Higher Education

Education Stories

Here is an example of the tension between school boards and teachers' unions.

Here is a story about the current status of NCLB.

Here is a story about charter schools.

Here is an assessment story.

Here is a school safety story.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is a good resource to find studies and trends about higher education.

Beat 2 story & NewsU

Just a reminder that your second beat story is due today. And, you need to complete your NewsU class by 4:30 p.m. today.

Covering Education

Education Resources

Here is a link to great organization: Education Writers Association. The page includes links to education data.

Here is a link to the Florida PTA.

Here is a link to the Florida School Board organization.

Here is the Florida Department of Education. Here is information on FCAT - including school and district scores.

Here is information on Florida chater schools.

Here are guidelines for free/reduced lunches. Here is some Florida data.

Here are the school report cards for Florida.

NewsU assignment

In place of class on Thursday, please take a self-directed NewsU course. Take any one of the free courses. Here is the link to NewsU.

After you complete the course, enter my email address (voss.kimberly@gmail.com) so I have a record.

This is due before class next Tuesday.

I will be away at a conference and will have little access to email.

Exam 1 Reminder

Just a reminder that Exam 1 is today. A study guide was handed out on Thursday. There are no make-up exams.