‘State of Our Schools’ Facilities Report Highlights Infrastructure Needs
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Published as a joint effort by the 21st Century School Fund, Inc., the U.S. Green Building Council, Inc., and the National Council on School Facilities, the 2016 State of Our Schools report attempts to answer the question of where our country stands in terms of offering a high-quality education to all students in […]
Cameraman filming migrant town RUN OVER as TV crew report on Sweden’s refugee crisis
A TELEVISION reporting on the migrant crisis gripping Sweden became the story when they were punched and bottled on camera. Daily Express :: News Feed
Report Shows Charter Schools Suspend Disabled, Minority Students More
(Photo: Creative Commons) According to a recent analysis of federal education data, charter schools are more likely to suspend black students and students with disabilities than their white and non-disabled peers. Performed by the Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the University of California, Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization for civil rights research and policy, […]
NAPCS Releases New, Improved ‘Health of Charter Movement’ Report
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has released the second edition of its state-by-state analysis in an effort to evaluate how each state is doing with its public charter school movement. The report builds on the first edition and made adjustments for feedback they received. The alliance hopes the two reports can be used to […]
New York City Struggling to Meet Students’ Special Needs, Report Says
Up to 40% of New York City public school students who qualify for special education services may not be getting them, according to the Education Department in a report issued this week. Even more concerning is the fact that the records were so inaccurate that the department could not adequately discern the percentage of students who […]
Pro-EU campaigners are BOGUS – Britain’s economy would NOT be hit by Brexit, report finds
CLAIMS Britain’s economy would be damaged by leaving the European Union are completely “bogus”, according to one of the city’s top investors. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Great start to year for businesses, says Lloyds report
BUSINESS output growth in the UK showed a lift at the start of the year, with the manufacturing and service sectors jointly seeing the strongest expansion for six months, according to a report. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Education Standards Are Rising Nationwide, Report Claims
A new report recently released by Education Next has discovered that since 2011, 45 states have raised their education standards for student proficiency in reading and math, with the greatest gains being seen between 2013 and 2015. While in 2005 only six states earned an “A” and only three states received this grade in 2011, […]
Act your shoe size and have some fun, says Royal Caribbean International report
A new report from cruise line Royal Caribbean International reveals British adults feel life isn’t playful enough. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
WHO Report Warns of Rising Childhood Obesity Worldwide
The availability of fatty, sugary foods and drinks in lower- and middle-income countries may be the cause for 41 million children five and younger becoming overweight and obese. That number may grow to over 70 million young people across the globe during the coming decade, according to a new U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) report, WHO’s […]