Many Districts Have Not Met Counselor Goal
The Salt Lake Tribune
It's been a year since the Utah State Board of Education passed a rule requiring school districts have no more than 350 students for each school counselor in grades seven through 12. But many schools and districts still have not met that goal, according to the State Office of Education. Read more.
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When Play Means Pay: Video Game Jobs On The Rise
NPR
Imagine having a boss who encourages you to play games during the workday. It's a reality for many people in the video game industry, including Todd Howard. At midday on a recent Friday, he was playing Fallout 3 in his office. When Howard, 39, first started at Bethesda Softworks in Rockville, Md., 15 years ago, his parents told him to have a backup plan. He didn't need one. Now he's the company's game director. Read more. |
Nigeria's Almajiri Children Learning a Life of Poverty and Violence
CNN.com
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California Assembly Passes Education Reform Bills
The New York Times
The California Assembly passed two landmark education-reform bills that will give parents and state officials broad authority to overhaul the state's worst schools. Lawmakers acted under a tight deadline set by the Obama administration, which is pushing school-reform efforts through its Race to the Top initiative. At stake for California is up to $700 million in competitive grants. Read more. |
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Murrieta Schools Introduce Counseling Program for Elementary Students
The Press-Enterprise
Fourth- and fifth-graders in Murrieta schools are learning empathy, conflict resolution and other social and emotional skills in an effort to help them stay on track academically. The Murrieta Valley Unified School District now offers a counseling program for elementary school students to help them cope with problems at home or school. Read more. |
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National Commission Studying Iowa's Disaster Response for Children
KCRG TV
The National Commission on Children and Disasters met in Cedar Rapids. During the meetings they met with school officials from Parkersburg, Waverly and Cedar Rapids. Many of the kids at Harrison Elementary School in Cedar Rapids spent the last year and a half recovering from the flood. Staff there expected to deal with students' emotional outbursts. But those outbursts never came, and part of that credit goes to having enough resources to help families. Read more. |
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