One third flunk test on teaching reading
One third of would-be elementary and preschool teachers in Connecticut flunk an exam on how to teach reading reports the Connecticut Mirror. Teach for America teachers had the highest pass rate, 93...
View ArticleGraduates aren’t ready for college
On Community College Spotlight: Florida’s graduation rate is up, but many graduates aren’t prepared for college-level classes. Two-year degrees are much cheaper than four-year degrees and raise...
View ArticleUnion reveals how it blocked ‘parent trigger’
Connecticut minority groups pushed for a parent trigger bill, which would let a majority of parents force a management change at chronically low-performing schools. Unable to kill the bill, the state...
View ArticleAct up in class, end up in court
Campus police officers — not principals — are enforcing discipline these days, reports the Washington Post. Texas police issue thousands of misdemeanor tickets for offensive language, class disruption,...
View ArticleOnline learning expands access, cuts costs
An Arizona community college that pioneered online courses has expanded access and success while cutting costs substantially. Massachusetts community college leaders don’t like a report calling for...
View ArticleIs remedial ed necessary?
Connecticut colleges would stop requiring unprepared students to take remedial courses by 2014, under proposed legislation. All students could take college-level classes with “embedded” remedial...
View ArticleRemedial classes: the end is closer
Many readers will remember Joanne’s post some time back about a proposal to end remedial classes at community colleges that was working its way through the legislature. Well, that bill has now passed...
View ArticleCompetency vs. the credit hour
Instead of earning credits for “seat time,” colleges are offering degrees based on showing competency – usually by doing well on a test. Southern New Hampshire University is partnering with employers...
View ArticleHigh school grad rate tops 78%
The on-time high school graduation rate hit 78.2 percent in 2010, the highest in a generation and up 2.7 points in a year. “If you drop out of high school, how many good jobs are there out there for...
View ArticleConnecticut decriminalizes ‘stealing’ education
“Stealing an education” by enrolling an out-of-district child in school isn’t a felony in Connecticut any more. “Everyone agrees that enrolling a child in a school outside the district is wrong, but...
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Reading, ‘riting and English immersion
After years of bilingual education, most Latino third graders in New Britain, Connecticut schools haven’t learned to read, reports John Tulenko in The Language War in New Britain on PBS tonight. Kelt...
View ArticleRemedial ed ban forces readiness push
Connecticut’s ban on no-credit remedial courses at community colleges goes into effect this fall. Colleges and high schools are working to help students catch up so they can pass college-level classes....
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Governor rejects chocolate milk ban
Chocolate milk will not be banned in Connecticut schools. Gov. Dannel Malloy will not sign a last-minute bill that inadvertently bans chocolate milk. Lawmakers were trying to comply with new federal...
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83% graduate — but are they educated?
The U.S. high school graduation rate has hit 83 percent, rising to a new high for the fifth year in a row. “We’ve made real progress,” said President Barack Obama at Benjamin Banneker Academic High...
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