The DOE plans to invest more in vocational schools. (Sun, Post)
More on Double Dutch, the schools’ newest competitive sport. (Times)
A popular Brooklyn Heights elementary school is set to expand in 2011. (Brooklyn Paper)
Parents criticize the DOE’s reliance on test scores to determine eligibility for gifted and talented programs. (Village Voice)
A judge in Texas ruled that the state shortchanges its students who are learning English, particularly in high school. (Houston Chronicle)
Despite statewide gains, one Maryland county, used to being the best, isn’t happy with its test scores. (Washington Post)
Focus on high school dropouts: Students drop out of school for a variety of reasons, such as needing to work, pregnancy, and feeling unsafe in school. (San Jose Mercury News) Jefferson County, K.Y., convened a summit to discuss strategies for cutting the dropout rate in half in the next ten years. (Louisville Courier-Journal) Meanwhile, a Haverhill, Mass., school district has created a task force to look at reducing dropouts there. (Boston Globe)
Environmental education is on the rise in schools across the country. Watch one teacher work on building solar cars with students in this video. (USA Today)
At the Scarsdale Teachers Institute, teachers offer classes for each other on a wide range of topics. (NY Times)
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