Back in 2005, the Committee on Public Education and Literacy of the National Council of Churches released a statement, Ten Moral Concerns in No Child Left Behind. As number 9 on its list of concerns, the Committee wrote: "The No Child Left Behind Act exacerbates racial and … [Read more...] about Columbus Dispatch: Ohio School District Rankings Correlate with Family Income
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Citizens Police Academy – Part V: Traffic Enforcement
Background: The Cleveland Heights Police Department has launched a Citizens Police Academy for members of the community who are interested in learning more about how the police department operates. The first course runs 6-9 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday evenings, for seven weeks … [Read more...] about Citizens Police Academy – Part V: Traffic Enforcement
PDK/Gallup Poll Says Americans Value Teachers and Want Teachers Supported, Not Punished
Note: I blog regularly on national issues in public education at http://janresseger.wordpress.com. From time to time, I'll repost to this Heights Observer site when I think the topic may be of real interest locally to residents of Cleveland Heights-University Heights. You may … [Read more...] about PDK/Gallup Poll Says Americans Value Teachers and Want Teachers Supported, Not Punished
There’s something happening here
Last spring in a profound commentary the editors of Rethinking Schools magazine argued that school accountability based on high-stakes standardized tests merely disguises class and race privilege as merit. While individual children of all economic and racial groups are likely to … [Read more...] about There’s something happening here
Citizens Police Academy – Part IV: The Heavy Equipment
Background: The Cleveland Heights Police Department has launched a Citizens Police Academy for members of the community who are interested in learning more about how the police department operates. The first course runs 6-9 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday evenings, for seven weeks … [Read more...] about Citizens Police Academy – Part IV: The Heavy Equipment
