Study faults state on schools Officials accused of too rosy a view on student performanceBy ALAN J. BORSUK
aborsuk@journalsentinel.comPosted: Nov. 12, 2007
Wisconsin - especially the state Department of Public Instruction - continues to avoid taking steps to increase the success of low-performing children in the state, a national non-profit organization says in a report released today.
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Board slams schedule idea District's budget contains proposal to cut one middle school periodBy AMY HETZNER
ahetzner@journalsentinel.comPosted: Nov. 14, 2007
Waukesha - Proposed changes to the middle school schedule that would eliminate one period a day drew fire from School Board members Wednesday as they discussed expected program cuts for the 2008-'09 school year.
Test results to measure colleges Data on UW System schools will allow for public, online comparisonsBy ERICA PEREZ
eperez@journalsentinel.comPosted: Nov. 11, 2007
Madison - Schools in the University of Wisconsin System plan to test students to find out how much they learn in college and publicize the results as part of a new, national voluntary accountability system that would allow people to compare many public schools.
Racine's test scores stay at bottom District's truancy rate improves, graduation rate slips, report saysBy DANI McCLAIN
dmcclain@journalsentinel.comPosted: Nov. 14, 2007
Racine - Racine Unified's test scores continue to rank low among peer districts, but the district's truancy rate is below the state average for the first time in a decade, according to data released Wednesday.
Behavior trouble doesn't doom kids Early disruptive actions might not hurt academic success, studies sayBy BENEDICT CAREY
New York TimesPosted: Nov. 13, 2007
Educators and psychologists have long feared that children entering school with behavior problems were doomed to fall behind in the upper grades. But two new studies suggest that those fears are exaggerated.
School board split over K-4 program Despite parental support, district may not approve fundingBy LISA SINK
lsink@journalsentinel.comPosted: Nov. 13, 2007
Brookfield - A divided Elmbrook School Board appeared to lean Tuesday against adding a kindergarten program for 4-year-olds, with sharp differences of opinion on whether there was a need for it.