SPPS Today - Morning Edition: Monday, August 25, 2008 SPPS IN THE NEWS: No stories today OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE NEWS: 'I see every single man and woman . . .' Her essay on 'What does the American flag mean to you?' wins a high school sophomore a moment in the RNC spotlight to recite the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' 8/25/2008 Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/ci_10293967.html Parents, school districts make tough choices Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall. 8/25/2008 Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/ci_10266221.html A lavish life, a padded résumé and missing cash As investigators focus on the $160,000 missing from a Minneapolis charter school, questions about its director grow. 8/25/2008 Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/local/27314764.html?elr=KArksUUUU In a weak economy, back-to-school shopping gets tougher for some parents With cash tight and fuel and food prices high, many parents are eyeing back-to-school lists warily, looking for bargains and buying used clothes. In some cases, they're even thinking about sending their children to school without all the supplies they need. 8/25/2008 Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/nation/27267154.html?elr=KArksUUUU MISC. NEWS: Democrats Air Dueling Ideas On Education The stark differences emerged the week after Sen. Obama secured enough delegates to claim the nomination in June. On back-to-back days, two groups released public statements outlining approaches for improving K-12 achievement. One argued that policymakers need to invest in health care and other social programs before schools can deliver large increases in student achievement, while the other said that increased accountability, the expansion of charter schools, and other education policies would result in better student outcomes. 8/25/2008 Edweek.org http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/08/27/01dems.h28.html?tmp=1742063048 Stereotype of Mathematical Inferiority Still Plagues Girls Recent studies find females have caught up with the other gender 8/25/2008 Edweek.org http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/08/27/01girls_ep.h28.html?tmp=2117568074 Back to school on a budget Many parents and teachers are hunting for bargains at thrift stores 8/25/2008 Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_10279478.html New school clothes, thanks to a stranger One consolation for kids when summer comes to an end and they have to face going back to class: shopping for new school clothes. 8/25/2008 Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/ci_10286755.html Day care's pre-K license is revoked The Minnesota Department of Human Services has revoked a Bloomington Montessori school's pre-kindergarten child-care license after a probe into alleged maltreatment of children. 8/25/2008 Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/local/west/27338104.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU |