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New Charter School Opens in Thousand Oaks

Submitted by ml on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 3:01pm

by Rachel McGrath - Ventura County Star, August 31, 2010

A new Thousand Oaks charter school opened Tuesday, welcoming 215 students in grades K-7.

Bridges Charter School is sharing the Glenwood School campus on Windsor Drive, using several portable and permanent classrooms provided by the Conejo Valley Unified School District.

 

Education Department Deals Out Big Awards

Submitted by ml on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 6:06pm

New York Times by Sam Dillon, August 5, 2010           Teach for America, the nonprofit group that recruits elite college students to teach in public schools, and the KIPP Foundation, which runs a nationwide network of

Can You Teach Emotional Intelligence?

Submitted by ml on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 10:20am
by Katherine Gustafson, Yes! Magazine
posted Jul 22, 2010
 
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a group that advocates the widespread adoption of Social, and Emotional Learning (SEL) instruction, students exposed to SEL see their scores on standardized achievement test scores rise by an average of 11 percentile points, compared to students who are not exposed.

Charter Schools to Partner for Home-School Program

Submitted by ml on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:54am

Ventura County Star - July 14, 2010 by Cheri Carlson

In an effort to share resources and offer more services, two Ventura County charter schools will join this year to provide a home-school program for local families.

The Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education and the BRIDGES Charter School in Thousand Oaks plan to share staff and resources for a program that will include enrichment classes and online services.

Re-inventing Recess May Yield Dividends

Submitted by ml on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 9:03am

COLUMBIA, Mo., May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say introducing physical activity -- re-inventing recess, so to speak -- as part of

Bacon, Hot Dogs And Sausage Look Worse For Heart Than Unprocessed Red Meat

Submitted by ml on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 8:18am

National Public Radio - May 18, 2010 - By Deborah Franklin

An analysis of 20 separate studies suggests processed meats raise the risk for heart disease more than those that aren't processed.

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Is Teacher Tenure Still Necessary?

Submitted by ml on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 6:31am

 

National Public Radio - April 29, 2010 - by Alan Greenblatt

Tenure is under attack. The century-old system of protecting experienced teachers from arbitrary dismissal — long viewed as sacred — has triggered hot political debates in several states.

New Charter School Names Director

Submitted by ml on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 3:35pm

Thousand Oaks ACORN - April 22, 2010

New charter school names director

Bridges K-8 Charter School has named Hilda Salas, a 15-year Oxnard Union High veteran and a Thousand Oaks resident, as the school director.

School Lunches Undergo Changes Due To Obesity Issue.

Submitted by ml on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 9:02am

In its upcoming edition, Time (4/26, McGray) reports that "school lunch is facing new scrutiny" as the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act looms "at a time of unprecedented attention to childhood obesity." Time observes that there is "even a prime-time network reality show (Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution) that takes place in school cafeterias and has stars bickering about chicken nuggets and federally mandated grain servings." The Institute of Medicine "has found t

Physical Activity Can Boost Student Performance, Government Review Finds.

Submitted by ml on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 8:49am

USA Today  (4/15, Hellmich) reports that a "government review of research shows that kids who take breaks from their class work to be physically active during the school day are often better able to concentrate on their school work and may do better on standardized tests. ...

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