| Bill seeks physical education through 8th grade
While the House considered ways last week to encourage students to eat healthier, the Senate was looking at ways to require them to move about more. "I do not believe that just banning soda pop and candy is the answer," said Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee. Walker's committee heard a trio of bills, sponsored by Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, that would phase in physical education over a decade for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, and require the state to collect information about how much is offered and how well students meet standards. A grant program would pay for training, hiring and equipment. "This will put Oregon in the position to be a national leader in combating youth inactivity and obesity," said Julia Brim-Edwards, state and public affairs director for Nike, the Beaverton-based manufacturer of athletic shoes and apparel that is part of a coalition backing the bills.
Charleston schools meet federal NCLB standard
CHARLESTON -- There appears to be only a single blip on the screen with the Charleston school district's state test scores this year, and Darryl Taylor thinks he might be able to get the screen cleared anyway.With the exception of special education students at Charleston High School, the district's schools scored well enough to meet the Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.Taylor, who oversees curriculum as the school district's associate superintendent, said he plans to try to appeal the CHS results because the school did show progress."I believe we're on the right track," Taylor said. "We're looking for student performance to show higher levels of student learning." The district recently received its AYP report from the Illinois State Board of Education from tests students took last spring in reading and math.
College-bound seniors load up early
The number of high school students enrolled at community colleges has increased 60 percent since 2002, a new Iowa Department of Education report shows.
High school students are becoming so proficient at earning college credit that 4 in 10 students at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge are still in high school.
That's the highest percentage of high school students at any community college in Iowa. The proportion of high school students at Iowa Central is double the statewide average of 2 in 10 at community colleges.
Community college officials, including Bob Paxton, the president of Iowa Central, said the trend is a positive one. He said students become more engaged in classes during their senior year, and the extra credits give them the freedom to take fewer classes per semester in college so they can focus on grades or pick up another major.
Bits and Pieces Bait and Switch Some People Never Learn Tipped Off ...
Passage of the state lottery bill in 2005 took more than shady dealings by former House Speaker Jim Black. It also took some traditional political horse-trading in the General Assembly. Black collected votes by spreading out the lottery proceeds to several education programs. During his many years as a district attorney and attorney general, Gov. Mike Easley no doubt prosecuted someone for "bait and switch." Now he's trying to pull the trick himself. He's proposing to take prize money away from college scholarships and new school construction and put it, instead, into his early childhood education program. As for legislators who might feel that they got swindled by voting for the lottery so there'd be more scholarship money for the poor, well, they just have to figure they got bluffed out of their vote.
Computer lab to come up in Sector-44 school
Chandigarh, February 24: In what can be called a step towards implementing the decision to provide free computer education to government school students of classes I to X from the next academic session, a computer lab would be inaugurated at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, on Monday. DPI Ashwani Kumar would inaugurate the lab. The decision regarding the free computer education was taken by the DPI at a meeting held with the principals of various schools. It had been decided that every government school would have a computer lab where free education would be provided to the students. .
Evening career services offer tips on landing that dream job
It could be a life transition, the search for a meaningful career or just the need for a change, but on average, American workers are switching jobs every three years. The reasons people decide to begin a new job search are varied, according to Nancy Carlton, associate professor in the Department of Counselor Education, but she says one common thread remains: "The nature of today's labor market is constant change, and people find themselves needing to learn how to manage on-going career and life choices." Help is available for the general public through the Evening Community Career Services Program. According to Beth Merritt Miller, Director of the Career Center, the program is a unique collaboration between the Department of Counselor Education and the Division of Student Affairs' Career Center.
EDI index out; Kerala tops list
New Delhi, March 6. (PTI): After having earned the distinction of being the most literate state, Kerala has added another feather to its cap by topping the list of States in providing better primary and upper primary education. An Educational Development Index (EDI) developed by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry showed that Kerala topped the composite EDI followed closely by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. To assess the progress of States and Union Territories towards the goal of Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE), an EDI has been developed to rank States and Union Territories against key parameters of elementary education. "The Government views the EDI as an exercise that will encourage the States to improve their performance", sources said adding this exercise would help more effective targeting of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to the most needy districts.
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