Weekly News Highlights
8/27/2010
Compiled by La Donna Williams
Class Sizes Are Getting Bigger, But Does It Really Matter? – August 26, 2010 - USA TODAY
Study Links Poverty to Depression Among Mothers – August 26, 2010 - Washington Post
USDA Grants Help Plant Seeds of Good Nutrition – August 25, 2010 - USA TODAY
Mass. Offers Schools Some Help to Combat Bullying – August 25, 2010 - Boston Globe
9 States Win $3.5B in Education Grants – August 24, 2010 - CBS News
Drive to Overhaul Low-Performing Schools Delayed – August 23, 2010 - New York Times
With Limited Training, Teach for America Recruits Play Expanding Role in Schools – August 23, 2010 - Washington
Advocates for Kids Fear DCS Relapse – August 22, 2010 - Tennessean
Number of Houston's Homeless Kids Nearly Doubles – August 20, 2010 - Houston Chronicle
Parents' Role as Education Partners Growing as School Year Begins in D.C. – August 19, 2010 - Washington Post
Scores Stagnate at High Schools – August 18, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
Charter Schools Reach Out to Homeless Youth – August 18, 2010 - Detroit
Rising Teen Hearing Loss - August 18, 2010 - TIME
Teachers, By the Numbers – August 17, 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Drowning Risk More Acute For Minorities – August 16, 2010 - NPR
First Spill Studies Show Gulf Kids Are At Risk – August 15, 2010 - NPR
Troubled Childhood Linked To Heart Disease As Adult – August 14, 2010 - USA TODAY