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school districts stories: 8 news summaries

Miami Schools Plan 'Sexting' Curriculum

Effort to combat practice includes warnings on safety, law

Jul 10, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Miami-Dade school district is going all out in its attempt to stomp out “sexting,” the Miami Herald reports. The superintendent says he wants to work with law enforcement to develop the nation's top sexting program, including a special curriculum to educate students of all ages about the... More »

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technology • Miami • sex education • school districts • Miami-Dade County • sexting

(Newser) - The ACLU is threatening to sue a California school district that restricted access to a 12-year-old’s report on gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. When the school learned of the subject, it delayed the presentation and sent letters to parents requiring permission slips for their children... More »

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gay rights • California • ACLU • San Diego • civil liberties • school districts • Harvey Milk • presentation

 Colo. District to 
 Ditch Grade Levels 

Students in Adams 50 will progress based on knowledge, not age

Feb 10, 09 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Faced with a 58% graduation rate and falling test scores, officials in Colorado’s Adams 50 school district are doing away with traditional grade levels as part of a massive educational transformation, the Christian Science Monitor reports. When the program is fully phased in, students will no longer be separated... More »

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education • high school • Colorado • elementary school • school districts • grades • educational programs

glossies

 Strapped Schools
 Say Bye to Bus Rides

New generation can tell grandkids they walked to school

Sep 7, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - As high gas prices strangle US school budgets, more officials are cutting back where it hurts student scores least: school buses. Some schools are limiting or redesigning bus routes, but others have nixed busing entirely, leaving thousands of kids to hoof it under adult supervision. Some parents object, but many... More »

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environment • conservation • transportation • gas prices • school districts • school budget • fuel costs • school bus

Georgia School System Loses US Accreditation

Atlanta-area district becomes first in nearly 40 years stripped of recognition

Aug 29, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Georgia school system has become the country's first in almost 40 years to have its accreditation yanked, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Clayton County parents and students were devastated by the move, blamed on the district's "dysfunctional" school board. An exodus of students is expected to accelerate. More »

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education • high school • Atlanta • Georgia • school districts • school board

 Double Dutch Made
 NYC School Sport

Jump-rope league expected to draw big interest

Jul 27, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City schools will offer a new sport this spring: competitive double dutch jump-roping. The first school district to start official teams has done so in recognition of the sport's popularity among the city's youth—and to promote fitness, AP reports. "It's something that builds stamina," explains... More »

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New York City • athletics • exercise • school districts • jump rope • double dutch

School Supers
Draw Big Bucks,
Bigger Perks

Turnaround experts find profitable niche in failing school districts

Mar 31, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teachers aren't living in luxury, but some school superintendents are, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some are pulling in $325,000 a year, plus multi-million-dollar consulting budgets to restructure impoverished, underperforming public school systems. The Monitor calls them "central office rock stars," a product of the No Child... More »

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education • school • school districts • No Child Left Behind • public schools • superintendent • school board • teacher

Schools Report Declining Enrollment

New immigration
laws cited for fewer youngsters

Sep 24, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Student enrollment is down at schools across Arizona, California and Texas—especially at those with high Hispanic populations.  Why? Some cite the sudden dearth of construction jobs as the housing boom has petered out. But anecdotal evidence points to immigration crackdowns, and school districts are feeling the effects: Mesa,... More »

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California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • illegal immigration • school districts • Hispanic

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