Thursday, August 27, 2009

Swine flu rises at US colleges as students return

Colleges across the country are seeing spikes in the number of students with suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin for the fall semester. Read more ...

It's a charter year and new future for Birmingham High

It's a charter year and new future for Birmingham High
The Valley campus begins the school year independent of L.A. Unified control. Charter supporters had to overcome numerous obstacles, including internal dissension, cash shortage and lawsuits.

If there was a brick wall, they walked into it. If there was a land mine, they stepped on it. When the history of charter schools in the United States is written, Birmingham High School in the San Fernando Valley may stand as a cautionary tale of all that can go wrong when a regular public school tries to convert to an independent charter.



Obama wants states to overhaul failing schools

Obama wants states to overhaul failing schools
The Obama administration is making good on a promise to use federal dollars to prod local officials to turn around failing schools.

Valuable Yet Simple Tips To Follow When Buying A Reading Program For Your Kids

Valuable Yet Simple Tips To Follow When Buying A Reading Program For Your Kids
Today’s youth do not have the opportunity to develop their reading skills. At the present time, kids in the US rank close to the bottom in the areas of science and math skills. The technicals that are being used to teach children to read these days are simply not effective. Find learn to read phonics programs here. Nowadays the verbal ability is too low, probably going to the least. Eleven million Americans are estimated to be illiterate. In order to gain most knowledge we have to learn h