The Good Common School Journal

Welcome to Citizens for Better Schools WHAT'S NEW: Ala Ed Budget Crisis - State Takes Fed Stimulus Funds Then Cuts State Funding Alabama School Districts Without One Month Reserve Fund Contact Citizens for Better Schools ALA'S #1 PROBLEM: TEACHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Blog Ala's Biggest Problem - Teacher Sexual Misconduct The Good Common School Journal NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE PAGE - NOW OPEN Anniston Citizens for Better Schools FAIRFIELD CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS Jefferson County (Alabama) School System: Sylacauga Citizens for Better Schools 2007-2008 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSINGS (HERE WE GO AGAIN - "DOWN SIZING, RIGHT SIZING, or CAPSIZING" ) BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSING WATCH: MORE SECRET MEETINGS More Busing in Birmingham With School Consolidations BIG SPENDERS - MOST COSTLY SCHOOLS NOT SMALL SCHOOLS The late Henry Sparks made Birmingham the financial envy of the state's education system Links About Birmingham City Schools SCHOOL TAKEOVER CORNER: BIRMINGHAM * DETROIT * SAINT LOUIS Worhtless BOE Guidelines and Frame Work For Superintendent Stan Mims, Lay Citizen Advisory Task Force (BOE Policy 6170) Sabotaged Citizens For Better Schools: Despite Free Space in SomeSchools, Many Packed Classrooms(How are Birmingham Classrooms?) COMING SOON: ** THE CHOICE: SCHOOL ZONING, BIG SCHOOLS - SMALL SCHOOLS (WHICH EDUCATES THE POOR BEST?)  BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS DECLINE: THEFT IN SCHOLS - INTERNAL CONTROLS LACKING Education Research on School Size: School Climate and Academic Achievement Thumbnail Facts: Birmingham Enrollment/ Teacher Loss Not Cause of $22 Million Bham BOE Losses Evidence Based Consequences of Increased School Size In Education: Big Is Not Better - Research Finds Small Schools Better for Poor and Black Students School Size and Grade Structure CLASS SIZE REDUCTION Class Size Comparison Changes For Parents - The Classroom Effects of Closing & Consolidating Schools GOLD FACULTY - BROWN PAST 50 WORKSHOP: BEYOND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF BROWN Education Management and Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Education Finance, Economics, & Budget Monitoring Education Statistics & Thumbnail Facts: School size not saving Detroit schools form chopping blocks - Economies of scale Special, Exceptional, and Gifted and Talented Education Contact Your School, State, and Federal Representation Here! Favorite Links: Legal Resources - College Funding Opportunity ALL SPORTS Birmingham - ALL THE TIME Brown Past 50 Symposium and Education Workshops GENDER EQUITY: Public Schools, Segregated Schools? Phillips Academy - Crisis in Student School Bus Transportation Topic Index: BREAKING SCHOOL CLOSING NEWS ** Citizens for Better Schools WE ARE "HOKIES" TOO! My Photos Custom Rich-Text Page

"Structuring Schools for Success - Making the Vision Work for All Students" *** THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR MORE REPORTS AND STORIES

Poverty and Education

Lost Before They Start? - Completion Rates for Junior College Students http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/19/remedial

Schooling, Statistics, and Poverty: Can We Measure School Improvement?
This report examines two competing approaches to measuring school quality and discusses their limitations in making high-stakes decisions.

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What the best wisest parents desire for their child that must we desire for all children.  Any other ideal is unlovely - acted upon it will destry democracy (Jhon Dewey)
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ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION GUIDELINES:

Alabama High School Diploma Proposal

  Click here to see the First Choice State Board of Education Work Session presentation. (4/24/08).

  Click here to read the State Board Memo Regarding High School Graduation Proposal (3/11/08).
  Click here to read the Alabama High School Diploma Proposal.    MS Word Document

  Click here to read Alabama High School Diploma Proposals/Options memo to Superintendents.
  Click here to read the High School Graduation Proposal Memo from Dr. Morton to State Board members.    MS Word Document

  Click here to read the ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATED TO ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF THE FUTURE.
  Click here to read Options for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Diploma Endorsement.

  Click here to read ACCESS Distance Learning Instructional Offerings.

  Click here to read the Memorandum dated February 27, 1996 from Dr. Morton.