In an article titled “Money is not the answer for our bloated public education system,” columnist Diana Furchgott-Roth calls attention to the NOC model of bringing education and health services into
underserved neighborhoods as an alternative to increased public spending on schools, which until now has resulted in few measurable results in terms of student achievement.
Archives for August 2014
How to Get Kids to Class
For the 16 million American children living below the federal poverty line, the start of a new school year should be reason to celebrate … But it doesn’t usually work out that way. Providing social services in schools is one way to address this problem, but NOC’s after school programs offer an alternative option.
Literacy Laws Challenge Third Graders and Schools
Educators like to say that third grade is the year when students go from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” …
“If I were a parent and I had a struggling third grader, I would get whatever help I could to help get them up to speed,” said Deborah J. Stipek, dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. “But if I were a state policymaker or superintendent, I would say, ‘What can we offer these kids in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade so they aren’t behind when they get to third grade?’ ”
Beaufort County Progress on Standardized Tests Stalls
Compared with last year’s scores, the percentage of Beaufort County students meeting or exceeding standards decreased in three categories: English language arts, math and science.
Read more: http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/08/04/3241978/beaufort-county-progress-on-standardized.html