Rhode Island Association of School Principals
NAESP Before the Bell Briefings: 4/1/10
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).
March 9, 2010
- Duncan Calls For Renewed Civil Rights Enforcement
- Mentor Program Introduces Students To Careers In Architecture, Engineering And Construction
- Officials Investigate Grade-Changing Scheme At Maryland High School
- … and more!
March 10, 2010
- Governors, State School Chiefs To Propose Common Academic Standards
- Public Schools Launch Marketing Campaigns To Compete With Charters
- Minneapolis Seeks To Open First Teacher-Run School In 2011
- … and more!
March 11, 2010
- Kansas City, Missouri, Board Of Education To Close Nearly Half Of All Schools
- Texas School Board Lays Out Plan For Social Studies Curriculum Overhaul
- Obama Seeks To Duplicate Success Of Harlem Children Zone
- … and more!
March 12, 2010
- West Virginia Awarded Nearly $22 Million In Federal School Turnaround Funds
- Los Angeles Schools Chief Reassigning Teachers In Black History Month Controversy
- Teaching Tools Program Donates School Supplies To Haiti
- … and more!
March 16, 2010
- Duncan Addresses Union Concerns About NCLB Blueprint
- Los Angeles Schools Panel Recommends Teacher Evaluation, Tenure Changes
- Programs In Some Texas Districts Help Older Middle School Students Catch Up With Peers
- … and more!
March 17, 2010
- PepsiCo To Stop Selling Sugary Drinks In Schools Worldwide By 2012
- Girls Bridge Gap In Math Testing, But Boys Lag In Reading
- Increase In Use Of Mobile Learning Tools Analyzed
- … and more!
March 18, 2010
- Detroit District Emergency Financial Manager Announces Plan To Close 44 Schools
- Experts Say Some Changes To Texas’ Social Studies Curriculum Are Inaccurate
- New Policy In Houston District Allows Teachers To Be Fired Based On Testing Data
- … and more!
March 19, 2010
- Some Philadelphia Parents Oppose School Webcam Class-Action Lawsuit
- Very Few States Are Adequately Funding Educational Systems, Research Shows
- Educator Says Teacher Quality Not The Sole Ingredient To Student Success
- … and more!
March 23, 2010
- Arizona Teacher Proposes Mandatory 30-Minute Recess Everyday
- Study Says Math, Reading Scores In Urban Districts Are On The Rise
- Report Gives US Poor Grades In Fostering STEM Diversity
- … and more!
March 24, 2010
- State Education Chiefs Query Duncan On NCLB Reauthorization Issues
- Court Rules Against Overhaul Of Bilingual, ESL Programs In Texas
- Teachers Say Leadership, Curriculum Changes Biggest Factors In Rhode Island School’s Failure
- … and more!
March 25, 2010
- Individual States Show Progress In Closing Gaps On NAEP
- Time Warner Kicks Off Connect A Million Minds Campaign
- Maryland District Testing New Anti-Truancy Program
- … and more!
March 26, 2010
- Florida May Ask Voters To Reconsider Class-Size Limits; Teachers Rally In Tallahassee
- Principals In Illinois District May Have To Re-Interview Teachers For Positions
- Elementary School’s Online Tutorial Helps Parents Assist Students With Math
- … and more!
March 29, 2010
- Superintendents In Oregon Plotting Strategies To Increase Availability Of Online Classes
- Issue Of Stagnating Academic Performance Of Boys Analyzed
- Educator Says Recess Coaching Is Better Than No Recess At All
- … and more!