http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled Your source of information and conversation about education in Georgia and the nation. en-us ldiamond@ajc.com 2008-10-06T08:27:45-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Your source of information and conversation about education in Georgia and the nation. http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/10/06/does_diversity.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled A story over the weekend looked at the steps private schools are taking to become more diverse by actively recruiting minority students. “Diversity” has long been a buzzword among educators. They want campuses with different types of students with the... 7782603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-10-06T08:27:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/10/03/middle_schools.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled I spent yesterday at the Education in Georgia conference hosted by UGA’s College of Education. The daylong event brought together educators and policymakers to talk about problems and trends. One of the more interesting sessions focused on middle schools. The... 7732303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-10-03T08:19:25-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/10/02/when_students_a.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled Before jumping into today’s topic I owe you an apology for not providing a post yesterday. I was off observing Rosh Hashanah Tuesday and Wednesday and a glitch on my part left Get Schooled with nothing new. Back to business... 7702503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-10-02T07:47:49-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/30/superintendent_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled The Clayton County school board was supposed to vote Monday night on whether to make John Thompson the troubled district’s permanent superintendent. The board postponed the vote to give the public time to review his new contract. Thompson, the corrective... 7642403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-30T08:26:20-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/29/are_field_trips.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled Fulton County schools has discontinued field trips to save money because of rising fuel costs and state budget cuts. (PTAs and local schools can use money from their own budgets to pay for them if they want.) Other school districts... 7569503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-29T07:50:29-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/26/are_school_fund.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled It’s no secret that schools rely on parents, communities and corporations to raise extra cash. Students sell pizza, candy, wrapping paper and anything else schools can think of. Principals, superintendents and board members reach out to business leaders and philanthropic... 7553703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-26T08:42:06-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/25/who_needs_colle.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled I want to piggyback on a few of the responses to yesterday’s topic about forcing kids to take algebra before they are academically ready. Schools have long argued more kids need algebra as a prerequisite for college. But do all... 7522703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-25T08:28:44-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/24/drowning_in_alg.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled An independent audit shows that high failure rates on the eighth-grade math CRCT can’t be blamed on a flawed test. State officials have long said students struggled because the test was based on a new, more challenging math curriculum. Georgia’s... 7477903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-24T08:00:49-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/23/bus_driver_woes.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled The superintendent of Marietta city schools has recommended the district fire a bus driver who was involved in a chaotic and erratic bus run that was recorded by students and posted on YouTube. During the Sept. 12 incident the bus... 7463003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-23T08:29:29-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/22/schools_vs_neig.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled A neighborhood association in Sandy Springs filed a lawsuit over the city’s decision to approve a new school athletics complex in a residential area. There are disputes brewing all over metro Atlanta between schools and neighborhoods. The disputes in Sandy... 7401103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-22T07:30:28-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/19/fed_up_with_tex.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled I got an email from a middle school teacher in North Georgia frustrated with the textbooks her school bought. Half the textbooks don’t have all the information she needs, the teacher wrote. So she and other teachers must spend hours... 7383303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-19T08:16:28-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/18/a_truancy_epide.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled Thousands of Georgia students skip school each day and hang out at home watching TV or playing games. The challenge adults face is how to get these kids to school. DeKalb County is cracking down on school truancy by arresting... 7345303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-18T08:05:38-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/17/teaching_the_go.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled A few weeks ago I came across a small item saying Barrow County school leaders were considering offering high school electives about the Bible. There was a lot of hubbub in 2006 when the Legislature required the State Board of... 7317003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-17T08:30:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/16/overpaying_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled Before jumping into today’s topic I want to thank Aileen and Kristina for filling in while I was on vacation. Now that I’m back, I have a lot to catch up on. There was so much news, but what really... 7283703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-16T08:15:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/09/12/off_with_their.html?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled You know, I got so wrapped up yesterday with DeKalb County’s school busing proposal that I nearly didn’t see this from our Megan Matteucci: “If state business leaders get their way, the state could take over troubled schools, no teachers... 7201803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/ 2008-09-12T10:57:49-05:00