Education Vault: Aug 25, 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

ACT scores hold steady

Overall results from the 2009 administration of the ACT to McCreary Central High School juniors show flat scores in all subjects.

State of schools is strong as students return to class

In a matter of days more than 4.7 million children and 600,000 educators and staff will return to school.

Mary B. Henry dies at 82; civil rights activist improved education, healthcare in L.A.

Mary B. Henry, a civil rights activist who helped create the national Head Start program and fostered the rise of the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center from the ashes of the 1965 Watts riots, died Friday. She was 82.

Why she's giving away $50 million

Melanie Lundquist of Palos Verdes Estates is optimistic that writing a $5-million check every year for 10 years to help low-performing L.A. schools will result in wider reforms nationally.

Imagine all the things you could buy if you had a spare $50 million under the mattress.