CCLD Kentucky Literacy News
September 2010August 2010
- Aug 31: Colin and Alma Powell to speak at the NBC News "Education Nation" Summit (Reading Today Daily [International Reading Association])
- Aug 31: Ticket to Reading Rewards program motivates young readers (Reading Today Daily [International Reading Association])
- Aug 31: International Literacy Day Celebration Set for Wednesday, September 8: Early Reading: Igniting Education for All (PR Newswire: United Business Media)
- Aug 30: Top Education Officials Spar Over Teacher Reform, Student Success (ABC This Week with Christiane Amanpour)
- Aug 30: Schools Chief: Neighborhood Schools Plan Would 'Resegregate' Louisville (Education Week)
- Aug 30: States Inch Ahead on Reporting Graduation Data (Education Week)
- Aug 30: Let's unleash all data on teachers: U.S. secretary of education asks, What's there to hide? (NYDailyNews.com [New York])
- Aug 30: After Katrina, how charter schools helped recast New Orleans education (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Aug 30: Education secretary takes reform show on the road (Washington Post)
- Aug 30: Unique literacy program for prison dads, kids, reaches milestone (KQDS-Fox 21 News [Minnesota])
- Aug 30: Boost the economy by improving literacy (The Gazette [Montreal, Canada])
- Aug 30: 'Freedom Schools' Promote Literacy For Underprivileged Kids Nationwide (Huffington Post)
- Aug 30: U.S. secretary of education applauds teachers (HattiesburgAmerican.com [Mississippi])
- Aug 30: More Minorities Taking ACT, but Score Gaps Persist (Education Week)
- Aug 30: Curriculum Producers Work to Reflect New Standards (Education Week)
- Aug 30: Comic books unlikely heroes for reluctant readers (WCFCourier.com [Iowa])
- Aug 30: Motivating kids to read is key to literacy success Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/26/2178813/motivating-kids-to-read-is-key.html#ixzz0y65yyTpK (Kansas City Star)
- Aug 27: New Orleans Schools Seize Post-Katrina Momentum (Education Week)
- Aug 26: Kentucky loses again in 'Race to Top' (Lexington Herald Leader / Kentucky.com)
- Aug 26: Teaching Parents How to Engage Kids with Art (Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch (NY))
- Aug 26: Senate Report Hints at a Definition for What Works (Education Week)
- Aug 26: iTunes Texas Education Channel Launched (ABC News/Technology)
- Aug 25: Chicago Pilot Program to Add 90 Minutes to School Day With Online Classes (Education Week)
- Aug 25: Race to Top: Duncan Dishes out Praise, and Sympathy (Education Week: Politics K-12)
- Aug 23: August 26th is Youth Literacy Day (i-Newswire)
- Aug 19: Coming together to teach digital literacy (9news.com [Colorado])
- Aug 19: Extra Time Spent on Reading Boosts Literacy (Public Policy Institute of California/California Progress Report)
- Aug 19: Iowan pledges $11 million for literacy center (KIMT.com [Iowa, Minnesota])
- Aug 18: SMART promotes literacy, a cornerstone of education (StatesmanJournal.com [Oregon])
- Aug 18: Live TEK Talk on Kentucky Education (WKYT [27togo.com] )
- Aug 18: Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, Endorses Release Of Teacher Data To Parents (Huffington Post (blog))
- Aug 18: Former Govs. Prod States on Digital Education (Education Week)
- Aug 18: More Minorities Taking ACT, but Score Gaps Persist (Education Week)
- Aug 17: Early Literacy: A Sustainable Statewide Approach (American Libraries)
- Aug 16: Net-Age Students Have Different View of Plagiarism (Education Week)
- Aug 13: Community Colleges Rethink 'Open Door' Admissions as Remedial Costs Rise (Education Week)
- Aug 13: The Promise of Early College (Education Week)
- Aug 12: Collaboration Unites Lowell Schools and Nonprofits Around Early Childhood Literacy (Lowell.com [Massachussetts])
- Aug 12: Printed book dictionaries more helpful (Freep.com [Detroit])
- Aug 12: President links higher education, economic prosperity (Reading Today)
- Aug 12: Teaching Secrets: First Days in the Elementary Classroom (Teacher Magazine)
- Aug 11: House Passes Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs (Education Week)
- Aug 10: Better Training on Early Years Urged for Principals (Education Week)
- Aug 10: House Passes Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs (Education Week)
- Aug 10: Comcast and One Economy Celebrate Comcast Digital Connectors Program (PR Newswire: United Business Media)
- Aug 10: Best Cities 2010: 10 Best Cities for Education (Lexington #2, Lousville #4) (Parenting)
- Aug 10: Produce, Literacy Help Fight Dementia (Natural Products Marketplace [France])
- Aug 10: Reprints Desk Commits to Help Establish Libraries Worldwide in Support of Literacy and Gender Equality in Education (PR Newswire: United Business Media)
- Aug 10: Kagan: The likely advocate of education rights in the SC (Examiner.com)
- Aug 10: Residents gather to fight illiteracy (The Laurinburg Exchange [North Carolina])
- Aug 10: Education 'helps brain compensate for dementia changes' (BBC News)
- Aug 5: Efforts to Build Rural Leadership Gain Steam (Education Week)
- Aug 4: Literacy for all (Cullman Times (Alabama))
- Aug 4: The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for Waiting List Reduction Grants (Wall Street Journal: MarketWatch)
- Aug 4: States slash pre-K programs as budgets bleed (Associated Press)
- Aug 4: Turnaround Team Scrambles at Ky. High School (Education Week)
- Aug 3: Testing Leaders, Publishers Offer 'Best Practices' Guide (Education Week)
- Aug 2: Addressing America's Growing Education Deficit (Huffington Post)
- Aug 2: Homewood Suites by Hilton Partners with Childhood Literacy Foundation (Business Wire)
- Aug 2: Common educational standards for common good (San Francisco Chronicle)
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