by Peter Grady – The Florida State Board of Education is coming under fire after it passed a policy that officially declares they have lower academic expectations for black students over others. Last week, the board passed a revised strategic plan regarding their educational goals for student achievement in the state’s schools. According [...]
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Do Greeley schools have cause to celebrate? By Craig Masters February 9, President Obama signed an executive order granting waivers for 10 states from complying with the federal law entitled the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. New Mexico, on the forefront of the immigration crisis, was the only state of the 11 being considered [...]
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by Jack Minor – The federal government has proposed a remedy for the low CSAP scores in District 6, just eliminate the testing requirements. State CSAP scores were released last Wednesday. The results showed a 4 percent drop in three of the District high schools, Greeley West, Greeley Central and Northridge. Overall, scores [...]
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