The second annual awards will once again recognize exemplary practices. Parent Involvement California Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill into law that will pay teachers to visit their students' homes after school and on weekends. Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. More than a third of them are needed in Los Angeles County, according to the state Department of Education. Recent articles in the Cincinatti Enquirer and the Los Angeles Times address the teacher shortage issue and discuss some of the potential solutions.
Recent research says it's the quality of teaching.
Series to Feature ULC Urban Learning Centers will be one of seven nationally recognized school reform designs featured in a series to be broadcast on Los Angeles Channel 36. Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. Through a series of discussion groups, town meetings, and technology demonstrations, the Summit provided these leaders with some of the tools they will need to achieve the goal of forging a world-class education system in the United States. Check out articles from Education Week and the Los Angeles Times detailing the Summit's findings and conclusions. On any school day, about 160,000 kids are absent from school because they fear being bullied.