Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 31-08-2010
Since Mayor Adrian M. Fenty brought her to town in 2007, she has closed schools by the dozens, fired teachers by the hundreds, and revamped the way educators are evaluated and paid. In doing so, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee has polarized not just the local and national education communities, but also the city’s Democratic primary electorate.
A Washington Post poll in August found that Rhee, the public face and voice for Fenty’s cornerstone issue, is such a divisive figure that politically she is a virtual wash. Forty-one percent of registered Democrats regard her record as a reason to vote for Fenty over D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray in the Sept. 14 contest.
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 31-08-2010
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For years, the only funding at the federal level for gifted education has come through the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act, funded at $7.5 milion for the past few fiscal years (compared to the approximately $11.5 billion spent in fiscal 2010 on school-aged children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.)
Now, that money, once again, is on the verge of being cut, as happened repeatedly during the Bush administration. Advocates for gifted education are scrambling to preserve a program they say is focused on developing gifted programs for underserved students.
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Posted by Eliza Torr | Posted on 31-08-2010
Today I asked Beechwood football coach Noel Rash, leading up to Friday’s game at Highlands, what impressed him most about Highlands, its coaches and its current run of success.
I liked his response.
“They take kids who are 5-9, 170 pounds and they make them into absolute maniacs,” Rash said. ”I wish I could steal the formula.”
Posted by Nicholas Boland | Posted on 30-08-2010
Rio Salado College officially opened its new cafe Tuesday, Aug. 24 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its main site, 2323 W. 14th St., Tempe. The college’s employees are excited to see an abundance of fresh dining options available.
But it was clear that Michael Hodgins, the cafe manager and director of the Sustainable Food Systems program, was relishing the moment more than anyone.
“I started working at Rio Salado in February and I’ve been waiting for the cafe to open since then,” Hodgins said. Read more…
