Governor puts spotlight on career technical education (San Diego Union-Tribune) Strumming on Cinco Associated Press Mariachi musician Enrique Gonzalez plays his bass guitar while waiting to go to work on Cinco de Mayo Saturday at Mariachi Plaza in Los Angeles....more...Bar may be raised to earn high school diplomas (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Some Georgia teens may have a tougher time earning a high school diploma under new graduation rules state officials are considering. Education leaders, hoping to direct more students toward success after high school, want to upgrade the public school academic requirements students must fulfill to earn a diploma. The revisions, which are being considered by a state committee and must be approved ......more... Governor puts spotlight on career technical education (San Diego Union-Tribune) Students protest Iraq war SCOTT LINNETT / Union-Tribune Jayme Zimmerman writes on the taped mouth of Olivia Delgado-Pelton at a peace demonstration outside Mt. Carmel High. A group of students concerned about the war in Iraq took a page from Vietnam War-era activism and held a peace demonstration Friday....more... Officials outline high school reform efforts (Hazelwood-Bridgeton Journal) Hazelwood School District officials outlined ongoing reform efforts at the district's three high schools that may help freshmen, add rigor to the curriculum and increase the role of teachers....more... Hoeven Signs Career And Technical Education Funding Bill (KXMA-TV Dickinson) DICKINSON, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today was joined by legislators, educators and community officials to sign House Bill 1019, a $21.7 million Career and Technical Education bill that will help provide North Dakotans with the skills they need to ...more... School board to work on budget (Forsyth County News Front Page) Money will do most of the talking as the Forsyth County Board of Education begins its annual review of the school budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a called meeting set for Thursday at 4 p.m....more... Education calendar (Norwich Bulletin) All submissions for the Education Calendar must be received by the Bulletin at least three days before an event in order to ensure they are included in the daily listing....more... State budget still remains on the table (Ada Evening News) With three weeks remaining in the 2007 session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the most important issue still on the table is the state budget. As chairman of the Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Education, I will be working hard to secure every dollar possible for our public schools, colleges and universities and nationally recognized career technology system....more... Getting a head start on college (Chicago Tribune) Dual degree programs helping at-risk high schoolers keep their focus and their dreams In many ways, Jequetta Williams is a typical 9th grader. ...more... |