Public Schools As Good As Private Schools In Raising Math Scores, Study Says

Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools, according to a new University of Illinois study of multi-year, longitudinal data on nearly 10,000 students.
The results of the study appear in the May issue of the education journal Phi Delta Kappan.
“These data provide [...]

Alternative Education To Get Boost

Baltimore school administrators unveiled a plan yesterday to reduce violence and the dropout rate by overhauling alternative education, nearly doubling the number of alternative school slots by August and creating morning and evening programs for working students.
The plan calls for the creation of two new alternative schools and the redesign of existing alternative schools, where [...]

Former business manager’s arrest not related to closure of school

The decision to close two of the county school district’s alternative schools was not due solely to the arrest of the district’s former business manager for illegal use of the district’s bank account, but it was a contributing factor, said the county’s top school official.
Gila County Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. Linda O’Dell said she [...]

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