Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley
Eight high school athletes set 6 new records during the 2008 track and field season. The shinning star of the boys had to be German Fernandez of Riverbank (CA) High School, who set 2 new records and led all boys by taking the top spot in 5 of 6 middle distance racesthe 1,500, 1,600, 3,000 and 3,200-meter runs and the 2 mile.
Fernandez ran the 3,000 in 8:04. 1 to set a new record for a high-school-only race, and he set a National Federation record with an 8:34. 23 clocking in the 3,200. He also led all comers with a 3:44. 8 in the 1,500, a 4:00. 29 in the 1,600 (No. 2 all-time), a 4:01. 69 in the mile, and an 8:37.…
The Principal’s Role in Rural Schools
“Leadership is influence…[and] the ability to obtain followers. ” (Cruzeiro & Morgan, 2006, p. 569)
Principals of rural schools spend a large percentage of their time teaching cross-age, multi-grade students (Starr & White, 2008). As recent legislation and litigation continue to place more responsibility on the principal, site level responsibilities challenge the constant, increasing role of the administrator (Cruzeiro & Morgan, 2006).
Most principals in rural schools get little in the way of administrative support, ancillary personnel, and ground staff (Starr & White, 2008). While principals in larger schools are able to delegate and share in management tasks, this is not a luxury afforded to their small rural counterparts (Starr & White, 2008). Regardless of the size of the school, principals still…
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Introduction:
             Due to the decline in the quality of public education in Texas, state lawmakers passed legislation in 1995. The new law permitted the opening and implementation of charter schools. These new charters schools encourage and support innovative teaching for a variety of learning styles, improve the achievement of students, and provide options within the public school system (Terry and Alexander 2008, 4). Prior to the new legislation, there was no opportunity for choice within the public school system with regard to a child’s education, and children attended school according to their zip code. That deficiency began to change when the first charter school in Texas opened in the fall of 1996.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) reports that the “first generation” of charters consisted…
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CHARTER SCHOOLS: PASSING OR FAILING?
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Charter Schools: Passing or Failing
Patti Bonner
Strayer University, Summer 2008
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Abstract
This study’s objective was to Research of a âchoiceâ school that operates under a performance contract which details specifics as the school’s mission, program, goals, demographics of the students served, methods of assessment, and ways to assess success. Such educational arrangements are known as charter schools, which are publicly funded schools that have greater accountability for academic assessment and fiscal practices, while receiving more independence and experiencing fewer regulations than traditional public schools. Research shows that there is a fair amount of success with this type of contractual education, and that a fair amount of issues accompany the success, such as fluctuating changes…
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