by: Patricia Hawke.
The Ohio schools have had state-funded, online charter schools for a few years. Students do their work over the Internet from their homes or other sites. They can work anytime but must log 920 hours per year for perfect attendance.With som...
by: Patricia Hawke.
In 2005, City Neighbors and Patterson Park Public, two charter schools in Baltimore, appealed the Baltimore schools’ per student funding formula to the state board. The board ruled in their favor, and the Baltimore schools appealed the b...
by: Patricia Hawke.
The 2005-2006 school year was a tremendous success for the Florida schools, especially at the middle school level. The Florida schools’ educators across the state worked hard to improve student academic achievement levels and were reward...
by: Patricia Hawke.
Superintendent of Instruction for the California schools, Jack O’Connell, initiated an audit more than a year ago into the fiscal concerns of the Options for Youth and Opportunities for Learning (OYO) schools. The OYO is a chain of indep...
by: Stacy Andell.
Take Stock in Children College Scholarships for Orlando Schools and Seminole County Public SchoolsBy Stacy Andell for www.schoolsk-12.com An Overview of the Take Stock in Children College Scholarship Program Take Stock in Children is a sta...
by: Patricia Hawke.
New York City Schools started converting many of its massive high schools into smaller, thematic schools in 2002. The 2006 graduates who were the first students in New York City Schools to have spent their entire four-year high school expe...
by: Patricia Hawke.
The kindergarten through 8th grade virtual school was created in the Florida schools in 2003. It was sold to lawmakers as a great way to save money, offering coursework to replace on-campus teachers and classrooms at a savings of $700 per ...
by: Patricia Hawke.
Of the 946 high schools within the New York schools, 228 have been identified as needing improvement under federal and state rules, according to an announcement made in mid-September by the New York schools. All schools within the New York...
by: Stacy Andell.
Office Max Donates Funds to Charlotte SchoolsOne Charlotte Schools ’ member started off the school year with a big boon. Nations Ford Elementary School has received a $5,000 donation from Office Max. This donation is linked to the openin...
by: Stacy Andell.
New Schools Equal New HiresLas Vegas Schools have ten new schools opening for the 2006-2007 school year. Nine are brand new schools, while one is a replacement of Rancho High School. This is part of a long term plan to meet student populat...
by: Stacy Andell.
San Francisco Schools’ Small Schools are EffectiveThe Small Schools program in San Francisco Schools was established back in 2000. One successful example of a small school is the San Francisco Schools’ Leadership High School. This high...
by: Patricia Hawke.
One Indianapolis Schools’ Elementary School Gets New PlaygroundParkview Elementary School 81 will receive a new playground on October 2nd but the work has already started. An asphalt lot will be a brand new playground thanks to the Allst...
by: Hitoshi Jones.
When you decide that you want to be a game designer, you need to learn the skills needed in order to do the job. This means going to a school with the required curriculum. There are a surprising amount of colleges and universities now ser...
by: Stacy Andell.
Pittsburg Schools Holds a Magnet School Information FairThe Pittsburg Schools is holding an Information Fair aimed at providing parents with the information they need to provide their children with the best opportunities. The Pittsburg Sch...
by: Patricia Hawke.
In their May 8, 2006, issue, Newsweek listed their Best 100 Public Schools across the nation. They ranked the schools using a ratio of the number of Advanced Placement (AP) and/or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students wit...
