This information, which may reside in the university’s IT system, would allow the campus to strategize a swift and effective intervention, and take steps to prevent violent behavior from ever occurring.
A danger to society?
In honor of banned book week , here are a few popular books that made the list of the American Library Association’s Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009.
(Yup, Harry Potter, Toni Morrison, Judy Blume and Harper Lee make appearances)
(PHOTO: LANSING PUBLIC LIBRARY VIA FLICKR)
Also take a look at our earlier report: LA school’s cheating prompts new policy for charter group.
Seven kids have been charged with hiring someone to take the SATs for them. There are two common types of cheating: impersonation and collaboration. So how do they get caught? If a student scores significantly higher (350 points on your combined math and verbal SAT, or 250 points on either test), an investigation is triggered with the testing board (e.g. the College Board, ETS). To detect impersonation, it can compare the student’s handwriting from their written honor code—a requirement of every test-taker. The testing board can also use an algorithm that compares answers of kids sitting near each other during the test, to detect collaboration. So what percentage of students attempt to cheat on their SATs every year? Pretty small: one-tenth of one percent.
California ranks last in school bus ridership. Just 16 percent of California children ride buses to school, according to a 2003 report [PDF] by the Surface Transportation Policy Project. Read more.
California’s high school dropout rate almost 20 percent
Nearly 1 out of every 5 students in California’s projected class of 2010 - 18.2 percent - dropped out of high school before graduation day, meaning 94,000 teenagers hit the streets without diplomas, according to data released Thursday. via The San Francisco Chronicle.
Audit finds UCLA misused $23 million in student fees
A state audit released last week says UCLA wrongfully designated $23 million in student fees to pay for two projects that were not included in the original fee referendum approved by student voters in 2000.
The finding was part of a 15-month audit [PDF] that concluded the University of California system needed to improve transparency in the way it handles its finances. The report also questioned the unequal distribution of funds to the system’s 10 campuses.
The fee started at $84 per year, and wasscheduled to begin in the 2004-05 academic year. It was slated to increase over time to adjust for inflation.
centerforinvestigativereporting:
The mother of a deceased 13-year-old middle school student has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Tehachapi Unified School District in California after federal authorities concluded school officials didn’t adequately respond to the gay teen’s complaints of attacks and harassment.
California community colleges consider cutting off repeat course-takers
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today will consider a policy change that would free up more spaces for new students by limiting the number of times students can repeat certain courses on the state’s dime.
Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott’s proposed policy [PDF] would cut off state funding to community colleges for students who take the same course more than three times. Students could get state funding for a fourth repeat of the class with a successful appeal. It’s a move Scott has been mulling for several months as a way to manage the system’s increasingly limited resources. In 2009-10, the state’s community colleges had to turn away 140,000 students because of course reductions resulting from state budget cuts.
Proponents say allowing students to repeat courses multiple times limits the number of seats available to new students, is an inefficient use of state funding and doesn’t serve students well. Read full story.
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