LEADING THE NEWSLEADING THE NEWS Student performance databases allow teachers to target lessons. The Baltimore Sun (10/8, Gencer)
IN THE CLASSROOM
Oregon teacher sues for right to carry gun in school. The AP (10/8, Barnard)
Opinion: Eliminate age-grouping in education. In an opinion piece for the Boston Globe (10/8)
ON THE JOBEducators co-opt popular technologies to help students learn. The New York Times (10/9, B1, Hu)
Freshman academies ease transition into high school. The AP (10/9)
Chicago teachers work with architects to create new textbook. The Chicago Tribune (10/8, Sadovi)
"Growing trend" bypasses middle school with K-8 schools. Florida's NBC affiliate WTLV-TV (10/9, Clark)
Los Angeles launches Internet effort to reduce dropout rate.
The Los Angeles Times (10/9, Rubin)
New Orleans math teacher wins first 2007 Milken National Educator Award. Louisiana NBC affiliate WDSU-TV (10/9)
LAW & POLICYTutoring program at issue in NCLB renewal debates. Education Week (10/8, Hoff)
FACILITIES California school construction agency says green school buildings may improve test scores. California's Sacramento Bee (10/9, Nguyen)
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ALSO IN THE NEWSNumber of homeless students rising in many parts of U.S. The Los Angeles Daily News (10/8, Boghossian)
