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New Monitoring and Appraisal Systems for Higher Scholastic Achievement in Houston Schools
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
Two new achievement systems have been developed and implemented for the Houston Schools — a school board monitoring system and a new appraisal system for the superintendent. The district is committed to improving student achievement, as well as earning the confidence and support of the community. The two systems set new standards for the administrative structure and systematic improvement process for higher scholastic achievement in the Houston schools.

Three Houston Schools in Trouble ... Public Upset Over Possible Closings
By: Patricia Hawke | 22/08/2006 | Education
Three Houston schools have been persistently rated as unsatisfactory by state guidelines for three or more years. As with most school closing warnings across the nation, the parents, community, and elected officials with a political stake in the area are up in arms over the possibility.

Houston Schools’ Students Get Hands-on Experience at Space Center
By: Patricia Hawke | 08/02/2007 | K-12 Education
NASA’s Johnson Space Center Houston recently hosted a two-day BP Physics Challenge for 886 Houston schools’ students, mostly juniors and seniors, with 800 more students expected to attend. The math and science students either made their own rockets that would be launched outside at the Space Center or conducted other experiments inside.

Three Houston Schools In Trouble... Public Upset Over Possible Closings
By: Patricia Hawke | 28/08/2006 | Advertising
Three Houston schools have been persistently rated as unsatisfactory by state guidelines for three or more years.

Houston Schools Support 2007 Goal of Success for Mcreynolds Middle School
By: Patricia Hawke | 11/09/2006 | Education
On the evening of August 31, a meeting was held for the parents, students, teachers, staff, business partners, and other community members of McReynolds Middle School, a member of the Houston schools that is located on the east side of the city. Hundreds of people filled the school's auditorium, leaving standing room only.

Dress Code Is New Hot Button For The Houston Schools
By: Patricia Hawke | 28/09/2006 | Advertising
School dress codes have been around for decades, but they gained more prominence in schools and are stricter in recent years in response to the permeation of gangs and violence within the schools at all levels.

Houston Schools New Budget Brings Needed Money For Teachers And Improvements
By: Patricia Hawke | 15/07/2006 | Advertising
Houston schools teachers have not had significant pay raise in seven years. The new Houston schools budget plans for an average 8.6 percent pay raise for teachers for the 2006-07 school year, with a total of $49.2 million in funding.

Houston Schools Superintendent Highest Paid In State - Or Is He?
By: Patricia Hawke | 12/04/2007 | Education
The Houston Chronicle conducted a study and published its results in mid-March. As part of the Sunshine Week open-records program of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the newspaper surveyed the compensation packages of superintendents across the state, finding that ten regional superintendents in greater Houston exceed $199,000 in annual...

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Using Home Schooling to Teach Children Responsibility
By: Ling Tong | 14/07/2008
Teaching children responsibility is the goal of education whether it takes place in a regular school setting or through home schooling. Many parents feel that the regular school can do this much better than they can, but this is not so. Parents are the child's first and most important teachers and it is through the parents that children learn the quality of responsibility.

The Pros and Cons of Home Schooling
By: Ling Tong | 14/07/2008
Home schooling refers to the education of children at home, usually with the parents as teachers. Not many people realize that over one million children worldwide receive their schooling in this manner. In some countries of the world, such as Germany, it is illegal and the law requires parents to send their children to a government approved school.

Finding Appropriate Homeschool Lesson Plans
By: Ling Tong | 14/07/2008
Just like regular teachers, parents who home school their children have to prepare homeschool lesson plans. They need to have lessons ready in all subjects and if they have several children doing different grades, they may have a hard time being able to find the time to prepare all the different lessons for the next day.

Learning to Let Go- 1
By: Andy Smith | 12/07/2008
Everyone in the world has faced, at one time or the other, a period where they need to learn to let go. Whether it is a physical object or material goods, emotional attachment or love, or a spiritual trap, it is very important to free yourself of extra baggage. When we are young, we start to accumulate baggage.

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How Can I Improve My Study Habits?
By: Andy Smith | 08/07/2008
The best foundation for good grades is to schedule regular study time five or six days a week, and to use that time for school whether you have a specific assignment due or not.

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Dropout Rate in Detroit Schools Needs to be Addressed Now
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
Students at Detroit schools are leaving before graduation at a disturbing rate. Depending on which estimate you believe, the number ranges from 34 to 68%. Whichever number you decide is the right one, these levels are still far too high.

Dallas Schools Get Failing Grade for Teacher Ratings
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
There is a problem with the system being used to rate the performance of teachers at Dallas schools. Due to errors in coding or otherwise, some teachers are being rated based on classes they didn't teach or students who weren't assigned to them. This issue at Dallas schools needs to be dealt with immediately.

Cleveland Schools Need to Deal With Problem of Violence
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
The latest statistics on violence in Cleveland schools indicate that incidents are on the rise. Recent incidents involved an assault on a teacher and a principal getting injured while trying to break up a fight. It really shouldn't be all that surprising that violence acts are being committed in Cleveland schools when violence is so prevalent in our society as a whole.

Charlotte Schools Can't Bully Employees
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
Officials at Charlotte schools recently sent their 18,000 workers a form asking that each employee consent to a rigorous background check or be fired.

Baltimore Schools Students Will Benefit From Local Alliance
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
A new initiative at Baltimore schools provides yet another glimpse into the possibilities that a public school system can throw up for its students, if it only makes the effort. Baltimore schools have tied up with MedStar the Columbia based health care system, to offer students an opportunity to intern at health facilities.

Arizona Schools Must Fund English Programs Now
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
In Arizona schools, it is estimated that 130,000 students have a language other than English as their first language. These youngsters are not fluent in English. Unless their English-language skills are brought up, how can they be expected to get a good education?

Virginia Schools Introduce Kids to Award-winning Author
By: Patricia Hawke | 10/09/2007 | Education
Middle school students attending two Virginia Schools have had the opportunity to meet an award-winning author. Sharon Flake has written a work of fiction about a 13-year-old African American girl who struggles to fit in with her peers.

Texas Schools Set an Example
By: Patricia Hawke | 10/09/2007 | Education
Texas school districts are enjoying a revival, and how! In recent years, the state’s schools are finding increased success meeting all the measures of a school’s success- motivated well performing students, and schools and teachers who set the bar higher for themselves.