Education: graduation and achievement

Catch of the day:

Kudos to Danny Westneat for finally uncovering the Holy Grail of education reform [“Simple, steady is way to win,” NWWednesday, June 9]. While researchers have been filling refereed journals and expounding at conferences for decades about how to close the academic achievement gap and increase graduation rates, the answer has been in front of us all along: It’s called caring.
And this:
ANCHORAGE - The State Board of Education %26amp Early Development, meeting June 10-11 in Anchorage, approved two regulations and sent out for public comment five proposed regulations. original. Visit chudoochu