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Lawmakers support Oklahoma tax credit for private school scholarships
By John Greiner, NewsOK.com (from April 22, 2008) - Tulsa-area lawmakers said Monday they're trying to round up votes for legislation allowing tax credits for donations to a scholarship program to help low-income students go to private schools.” Read more
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I Know What You Did Last Math Class
By Jan Hoffman, New York Times (from May 4, 2008) - A profusion of online programs that can track a student’s daily progress, including class attendance, missed assignments and grades on homework, quizzes and tests, is changing the nature of communication between parents and children, families and teachers. With names like Edline, ParentConnect, Pinnacle Internet Viewer and PowerSchool, the software is used by thousands of schools, kindergarten through 12th grade. PowerSchool alone is used by 10,100 schools in 49 states. Read more
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Lawmakers support Oklahoma tax credit for private school scholarships
By John Greiner, NewsOK.com (from April 22, 2008) - Tulsa-area lawmakers said Monday they're trying to round up votes for legislation allowing tax credits for donations to a scholarship program to help low-income students go to private schools.” Read more
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Legislators table health study of artificial turf athletic fields
By Brian Lockhart, The Stamford Advocate (from May 1, 2008) - “A state study of the environmental and health effects of artificial turf athletic fields is on hold unless funds can be found to pay for it. The Senate tabled a bill authorizing a study of the pulverized rubber tires used to cushion the fields because of its $250,000 price tag. In November, Fairfield's Conservation Commission did not allow the private Fairfield Country Day School to reconstruct its fields using synthetic turf.” Read more
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Resident says fields next to Route 2 may be unsafe - Officials discount fears that pollution might harm athletes
By Megan Woolhouse, The Boston Globe (from May 1, 2008) - “Hundreds of students will play on the new state-of-the-art athletic fields under construction in Concord - which is exactly what worries resident Brooke de Lench. The $3.8 million artificial-turf playing fields are about 100 feet from Route 2, one of the town's busiest roadways.” Read more