Archive for March, 2009
Taking homework help too far
Each morning I get a sampling of education-related stories from around the state, as well as some national stories.
This gem came from the Chicago Tribune, and is about teachers cracking down on parents who take helping their children with homework too far.
The story focuses somewhat on science fair season, which is apparently in full swing [...]
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Loading ...Time for the Dream to come true?
I dug up this fossil of a story after getting an e-mail about the federal DREAM Act. I wrote the story for the UB as an intern in 2002, and tried to show (in a really, really long article) how the DREAM Act could help promising high school students get into college and get legal [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Civics in action
Kudos to the crowd of people who showed up at the Walla Walla School Board meeting Tuesday night. By chance, two different groups chose the same night to voice their concerns to the board.
The main group included students, parents, teachers and professionals who don’t want to see the district’s highly capable program eliminated. Rumors have [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blue Ridge considering uniforms
Students at Blue Ridge Elementary may be the first in the district to start wearing school uniforms next year.
I got a tip from a concerned parent this morning, who said the decision appears to be a done deal and he is not happy about it.
I talked to Mark Higgins, the district’s communications director, who said [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Giving charter schools a second thought
I made a call today to Jim Spady, president and executive director of the Washington Charter School Resource Center. Spady runs this group despite the fact that there are no charter schools in Washington state.
I bring the topic up because charter schools continue to gain popularity across the country, with many showing positive results in [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...About that sex thing
So Sunday we ran a series of articles on sexual education. These stories took me a few weeks to report, and I know I didn’t cover every base. I think it is one of those topics that could be written about often, in several different ways.
I came away with a couple of major conclusions from [...]
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