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Anne Wujcik —Friday, September 05, 2008
Well, no matter where you live in the U.S., school is now back in session. Even here in Chicago, which holds tight to its after-Labor Day opening tradition, children have settled into their new classrooms. The U.S. Census Bureau tells us that a record 56 million PK-12 students entered school this fall. Read more.
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Anne Wujcik —Friday, August 29, 2008
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Democrats put on quite a show this week. Children were certainly part of the discussion, sometimes in the context of the nation’s future and sometimes more directly in the context of education. A number of groups, like our friends at Arc Capital, are keeping a close eye on what's being said about education at the Convention, giving all of us an insiders view of what's happening. Read more.
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Anne Wujcik —Friday, August 22, 2008
It’s always interesting to see a set of announcements around a common theme. This week it was professional development, with announcements from Pearson, Scientific Learning, USDLC, and earlier announcements from New Dimension Media, Inspiration Software and Atomic Learning. On a different note, Somatic Digital and Curriki have partnered on content distribution and the FCC is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the E-rare program. Read on…. Read more.
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Anne Wujcik —Friday, August 15, 2008
ACT released its 2008 College Readiness report this week. The news is mostly good, with ACT reporting that the percentage of high school graduates meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks remained stable in math, reading, and science even as more students took the test than ever before. Read more.
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anne Wujcik —Friday, August 08, 2008
It's never easy. Just when weakening economic conditions are stressing state budgets, causing legislators to look for savings where ever they can find them, schools are faced with rapidly escalating fuel and energy costs. Nearly 100% of superintendents responding to a recent AASA survey reported these rising costs are having an impact on their school systems. At the same time, the federal portion of school funding is frozen at FY 2008 levels and is likely to stay that way until well into 2009. Congress recessed until September with little or no progress made on appropriations legislation. Read more.
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