In the News on August 1, 2007
English Instruction Touted for Immigrants: Fourfold Increase In Spending Urged * Key NCLB-Renewal Bills Withheld Until Fall * School Board Take First Steps Toward New Assignment Policy
English Instruction Touted for Immigrants: Fourfold Increase In Spending Urged
Washington
Migrant policy group stresses English: Study suggests new instruction program to ensure workers compete globally
Sacramento Bee
Washington
Migrant policy group stresses English: Study suggests new instruction program to ensure workers compete globally
Sacramento Bee
FEDERAL/NCLB
Miller Outlines Proposed Changes for NCLB
Education Week
Key NCLB-Renewal Bills Withheld Until Fall
Education Week
12-State Study Finds Falloff in Testing Gains After NCLB
Education Week
Project Distills Lessons of ‘Coherent’ District-Level Reforms
Education Week
School Board Take First Steps Toward New Assignment Policy
Education Week
Schools Benefit From States’ Strong Budgets
Education Week
STATE ROUNDUP
Ore. Special Education Tests Don’t Pass Federal Review
The Oregonian
TEA grants schools a grace period on ratings
Houston Chronicle:
Flat CSAP scores a bad sign for school reform
Rocky Mountain News:
As students and as leaders, girls are outperforming boys in school
Buffalo News:
A Teacher Grows Disillusioned After a 'Fail' Becomes a 'Pass'
New York Times
Analysis: low achievers didn't move up
Rocky Mountain News
Opinion: A faulty law: Legislature should rewrite school-district division law
Salt Lake Tribune
Published Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007