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Schools Lure Truants with Jobs
A new anti-truancy policy being piloted in 27 Chicago Public Schools this
year promises chronically truant students summer jobs if they attend school
consistently. Administrators have identified about 2,000 students who
would qualify for the incentive.
Source: Chicago
Sun-Times
Talk of "Shadow District" in LA
School reformers in Los Angeles are discussing forming a system of high-quality
charter schools that could become a "shadow" public school system in the
city. The Los Angeles Alliance for Student Achievement would like to open
about 100 charter schools to serve about 50,000 students over the next
five years.
Source: Education
Week
Wedding Favors City Kids
When Stephen Kay, a fifth grade teacher in West Hartford, Connecticut,
married his wife Anne recently, they decided to share their happiness
with children at an urban school. The couple used the $500 they had set
aside for guest favors to buy 150 books for the school library at Burr
Elementary School in Hartford.
Source: The
Hartford Courant
Staggered Hours Suit Kids
Faced with swelling enrollments and shrinking school budgets, some high
schools in Arizona are opting for staggered schedules. One school, Sunrise
Mountain High School, has five different starting times for students and
staff, ranging from 6:15 a.m. to 12:19 p.m.
Source: The
Arizona Republic
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12/05/2002
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