An elite NE college has dropped use of the SAT, a test a growing flock of educators see as a barrier to otherwise qualified students. Many children out of school, say principals Pupils as young as 10 are slipping through the system and walking the streets instead of going to school, principals say. A bill clarifying that no school workers, teachers, janitors or volunteers can have sex with students won unanimous approval Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Voting continues on critical education accountability measures on the Senate floor and in the House Committee. In addition, votes are pending on a budget blueprint that doesn't adequately invest in children and public education.
Outcomes determine whether schools can provide every student the opportunity to excel.
Education is at the top of the political and public agendas and professional issues are high among members' priorities. I think it s time for President Bush to reframe his education package. He should make school choice the centerpiece, rather than the perceived throwaway item of his plan. If we had to single out one American institution that stands at the forefront of modern-day racial discrimination, deception and contempt for fundamental principles of liberty, it would be America's universities. They learned the safety lessons without even knowing it.