Public schools face crisis

Baltimore Afro-American;  December 20, 2002 ;     572 words ......Federation of Teachers, warned that public schools were facing extinction. He wrote...numbers of students depart from the public schools to try private and parochial schools, there will be no public schools for them to return to. The public...

GET RID OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(Editorial)(Column)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  May 17, 2005 ;     713 words ......vouchers nearly always assume that public schools are permanent parts of the American...wonder why. Why should there be any public schools? I don't ask merely because the public schools are performing badly, although (as...

EDITORIAL: Habla espanol?: State seeking bilingual teachers.(Editorial)

Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK);  September 5, 2007 ;     333 words ......over the past decade in state public schools, districts are seeking bilingual educators at every level. So...pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade in public schools rose 2.8 percent. The Hispanic...Oklahomans graduating from public universities to fill ...

Voucher movement threatens public schools

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  December 1, 1998 ;     787 words ......01-1998 Voucher movement threatens public schools It is hard to understand the movement...least diminish, America's system of public schools. If the movement succeeds, it will...excellence grow from the same seeds -- our public schools. The tired, the poor, and the huddled...

Bible vs. Board of Education; Evangelicals Increase Call to Pull Kids From...

The Washington Post;  September 17, 2006 ;   David Crary;   787 words ...Public schools take a lot of criticism, but a growing...parents pulling their children out of public schools and exhorting other families to do...courts say no creationism, no prayer in public schools," said Roger Moran, a Winfield, Mo...

MAYBE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AREN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL.(Editorial)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 24, 1999 ;     685 words ......thought there was national agreement that public schools are in terrible shape, along comes...adults a variety of questions about public schools. The results are on NPR's Web site...one highlight: Nearly 70 percent gave public schools nationally a grade of C, D or F. But...

Public schools respond to school choice

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;   David Salisbury;   659 words ......choice opponents claim that choice harms public schools. Research, however, shows the opposite...Carolyn Hoxby addresses the question: "Do public schools respond constructively to competition...choice. The fact that choice benefits public schools - not just students who switch to ...

Baptist activists again seek exit from public schools

Charleston Gazette;  April 26, 2006 ;   The Associated Press;   534 words ......denomination to remove its children from public schools, two years after a similar action was...to develop an "exit strategy" from public schools is co-sponsored by Texas lawyer Bruce...movement to pull Baptist children out of public schools. They also said that it's wrong for...

Charters help public schools make points ...

Dayton Daily News;  September 4, 2005 ;     634 words ......taxpayer support, defenders of traditional public schools see a bigger threat than ever: First...trouble delivering good educations as the public schools, if not more. But advocates of public schools have a lot to thank the charters for...

EDUCATION TIME TO STAND UP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 22, 2000 ;     787 words ......Sometimes I wonder. Most of us went to public schools. Most of us learned readin', writin...languages. . . . Most of us learned in public schools to get along with others - with our...that most parents think well of the public schools their children attend. But few defend...

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEEKS PROFESSIONALS FOR GROWING NUMBER OF BILINGUAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 1, 2006 ;     448 words ...The Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release: The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is seeking bilingual applicants for two exciting...bilingual educators in the Chicago public schools. Most successful candidates...More than 56,000 Chicago public school ...

Michael M. Boone Earns Prestigious Texas Public Schools 'Friend of the...

PR Newswire;  September 26, 2006 ;     760 words ......Lawyer for His Advocacy of Public Schools on October 17, 2006 DALLAS...PRNewswire/ -- Friends of Texas Public Schools today announced that Michael...Boone is a product of Texas public schools. I received a great education...

Texans to Grade Public Schools in Statewide Study.

PR Newswire;  November 16, 2004 ;     402 words ......express their opinions about Texas public schools, thanks to a study commissioned by Friends of Texas Public Schools, a non-profit 501c(3) organization...Texans, for Texans, about Texas public schools, and we are grateful for Texas...

Non-Profit, Business Leaders and School Officials Recognize Top Texas...

PR Newswire;  October 13, 2006 ;     765 words ...Michael M. Boone Earns Prestigious Texas Public Schools 'Friend of the Year' Award DALLAS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Friends of Texas Public Schools today announced that Michael M. Boone...Michael Boone is a product of Texas public schools. I received a great education in public...

Can the public schools survive? (Pro and Con) (Cover Story)

U.S. News & World Report;  December 9, 1991 ;   Hill, Paul Chubb, John;   710 words ...Paul Hill argues that public schools must adopt private schools' simplicity and...students. That means you have to make the public schools work. But unlike private schools, public schools are required to try to educate all students...