5 responses

• Jim Cowie May 09, 2008
   

  See als http://www.concordmonitor.com/​apps/​pbcs.dll/​article?​AID=/​20080509/​FRONTPAGE/​805090316

   
• Chuck May 09, 2008
   

  I've seen many schools like that turn around. It usually starts with a person at the school that really cares and wants to make a difference (helps if that is an administrator or principal, but I have also seen groups of teachers do it as well).

   
• Chuck May 09, 2008
   

  See http://www.education-​world.com/​a_issues/​archives/​nclbwork.shtml for some inspiration

   
• amanda May 09, 2008
   

  "Maybe it's because kids are dropping out of school to have sex."

   
• todd May 20, 2008
   

  best quote from that article amanda linked t "“I wish you would come at this with a little bit of reality,” said Sen. Rick Olseen, DFL-Harris. “If you don’t want people to have sex until they’re 35 or 40, just say so.” " heh