are all examples of the different types of Texas Schools kids and their parents can choose from. But what is a magnet school, anyway? A magnet school is a one that, while meeting t...
4.	Bookmarks: 0	Being An Involved Parent Of A Child In Miami Schools Being a parent of a school aged child has never been an easy task. And with all the choices facing young people these days, the job is getting even harder. But a new program run by Miami Schools is trying to alleviate some of the burden on parents with a number of programs designed to keep parents informed on some of the most important issues facing young people in the Miami Schools.Parent Academy in Miami SchoolsThe Miami-Dade Public County School system runs a year-...
5.	Bookmarks: 0	Portland Schools Exceed Budget By $ 1.7 Million Superintendent of Portland Public Schools, Mary Jo O’Connor announced that the Portland Schools have exceeded their $81.7 budget by about 2%. This is despite $500,000 in cuts made in May of 2006. O’Connor explained that the increased spending was due to factors beyond the control of Portland Schools officials.Unavoidable Increases for Portland SchoolsO’Connor stated that the deficit was “regrettable but unavoidable”. Federal and state education mandates, increased uti...
6.	Bookmarks: 0	Will High School Rankings Affect Your Future? With all the emphasis on mandatory testing and national standards it’s no big surprise that high school rankings have been getting a lot of attention. American high school students face a global economy, high technology demands, and the reality of living in a capitalistic society without the benefit of a solid financial education. Parents, teachers, and students look to high school rankings to help them evaluate their school’s progress and to consider moves to new areas....
7.	Bookmarks: 0	What Ails The Washington DC Schools? Problems that Face Washington DC SchoolsDistrict of Columbia Public schools are faced with increasingly serious challenges. The 55,000 student system is plagued by gaping disparities between schools that serve the affluent, and those that serve the city’s poorest neighborhoods. And that’s just the beginning. Education officials and concerned Washington DC citizens have identified numerous shortfalls in the system which threaten to polarize schools and students based on th...
8.	Bookmarks: 0	Arizona Schools Benefit Form Science Foundation Grant In April 2007 the Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) announced an investment of $3.2 million into a K-12 Student & Teacher Discovery Program that will benefit the Arizona Schools. The Arizona Schools grants are the third awarding of SFAz funds intended to create a top-notch science, engineering and medical core in Arizona. The foundation intends to create this by supporting and funding secondary and university level Arizona Schools.Why Fund Science in Arizona Schools?S...
9.	Bookmarks: 0	Denver Schools – A Closer Look Denver, Colorado…Home of the Mile-High stadium, a city with amazing scenery and a high altitude. It is one in which Denver Public Schools have set lofty goals for themselves. All school districts have mission statements, visions, and school improvement plans. Denver Schools break their goals down into three areas:1. Set high expectations for all students.2. Raise the overall achievement level.3. Close the achievement gap.How well are the Denver Schools going? Well...
10.	Bookmarks: 0	Kansas City Schools Serve Unique Students Every city in every state in this nation has a homeless population. These are people who are “down on their luck”. They may have suffered a series of financial disasters and have been driven from their homes because they simply couldn’t pay the bills. They may suffer from a mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or clinical depression and are unable to care for themselves financially, as well as physically. It is beyond them to provide themselves with adequa...
11.	Bookmarks: 0	Some Long Island Schools Students Just Want To Go To Work All parents have big dreams for their children. Fame, fortune, happiness, security, love, confidence, success, and a good education- to name a few. Parents of Long Island Schools students have dreams like these, too. A lot of these kids are told as they grow up that college is what you do after high school, end of discussion. Of course, most if not all parents would like to see their kids head off to college. But let’s look at the big picture; not all graduating seniors w...
12.	Bookmarks: 0	Pittsburgh Schools Offer Affordable College Education Pressure, pressure, pressure. Students in all grades can be under an enormous amount of pressure to succeed while in school. Kindergartners must learn to read, add, and subtract before they finish their first year of school. In some places, students must pass certain state tests in order to be promoted to the next grade level. More and more emphasis is being placed on the importance of a rigorous academic program for middle- and high-school students, with the end result of at...
13.	Bookmarks: 0	Milwaukee Schools Claims Right Direction Schools come up with action plans every day. In fact, the Milwaukee Schools recently announced the adoption of an action plan that is designed to make its students competitive with some of the best schools in the country. The plan, designated “Working Together, Achieving More,” was adopted by the board of Milwaukee Schools in July 2007. But gauging whether a plan means real change, or just a good press release isn’t always easy. The Milwaukee Public Schools plan is meant to b...