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Schoolhouse Beat: The Blog

Archive for March, 2008

Is louder better?

The Prince George’s County (Md.) district is spending up to $1 million a year to install voice amplification systems in every classroom, The Washington Post reports. Teachers wear infrared microphones that raise the volume and clarity of teachers’ voices above the distracting buzz of competing noises. But some advocates for better classroom acoustics say that […]


Seeking a superintendent

Filed under: — Mike @ 3:11 pm

Philadelphia has just approved a contract for a new school district CEO; The Memphis district is going through a search process for a new leader. Many districts conduct nationwide searches with a goal of hiring someone from outside their current administration; others, such as the Shawnee Mission (Kan.) district in suburban Kansas City, have decided […]


Too many roommates

Boston zoning officials limit the number of college students who can live together off campus.


Back to school?

Filed under: — Mike @ 12:48 pm

Appellate panel of judges in California rules that parents do not have a constitutional right to home-school their children.


Arming students?

Filed under: — Mike @ 4:19 pm

Most college campuses do not allow students to carry firearms, but a group called Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), thinks concealed-carry permit holders should be able to bring weapons onto their campuses to defend themselves and their classmates against a deranged killer, The Philadelphia Inquirer says.
Do you think this would be a good […]


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