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Georgia Rep Needs Remedial Education
Georgia Rep. Ben Bridges, a Republican, introduces a bill to prevent the theory of evolution from being taught in Georgia's classrooms by requiring that only "scientific fact" be taught in public schools, which in his mind rules out the theory of evolution. "It's in the book that it's a theory, but these teachers teach it like it's a fact," he said. "Let's teach them the truth or don't teach them anything." Democratic Representative Tom Bordeaux retorts "You mean, like the theory of gravity?" |
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Intelligent Design & Evolution?
High school students in the Dover Area School District of Pennsylvana are read a statement about "intelligent design" as an alternative to the theory of evolution. Richard Thompson of the Thomas Moore Law Center declared "This is the first step in which students will be given an honest scientific evaluation of the theory of evolution and its problems." Yet, students were not allowed to ask questions and no-one suggested that Evolution could very well be part of a truly intelligent design. |
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Principal Suspended for Handcuffing Child
The board of the Thurgood Marshall Academy, a charter school in St. Louis Missouri, suspended principal Sam Morgan after he had police handcuff a 5 year old and drive him around the block in a squad car, suggesting his likely fate should he not change his behavior. |
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EIGroup: Next Diver Down
EIGroup officers present "Next Diver Down" to the students of the International Community School in Decatur, Georgia. The presentation covers the motivation for Scuba Diving and Undersea Exploration and the science behind the equipment which allows recreational divers to swim with the fish at depths down to 130 feet. |
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Bush Chooses Spellings for Education
US President George W. Bush selects Margaret L. Spellings to become the nation's new secretary of education |
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Evolution Battle Continues
A federal lawsuit is heard in Atlanta to decide whether Cobb County, Georgia school officials violated the constitutional separation of church and state when they placed disclaimer stickers in high school biology texts in 2002 stating that evolution should be "critically considered." |
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Foreign Grad Student Enrollment Drops
The Council of Graduate Schools releases a survey indicating the number of foreign graduate students enrolling for the first time at American universities is down 6% a major factor is the difficulty -- or at least perceived difficulty -- of getting student visas under tightened U.S. immigration policies. Other factors include anti-Americanism abroad, and increasing competitiveness from universities in India, China and Europe. |
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Houston Addresses Droput Problem
Houston Independent School District educators are knocking on the doors of students who failed to return to class to encourage them to re-enroll. The district's 24 comprehensive high schools also have been divided into "learning communities" to enhance relationships among students and teachers. |
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Georgia Now Ranked 49th for SAT
Accord-ing to the Georgia Board of Education, Georgia’s 2004 combined math and verbal scores improved by three points over last year to a 10-year high of 987. The state’s score went up even though there were 1,453 more students taking the SAT. SAT participation rates for 2004 were: Georgia, 73 percent; Tennessee, 16 percent; Alabama, 10 percent; and Kentucky, 12 percent, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The state of Georgia is no longer ranked last, but has moved into 49th place ahead of South Carolina. |
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Black Children Denied IQ Tests
In California, Pamela Lewis discovered that black children are still being denied access to IQ tests due to a statewide policy established in 1979. She wanted to have her 6-year-old son Nicholas take a standardized IQ test to determine his eligibility for special education speech therapy. |
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Atlanta is Wired for Waste
In its report Wired for Waste, the Atlanta Journal Constitution documents that the Atlanta public school system has overpaid for a lavish computer network that will cost taxpayers $14 million per year to run. |
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NEA's Reg Weaver Fires Back at Bush Education Secretary.
NEA's Reg Weaver Fires Back at Bush Education Secretary. |
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Sixth Grader Suspended for Bringing Sports Illustrated to School.
Sixth Grader Suspended for Bringing Sports Illustrated to School. |
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Education Secretary Rod Paige Calls NEA 'Terrorist Organization'.
Education Secretary Rod Paige Calls NEA 'Terrorist Organization'. |
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Janet Napolitano Decrys No Child Left Behind in Democratic Radio Address.
Janet Napolitano Decrys No Child Left Behind in Democratic Radio Address. |
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Georgia School Superintendent Proposes Banning the Word Evolution from Curriculum.
Georgia School Superintendent proposes banning the word "evolution" from the curriculum. |
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Student Honor Roll Suspended in Nashville, TN.
Student Honor Roll Suspended in Nashville, TN. |
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Arkansas Supreme Court Announces Action to Bring School System Up to Constitutional Standards.
Arkansas Supreme Court Announces Action to Bring School System Up to Constitutional Standards. |
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ICS thanks EIGroup for providing curriculum-aligned presentations and wireless networking equipment. View their thank you note and letter from the principal here.
The International Community School thanks Enterprise Intelligence Group for providing curriculum-aligned presentations and wireless networking equipment. View their thank you note and letter from the principal here. |
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EIGroup Provides Wireless Access
In alignment with its core values of paperless operations and community service, EIGroup provides wireless access to the International Community School. |
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60% of High-Poverty Schools Make AYP
Of the 1,128 high-poverty schools in Georgia, 456 did not make "Adequate Yearly Progress," in most cases because they did not post high enough test scores. |
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Errors delay schools list
Errors delay schools list |
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Tom Owens is introduced to Apple Corps
Tom Owens is introduced to Apple Corps and the No Child Left Behind Program. An inquiry is initiated and discussion begins. |
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Announcement: General Administrative Transfer Process
Atlanta Public Schools Office of Student Placement
Announcement: General Administrative Transfer Process
Atlanta Public Schools Office of Student Placement |
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Mary Leathers teaches first grade at Centennial Place
Mary Leathers teaches first grade at Centennial Place |
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Amber Davis testifies to Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings
Amber Davis testifies to Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings. |
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EIGroup and PriceWaterhouseCoopers present the Teacher of the Year Award to Atlanta's Slater Elementary School at the A+ Awards Banquet.
EIGroup and PriceWaterhouseCoopers present the Teacher of the Year Award to Atlanta's Slater Elementary School at the A+ Awards Banquet. |
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No Child Left Behind: Will it Work?
President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). It was intended to change the federal government's role in Elementary and Secondary School education by asking America's schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes. |
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State SAT rankings are worse than meaningless, say Ball State experts
State SAT rankings are worse than meaningless, say Ball State experts . |
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The General Accounting Office releases its report entitled Commercial Activities in Schools.
The General Accounting Office releases its report entitled Commercial Activities in Schools. |
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