Weekly news round-up: scoring students, scoring Klein, no more summer vacation?
It was the last week of school, and the big story was the generally higher test scores, although the controversy continues over what the scores actually mean. Chancellor Klein was riding high on the test results, although the teachers slammed his performance in a UFT survey.
Another study confirms what what we already know: there is a woeful lack of playgrounds at
The Times ended the school year with a summer storm of local and national school stories: career programs seem to work; a segregated retention program is, unsurprisingly, controversial; a NYC Harbor-based high school builds confidence (see their profilefor more); an immigrant parent program boosts involvement; and rent assistancekeeps helps families in one place, and kids from switching schools. Whew.
The Times also cautions: summer means bad nutrition. Keep healthy and cool!
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