http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203576771;27321350;a?http://gem.compaq.com/gemstore/sites/k12/q32133print/index.asp?jumpid=ex_r3962_link/kimps/smb/3Q08PS/K12/DistrictAdministrationDistrict Administration Education News Identification Service.(c) 2006, Professional Media Group, All rights reserved.10All the talk of a potential $4.35 billion federal reform grant to come to the Sunshine State from the national Race to the Top competition has made some nervous about the future of Florida’s education system. http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544813/19/2010 12:00:00 AMLawmakers who represent rural areas told Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in a hearing that the Obama administration’s blueprint for overhauling NCLB has failed to take sufficiently into account the problems of rural schools.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544803/19/2010 12:00:00 AMRep. Herseth Sandlin announced the state of South Dakota will receive $29,797,000 in funds to issue qualified school construction bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544793/19/2010 12:00:00 AMWhen the state identified California's worst performing schools, it promised tough reforms that included getting rid of the principal and shutting down the campus.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544783/19/2010 12:00:00 AMGov. Chris Christie renewed his support for charter schools, telling a crowd of educators they can expect to see more charter schools opening next year despite the state’s fiscal woes.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544773/19/2010 12:00:00 AMhttp://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544763/19/2010 12:00:00 AMEducation Secretary Arne Duncan took the Obama administration's plans for No Child Left Behind to Capitol Hill Wednesday. Lawmakers were pleased but also had tough questions.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544753/19/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Congress Elementary School District, fed up with records requests from four women - two of whom have children in school - responded by suing them.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544743/19/2010 12:00:00 AMMassachusetts House lawmakers have launched debate on a bill designed to clamp down on school bullies.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544733/19/2010 12:00:00 AMThousands of teachers face layoffs as recession meets falling enrollments.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544723/19/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Legislature, which approved a bill last week imposing literacy standards on elementary students, hopes all Utah schools soon will offer such concentrated reading help.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544713/18/2010 12:00:00 AMHouse Bill 487 would require Holliday to grant a school district's request to waive up to 10 makeup days if the district has missed more than 20 days. http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544703/18/2010 12:00:00 AMAdvocates are stirring for a fight on a long-contentious social issue that suddenly surfaced on the Florida Legislature's agenda: school prayer.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544693/18/2010 12:00:00 AMThe Arizona Senate wrapped up a special session to balance the budget on Tuesday, passing a bill to ask voters whether to repeal an early-childhood education and health program.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544683/18/2010 12:00:00 AMEducation could turn out to be the most profoundly successful domestic initiative of the Obama administration.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544673/18/2010 12:00:00 AMBoys are struggling with reading in all 50 states.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544663/18/2010 12:00:00 AM In Houston, a controversial education reform measure allows teachers to be fired based on their students' test scores. Some parents back the policy, but teachers unions have reservations.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544653/18/2010 12:00:00 AMSaying the United States is "falling behind" in education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan worked Wednesday to persuade lawmakers that the Obama administration's plan to rewrite a federal education law is the right move.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544643/18/2010 12:00:00 AMOne study of 29 countries found that the level of competition among schools was directly tied to higher test scores in reading and math. http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544633/17/2010 12:00:00 AMNoted policymaker Diane Ravitch says she was wrong to jump on the No Child Left Behind bandwagon.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544623/17/2010 12:00:00 AMDetroit should close 45 schools and seek $700 million in bonds for new and revamped facilities, the school system's emergency financial manager said.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544613/17/2010 12:00:00 AMAn Enka Middle School teacher was suspended for two weeks without pay following an investigation into a complaint that he wrote the word “loser” on a student's paper. http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544603/17/2010 12:00:00 AMPepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544593/17/2010 12:00:00 AMOn-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn't stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of an oncoming car, authorities said.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544583/17/2010 12:00:00 AMThe state's dropout rate hit a record low last year, and school systems in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties saw anywhere from a 20 to 28 percent decrease.http://www.districtadministration.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=544573/17/2010 12:00:00 AM