Archive for the 'schools' Category
Florida Offers Online Schools for Fulltime K-8 Students
November 16th, 2008School Library Journal – “Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district in the state to set up an online school for fulltime kids in grades K-8.”
On School Libraries
November 26th, 2007Here’s a great piece on school libraries for our young ones.
Hallie goes to her school library every Wednesday. She picks out a book and takes it home for us to read together. She looks forward to it every week. But, despite my prodding, she hasn’t yet told the librarian what her daddy [...]
Too Many Library Users?
November 25th, 2007Jennifer Radcliffe – “And HISD isn’t the only local district struggling to meet state guidelines. Others, including fast-growing Cypress-Fairbanks, also are missing the mark, sometimes because they can’t stock their shelves fast enough to keep up with the influx of students.”
So Much For Privacy
October 20th, 2007Vanessa Miller – “The Boulder Valley School District is standing behind high school administrators after the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday accused them of “committing felonies” by seizing students’ cell phones, reading their text messages and making transcripts.” (via)
