Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:07:34 -0700
Growing up in Chicago, Arne Duncan learned early that education was a stark dividing line -- sometimes literally between life and death. At the South Side after-school center that his mom founded, he knew kids who'd made it all the way to fourth grade unable to read.
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New grade standards OK'd for participation in activities
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:08:52 -0700
Valley View School District 365U will require all incoming high school freshmen to maintain a 2.0 grade point average if they wish to be eligible for participation in any extracurricular sports, clubs or activities that require an activity fee or participation in competitions.
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