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0ld-school ideas of Jaime Escalante stand and deliver as much as always
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 3.21.2010
According to news reports, Escalante, 79, is in poor health and unable to walk. But
after all these years, his accomplishments in Los Angeles, and his
teaching philosophy, can still stand and deliver - if students are
willing to do their part.
Help kids win battle of the bulge
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 3.19.2010
Increased physical activity leads to better student behavior, improved attentiveness, and higher attendance rates. There are nonpublic-sector organizations that are working to close this facilities and equipment gap.
For example, the Sound Body Sound Mind Foundation has placed fitness
equipment in 60 charter and regular public schools in the Los Angeles
area.
Race to the Top Finalists Announced, Some Reforms Ignored
Submitted on 3.15.2010
The nation’s largest state was not among the 15 states and the District of Columbia chosen to advance in the competition for a share of Race to the Top funds, the Obama administration’s $4.35 billion pot of education-stimulus gold. School reformers in California said they were not surprised.
Obama wants to lower the bar at schools
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 3.9.2010
Despite the recent news that California wasn't chosen by the Obama administration as a finalist state for the $4 billion Race to the Top education-funding program, with its required adherence to new national standards in English and math, the state will still be forced to dance to the president's nationalizing tune.
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