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What's News
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Broward County, Fla.,
school board member charged with taking bribes related to school
construction
A Broward County (Fla.) school board member faces bribery
and fraud charges for allegedly steering construction contracts to
favored companies, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Read
more.
Hawaii public school teachers have ratified a two-year
contract that cuts pay by 7.9 percent and will shut down the school
system for 17 Fridays beginning in October, The Honolulu
Advertiser reports. Read
more
Bus drivers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have
agreed to take six unpaid days off this fiscal year, The Los Angeles
Times reports. Read
more
Succumbing to pressure caused by an admissions scandal,
University of Illinois President B. Joseph White says he will
step down at the end of the year, The Chicago Tribune reports.
Read
more
The Minneapolis school board has approved a downsizing plan
that will close four schools, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
reports. Read
more
The Detroit school system overspent millions in taxpayer
money buying real estate at inflated prices, The Detroit News
reports. Read
more
For more education headlines, click here.
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Grading your students shouldn't be a test.
The HP Assessment and Grading Solution helps lower the cost of preparing
bubble sheet test material. Using a single MFP interface, you can
prepare, print and score tests, eliminating expensive pre-printed forms.
Learn
more about the HP Assessment and Grading solution today.
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Feedback
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Chartering the
suburbs
Last week, we asked readers what they thought about charter
schools becoming more prevalent in suburban areas that might not have a
need for them as great as urban areas. Here is some of your feedback:
- "As long as charter schools meet the same standards of
accountability and transparency, then they should take their rightful
place as comparable to and in many cases superior to public schools,"
says one reader.
Click
here to see more reader feedback or add your own comments.
This week, A new law in Texas moves
away from "zero-tolerance" school discipline policies and is telling
school officials to use more discretion in considering mitigating
factors. Do you think schools should continue to impose zero-tolerance
discipline?
A. Yes. As long as school discipline
remains a problem, zero-tolerance policies send a clear message to
students about what behavior is out of bounds.
B. No. Administrators should be able to
adjust discipline measures to reflect the specific nature of an
incident and the track record of those involved.
C. Other.
What do you think?
E-mail your answer and any other comments HERE or add
them online at Schoolhouse Beat-The Blog.
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Construction Corner
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Computer science facility
dedicated at Carnegie Mellon University
Microsoft's Bill Gates was on hand to help dedicate the new Gates
Center for Computer Science and the Hillman Center for Future-Generation
Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says. Read
more
The Mobile County (Ala.) school district is receiving $1.9
million in state funds to build a new auditorium at Theodore High
School, The Mobile Press-Register says. Read
more
Central Michigan University trustees have approved spending
$22 million for a facility to house a new medical school on the Mount
Pleasant campus, The Detroit News says. Read
more
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit SchoolDesigns.com.
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Local Government Summit: Stepping Forward into Tomorrow's
Local Government Now
Virtual Conference - October 20, 2009
Learn best practices at informative and engaging sessions, interact with
industry partners and live booth personnel, and network with fellow
colleagues throughout the virtual summit. The day-long free virtual
conference will focus on practical resources, tools and methods for:
Developing innovative processes for service delivery to
citizens and businesses
Leveraging technology to drive local government
transparency
Streamlining internal organization efficiencies and
collaboration
Register
for free today!
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AS&U Articles
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Now online from
American School & University:
Maybe it's a reflection of an inevitable slowdown of the birth rate.
Maybe it's because of the ailing economy. Or maybe it's because of an
exodus of students to charter schools. Whatever the reason, the numbers
are clear: Student enrollment among the nation's largest school
districts has begun to wane....
Read the
entire article on the 2009 AS&U 100.
ALSO:
A web-only extra: The Next 50.
Look at data
from districts ranked 101st to 150th in student enrollment.
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Projects Needed for 2010
Calendar of Industry Events
The 2010 American School & University Calendar of
Industry Events is going digital, with a limited number of months
available as
a budget-friendly marketing opportunity for your project. The Calendar
will be
featured on SchoolDesigns.com and ASUmag.com to view and print
throughout 2010.
Sponsorship includes your month on the Calendar, logo and project photo
in the
December 2009 issue of the magazine, sponsor email announcing the
Calendar and
a dedicated email just for your firm before your sponsored month -- plus
your
project will be added to the SchoolDesigns.com searchable gallery free
of
charge. Months are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If
interested, please respond by Oct. 9. For more information, or to
reserve a
month, contact Molly Roudebush at mroudebush@asumag.com
or (913) 967-1959.
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Bonds & Levies
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Voters approve bond request
in Devils Lake (N.D.) district
Voters in the Devils Lake (N.D.) School District have
approved a $2.5 million bond issue that will pay for an addition to
Sweetwater Elementary School, The Grand Forks Herald says.
Read
more
The Brazosport (Texas) school district is asking voters on
Nov. 3 to approve a $166 million bond proposal to pay for two new school
buildings and other projects, The Brazoria County Facts says. Read
more
The Bonham (Texas) district is asking voters on Nov. 3 to
approve a $40 million bond proposal that will provide upgrades to every
district campus, The Bonham Journal says. Read
more
The Beaver Creek (Ariz.) School District is asking voters on
Nov. 3 to approve a $3.275 million bond request, The Camp Verde
Bugle says. Read
more
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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Stats Corner
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A slight
decline
Source: The Miami Herald
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Calendar
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Coming
events:
Oct. 6-9: International Sanitary Supply Association,
ISSA/Interclean Convention, Chicago
Oct. 7-10: Association
of Community College Trustees (ACCT), 2009 Congress, San
Francisco
Oct. 12-16: Association of University Interior Designers, Annual
Conference, East Lansing, Mich.
Oct. 13-16: American Association of School Personnel
Administrators, Annual Conference, Hartford, Conn.
Oct. 15-17: National Association of State Boards of Education,
Annual Meeting,
Cincinnati
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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