Rhode Island Association of School Principals

NAESP Before the Bell Briefings: 2/10/10

This post contains a list of all of the interesting recent NAESP Before the Bell briefings we saw fit to pass on to our members. They were posted using our new email sharing tool, so please be patient while any bugs (if they exist) are worked out.

Below, we’ve listed the date of each briefing, along with three selected headlines from the contents (note that of course each briefing contains more content than just the excerpted headlines).

January 28, 2010

  • Report Says Principals’ Authority To Dismiss Teachers Affects Absences
  • Magnet School’s Curriculum Developed With Help From Museum Of Science In Boston
  • Removal Of Dictionaries From Schools Seen As Harmful To Students
  • and more!

January 29, 2010

  • Report: State Policies Protect Ineffective Teachers
  • Preschools In Massachusetts Must Teach Oral Hygiene
  • Los Angeles District Reveals New School Report Cards
  • and more!

February 1, 2010

  • Obama Administration Proposing “Sweeping Overhaul” Of NCLB
  • Duncan Says Katrina “Best Thing That Happened” To New Orleans Education
  • Some Schools In Haiti Will Reopen On Monday For The First Time Since Jan 12
  • and more!

February 2, 2010

  • Elementary School Invites Parents To Sit-In On Classes
  • Editorial: Keeping Public School Bible Classes Nonreligious Will Be A Major Challenge
  • Curriculum Overhaul Seen As Key Component Of Education Reform
  • and more!

February 4, 2010

  • Middle School Principal Calls On Volunteers To Help Clean Campus Ahead Of District Review
  • Educators Seek To Boost Overall Student Performance Through Music Enrichment Program
  • Rhode Island Governor Wants Tax Credits For Private School Donors, Cut Public School Budget
  • and more!

February 5, 2010

  • Most Elementary School Principals Say Recess Positively Impacts Achievement, Poll Shows
  • Study Says Gay, Lesbian Teens Are Bullied More Than Heterosexual Peers
  • Middle-School Students Petition DC Mayor To Reverse Principal’s Reassignment
  • and more!

February 8, 2010

  • Several Schools In Georgia Work Way Off Needs Improvement List After Five Or More Years
  • Some Schools In Kentucky Still Use Paddling As Disciplinary Method
  • Teacher Created Math Curriculum Around Football Statistics
  • and more!

February 9, 2010

  • Obama Administration Launches Campaign To Remove Junk Food From Schools
  • NBC Launches Website Highlighting Science Of Winter Olympics
  • Students Collaborate With Non-Profit To Collect Soap For Haiti
  • and more!

February 10, 2010

  • Los Angeles Unified To Fire Above Average Number Of Probationary Teachers This Year
  • Circus Director Is Artist-In-Residence At Elementary School In Massachusetts
  • Report Recommends Use Of Identifiers To Connect Disciplinary Actions To Students
  • and more!

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