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Cell Phone Ban in Milwaukee Public Schools

It’s hard to imagine a world without cell phones. Next to the Internet it’s probably the single most important invention that has affected the maximum number of lives around the globe. People run entire businesses through their stylish gizmo fitted cell phones and it’s normal to find a family with each member sporting his or her individual phone.

But, students in Milwaukee Public schools won’t be among those yakking on their cell phones this year. The reason – Milwaukee public schools have enforced a ban on cell phones on campus. From January 2007 onwards, students in Milwaukee’s122 schools are banned from using cellphones in classrooms.

Fear of Violence Leads to Cell Phone Ban in Continue Reading

Morristown New Jersey is home to some of the best public and private high schools in the region. It is also home to the Rabbinical College of America and the College of Saint Elizabeth. Because of all the fine educational experiences available in Morristown, this charming suburb is a wonderful place to call home.

The Morris School District’s public schools serve the communities of Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains. It serves approximately 4,700 students with three primary schools, three intermediate schools, one magnet school for kindergarten through fifth grade, one middle school and one high school.

Morristown also boasts numerous excellent private schools. The Red Oaks School is a Montessori school, serving students from preschool through sixth Continue Reading

Public schools have joined the trend of providing distance education to people at different parts of the country. Virtual schools are make headway in various states. Virtual school will be a term that many people will not be familiar with.

Virtual schools are schools with distance education that are run by the state’s public school system. They are done web based and students get the information at home. They have the responsibility of state testing requirements and the school keeps the records of academic achievement.

Virtual schools within states have a curriculum for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Others have virtual schools for middle to high school students but this depends upon the state. Some states say that they have virtual schools for Continue Reading

 

 

 

CHARTER SCHOOLS: PASSING OR FAILING?

 

 

 

 

Charter Schools: Passing or Failing

Patti Bonner

Strayer University, Summer 2008

 

Abstract

This study’s objective was to Research of a “choice” school that operates under a performance contract which details specifics as the school’s mission, program, goals, demographics of the students served, methods of assessment, and ways to assess success. Such educational arrangements are known as charter schools, which are publicly funded schools that have greater accountability for academic assessment and fiscal practices, while receiving more independence and experiencing fewer regulations than Continue Reading

Michigan Schools from Ann Arbor to DeWitt are looking for ways to stretch their budgets, meet national accountability standards, and still provide children with practical skills for the futures. The ways different districts of Michigan Schools are approaching this dilemma are as varied as the schools themselves. From sharing classroom space to outsourcing work, the job of running a public school system the size of Michigan Schools is changing with the times.

FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR MICHIGAN SCHOOLS

Every year each district in the Michigan Schools must dip into their operational budget to pay licensing fees for district computers to use the Microsoft Office® applications. Last year that cost each Michigan Schools’ district about $24,000; a price tag that is expected to Continue Reading