America's Promise Alliance

Weekly News Highlights

1/26/2012

(1-26) D.C. should close or transform more than 36 public schools, study says – Washington Post
(1-26) Jackson County becomes affiliated with Grad Nation campaign – Gulf Live
(1-26) Cuomo Pushes Teacher Talks – Wall Street Journal
(1-26) Local schools stand up to bullying on No Name Calling Day – Milford Daily News
(1-26) In Ohio, dropout law hard to enforce – Columbus Dispatch
(1-26) Curbing dropouts proves tricky – North Jersey Record
(1-25) Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age – New York Times
(1-25) Obama’s dropout proposal gets mixed reception – Cincinnati.com
(1-25) President’s remarks buoy supporters of raising dropout age – MPR News
(1-25) Are States Willing to Require School Attendance Until Age 18? – Governing
(1-25) Mandating school until 18 has pitfalls – Washington Times
(1-25) Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age – New York Times
(1-25) The True Cost of High School Dropouts – New York Times (opinion)
(1-25) Five School Programs Feeding America’s Children – Huffington Post
(1-25) States weaken tenure rights for teachers – USA Today
(1-25) More young people are killed in Chicago than any other American city – Chicago Reporter
(1-25) Kansas Gov. Brownback to review state’s food stamp policy – Kansas City Star
(1-25) Government requires more fruits, veggies for school lunches – USA Today
(1-25) Getting real about graduating – L.A. Youth
(1-25) Dyslexic Kids Show Brain Changes at an Early Age – MedPage Today
(1-25) Local Big Brothers Big Sisters program gets national recognition – Southeast Missourian
(1-25) Bill boosts oversight of special education – Boston Globe
(1-25) Cutting off free lunches without a backup plan means kids go hungry – AZ Daily Sun
(1-24) School Drop-Out Rates Could be Misleading – WKRG News
(1-24) Obama: States should require kids stay in school until 18 or graduation – Washington Post (blog)
(1-24) Job search not working out for vast majority of teens – Chicago Tribune
(1-24) Teens waiting longer to get driver’s licenses – USA Today
(1-24) City to celebrate recognition as one of best 100 communities for young people – FOX19 News
(1-22) 100 Best celebration slated for Saturday – Midland Daily News
(1-22) Chicago teachers deliver their union demands – Chicago Tribune
(1-21) Kansas slashes food aid for children of illegal immigrants – Kansas City Star
(1-21) Some States Making Better Use of Data to Improve Education – Kansas City infoZine
(1-20) Survey says: Most Americans blame parents for childhood obesity epidemic – Philly Burbs
(1-20) Community college graduations pushed; ECC programs touted – Chicago Sun-Times
(1-20) Denver Public Schools post gains in on-time graduation rates – Denver Post
(1-20) Young People on Nonprofit Boards? Good Idea, but Know the Law – Nonprofit Quarterly
(1-20) Mentoring can improve child’s life, prospects –Tulsa World (opinion)
(1-20) Apple makes move to digitize academic learning – Mercury News
(1-20) School Officials Tout Progress in Upping Graduation Rates – Arlington Sun Gazette
(1-19) Education Department seeks public’s input to prevent cheating in schools – Washington Post
(1-19) Bullied gay teen finds purpose – Star Tribune