Soda Schmoda May 4, 2006 Another interesting item in school news. ExPrez Bill Clinton has brokered a deal with the soft drinks industry to pull soda pop out of… Continue Reading
Tech Schmeck May 4, 2006 One consequence of the Minnesota’s fall from 5th in per-pupil spending to 23rd has been a lack of funds to keep our state’s schools up to… Continue Reading
Duluth tenth graders can right rite April 26, 2006 The top story in the DNT’s local section showed that 93 percent of Duluth’s tenth graders can write passably. On a scale from 1… Continue Reading
800 Schools left behind April 24, 2006 In an earlier post I complained about the Left Behind policies of the Bush Administration and how Duluth Schools could be listed as failing… Continue Reading
Teachers more pessimistic on NCLB goals April 20, 2006 An AP story shows that parents are more optimistic than teachers about the NCLB law’s likely success in raising student achievment. Continue Reading
Will Duluth have failing schools courtesy of NCLB? April 19, 2006 As I was leaving town for Texas I caught a story in the Strib. It was in the DTrib too. It suggested that because… Continue Reading
Failing Schools April 14, 2006 The Strib had a story today about the likelihood that more Minnesota Schools would be singled out as schools of failure thanks to No… Continue Reading
Algebra April 13, 2006 The Trib has a story about the small number of Minnesota junior high students taking Algebra 1 and 2. Seems to be that too… Continue Reading
