Weekly News Highlights
2/25/2010
Compiled by La Donna Williams
One in three kids drops out of school (by Gen. and Mrs. Powell) - February 28, 2010 - USA Weekend
Teachers Face Consequences, Support Reform at Failing Schools - February 26, 2010 USA Today
Campus Rape Victims: A struggle for justice – February 25, 2010 – NPR
Study: Millennial generation more educated, less employed - February 24, 2010 - USA TODAY
Kansas City Considers Closing 31 of 61 Schools – February 24, 2010 - USA TODAY
Teachers Face Consequences, Support Reform at Failing Schools – February 23, 2010 - USA TODAY
New Figures Show Teen Births Hit a Record Low in California – February 23, 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Obama Pitches Education Proposal to Governors – February 22, 2010 - The New York Times
For Many Latina Teens, Gang Life Adds to Stress – February 20, 2010 - The New York Times
Duncan calls teacher ed programs outdated - February 19, 2010 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution