Pa. Schools Seek Edge Over Cyber Schools

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Pa. Schools Seek Edge Over Cyber Schools Citing better standardized test scores and diplomas from known schools, traditional Pennsylvania public school officials are attempting to win back students from cyber and charter schools by starting their own cyber academics. Despite facing tight budgets that have forced them to cut programs and lay off teachers, superintendents are directing tax dollars to ever-expanding home-based cyber schools, The Express-Times reports. These cyber schools in some cases are not meeting state standards, but can offer perks that districts cannot, such as foreign language education in elementary school. New Jersey Public High School More Expensive Than Harvard Teachers Union Has Votes For A Strike, Union Official Says Chicago Predicts Highest-Ever 5-Year Graduation Rate This Year School Backs 'Bridesmaids' Teacher Who Allegedly Slapped Student Six Times Prescription Stimulant Use Finds Place In High School Students' Routines BLOG POSTS Wendy Kopp: Class of 2012: Be Builders You don't have to create the next Google to be a builder and make a major impact. Each and every one of us can make daily choices to build things up rather than tear them down. Sam Sommers: When Good People Behave Badly The psychology of fraud shares a lot in common with the psychology underlying another of society's most pressing ills... the combover. Jeff Danziger: Summer Jobs James Moore: The Trouble With Texas There has been a political meme making the rounds for decades that Texas also has undue influence over the policies and economy of the rest of the nation, which begs the question: How can we be such bumpkins and also control America's destiny? Leonie Haimson: Will Our Federal Government Renounce Their Proposal to Increase Class Size? Not only is class size reduction one of the top priorities of parents and educators as shown in numerous surveys and polls, it is one of only a handful of reforms that have been proven to work through "rigorous evidence."

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