Interesting articles related to career academies, charters, magnets, small schools and other areas of school choice. http://www.fpscc.net/resources/articles.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:52:04 -0500 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:50:57 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The South has become the first region in the country where more than half of public school students are poor and more than half are members of minorities, according to a new report. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/us/07south.html B6E474A6-7082-4C27-8316-CA6D3BD18537 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:50:57 -0500 Florida’s first high school Laser Photonics Academy was recently unveiled at Wekiva High School. The career academy was made possible through a partnership with Orange County Public Schools, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Laser Business Unit and Valencia Community College, and will enable students to combine academic coursework with practical, hands-on learning experiences as they prepare for a career in laser photonics. https://www.ocps.net/_layouts/viewDetails.aspx?list=a7a2049d-36b3-4e96-bcfa-ab56f9aad3e2&item=191 B7D18DF9-3235-422E-B112-E5239AEF927D Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:45:50 -0500 Community forums and newsletters sent home in backpacks are so old school. You want to find out whether stewed tomatoes are on tomorrow's lunch menu? Check out the district's latest tweet. How about the date for the next school board meeting? Look on Facebook. Don't like a school district decision? Post a comment. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/09/schools_turn_to_facebook_twitt.html 33FE5A85-D842-47E2-833F-19579AAF9BC4 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:37:43 -0500 This study is the first empirical evaluation of a voucher program for disabled students. The report evaluates the impact of Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities the largest school voucher program in the United States on the achievement of disabled students who remain in their local public schools. http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_52.htm B67F88D2-279D-4D47-88EA-0DB5AFBE0FAA Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:35:27 -0500 A study of several school choice programs in San Diego finds that they are promoting more racial and ethnic integration of students, but do not, in general, have any notable effect on test scores. http://www.fpscc.net/pdf/EdWeek-ChoiceProgramsandIntegration.pdf 1F6513F7-9422-4C97-BD93-3EBA11C3B3F5 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:16:29 -0400 The high court found, in a split decision, that both plans were unconstitutional in using race to achieve diversity, but the decision is not viewed as a defeat for school integration and diversity. http://www.fpscc.net/pdf/MSAPressReleaseSeattleLouisvilleRuling.pdf 9D654FDB-D296-4CD1-ADC4-6017070EAA1C Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:15:09 -0400 Fifth-graders who feel they've been mistreated because of their skin color are much more likely than classmates without such feelings to have symptoms of mental disorders, especially depression, a study suggests. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-05-race-depression_N.htm 39E08AF5-4D87-4B73-9405-1148CA0DF9CE Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:31:46 -0400 The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years, despite the focus of the No Child Left Behind law on improving the scores of blacks and Hispanics, according to results of a federal test considered to be the nation’s best measure of long-term trends in math and reading proficiency. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/education/29scores.html?_r=1 9756E680-D5A8-42C6-9570-132FE8883771 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:30:45 -0400 For 45 years, Orange County school leaders have been unable to prove to the federal courts that they operate an integrated school system that is fair to both black and white students. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asecdeseg27042709apr27,0,4745074.story?page=1 C095077C-DACF-45AB-AD2E-C6243520F390 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:29:59 -0400 In the wake of parents' and principals' complaints, San Diego Unified could change its plans to cancel busing to magnet schools. Critics argued that jettisoning the buses would save less money than originally estimated, could damage schools that bring students from across the city, and would undercut the very idea of magnets. http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/04/27/education/schooled/881magnet042709.txt C4871370-D952-45A8-9F0A-920209F6E914 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:14:56 -0400