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June 1, 2011

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Report: CA Schools Don't Meet Physical Education Standards
Although obesity has been identified as a major health issue for California's children, too few teens participate in physical activities in school.

Hall County, Georgia Students Moved to Game NCLB Numbers
Students are coerced into transferring so schools can preserve high graduation rates and better test scores.

Nevada Passes Important Education Reforms Before Budget
Some of Governor Brian Sandoval's proposed reforms will be enacted, but Democrats have reclaimed some funds set to be cut.

NJ District May Ban Homework on Weekends, Holidays
The homework debate has been renewed after interest in the film "Race to Nowhere" and conversations about homework's burden on students and families.

Teacher Who Recorded Disruptive Student Fights Firing
A teacher who recorded awful student behavior was dismissed and is now suing for wrongful termination.

Researchers to Study Effects of Teacher Stress on Classrooms
A pilot study has shown that as many as 3 in 10 middle school teachers experience symptoms of stress that negatively affect their job performance.

Principal Can't Spell or Write, Begs for Tenure Support
Having been denied tenure in the past, principal busted for terrible writing and grammar - and voted 'least trusted' by union - asks for support.

In Illinois, Some Teachers Earn Six-Figure Salaries
Though some schools' teachers make over $100k, the average compensation in Illinois is about $69,000.


Commentaries

DESTRUCTION OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA: Number Of Uneducated U.S. Children Increases
Peter Stern - Is anyone willingly to initiate the long-needed changes to our public education system, which includes providing adequate financing, correcting mismanagement, financial misappropriations, modifying and developing REAL learning outcomes and trimming the "fat" in each district to give every American child a quality education?


EdNews Reports

EDUCATION WILL IMPROVE WHEN WE GET SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING BETTER CARE OF KIDS
Julia Steiny - Jesse James explained that he robbed banks because "that's where the money is." I obsess about schools because that's where the kids are.

The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland
C. M. Rubin - "The Finns had a crisis," life-long educator, best-selling author, and Harvard professor Tony Wagner explains as we discuss his new film, The Finnish Phenomenon....


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Higher Education

Over a Third of College Students Need Remedial Help
A report shows that far too many students are graduating high school unready for the academic rigors of college.

Blogs

Public Education Funding Must Focus on Classroom, Instructional Materials
Ken Mercer - ...this year the SBOE provided budget writers with $3 billion of non-tax revenues form the Permanent School Fund. The price tag for the new instructional materials is under $500 million, one sixth of the amount we transferred to legislative budget writers.

Making Memorial Day time to serve *today's* heroes

Joe Nathan - What's the Memorial Day weekend going to mean for your family? Perhaps you'll consider not just the traditional tv, picnics, parades and so on.
International

UK's Fox: Field Trips 'Too Fancy,' Too Frequent
Student trips to Argentina and South Africa are expensive and, to some, unnecessary.

7 Year Olds Play Soldiers, Face Discipline for Pretending
One MP calls the ban on finger-play guns "political correctness gone mad."