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September 2008
- Boycott Disrupts Chicago's 1st Day of School
  
  Chicago Tribune | Sep 2, 08 4:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hundred of Chicago students missed the first day of school today as they tried to enroll in more affluent suburban schools, the Tribune reports. Students and parents are protesting the uneven division of wealth among Illinois public schools by attempting to enroll en masse in top-rated North Shore schools. It’s a symbolic gesture; residency is required to enroll. More »
August 2008
- Prof Rips UCLA for 'Illegal' Race Admissions
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 31, 08 4:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A UCLA professor is accusing the school of admitting students based on race even though the practice remains illegal in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tim Groseclose resigned this week from an admissions committee and posted an 89-page report online accusing the university of a "coverup." "A growing body of evidence strongly suggests that UCLA is cheating on admissions," he wrote. More »
- Back-to-School Lists Bust Budgets
  
  New York Times | Aug 30, 08 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ever-expanding back-to-school lists are squeezing family budgets, the New York Times reports. The bill often tops three figures as school ask for pricey items like flash drives—often specifying the brand name. And many cash-strapped districts are turning to parents to provide supplies like paper towels, baby wipes and Band-Aids, once held by the school custodian or nurse. More »
- Georgia School System Loses US Accreditation
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 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 »
- College Peddles Bike Program to Go Green
  
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Aug 28, 08 8:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Incoming freshmen are jumping on a Wisconsin college’s offer of a brand-new bike in return for leaving their cars at home, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Ripon College aims to save parking spots, and perhaps the planet, with its Velorution Project. The initiative, one newly minted student cyclist says, shows that Ripon is “innovative and changing with the times.” More »
- Philly Lets Students Leave Perilous Schools
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Aug 28, 08 3:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Twenty schools in Philadelphia are so “persistently dangerous” that the state is giving students the right to go elsewhere, reports the Inquirer . This figure is nearly double last year’s and includes a bump from one middle school to six, according to a list released yesterday by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. But state officials said the number shouldn't cause alarm because schools aren’t any worse than before—staff simply got better at reporting crimes. More »

Stories

Boycott Disrupts Chicago's 1st Day of School

Prof Rips UCLA for 'Illegal' Race Admissions

Back-to-School Lists Bust Budgets

Georgia School System Loses US Accreditation

College Peddles Bike Program to Go Green

Philly Lets Students Leave Perilous Schools