Poor Schools Shortchanged on Funding, Ed. Dept. Says - Politics K-12 - Education Week

This is why the community should demand school spending data down to the school level. But, this is hard work and we will not do it.

So shortchanging poor schools will continue.




Poor Schools Shortchanged on Funding, Ed. Dept. Says - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Education Week: Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition

Education Week: Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition

Data and Reports - Louisiana Department of Education

Data and Reports - Louisiana Department of Education

Vision 2020/Frequently Asked Questions.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Frequently Asked Questions.pdf (application/pdf Object)

BTW alumnus Col. (Ret) Richard Toliver to appear locally

A Black History Month program will be given by Booker T. Washington alumnus Col. (Ret) Richard Toliver, USAF.

The program and book signing will take place at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Bossier Parish Library Historical Center.

The center is located at 2206 Beckett St., Bossier City, LA.

Call 746-7717 for more information or if you plan to bring a group of 10 or more.

Also, click on the link below for information on other presentation locations, to include Caddo Parish.


Our thanks to Pamela Carter Carlisle, Local History and Public Outreach Specialist, Bossier Parish Library Historical Center, for alerting this site.

I have watched some clips of Col. Toliver on YouTube, and suspect this is an event you will not want to miss.

Bossier Parish Library Historical Center: Black History Month Speaker, Saturday 2/26/11

Budget and Financial Information (State/District)

The below links will take you to budget information for the Louisiana State Department of Education and Caddo Parish School Board.

Budget information is always helpful to engage in informed conversations about resource allocation and results expected/achieved.

State:

http://www.doe.state.la.us/divisions/edfn/resource_allocation.html



Caddo Parish:

http://finance.caddo.k12.la.us/content.cfm?page=documents

District-At-A-Glance and School Report Cards

The Louisiana Department of Education recently held a summit in Baton Rouge, La for new school board members. I have previously posted a link to the press release. From there you can access the materials used during the summit.

In addition, the materials included a document called District At-A-Glance. I am now posting a link to that document. BTW alums will be interested to see important stats about BTW and other schools in the district. Information such as test results, enrollment figures, etc are available in this document.

Click the link below for access.



caddo_DAG.pdf (application/pdf Object)




District-At-A-Glance Website: This site will allow you to create a district report on any district in the state.

http://www.doe.state.la.us/dag/default.aspx



School Report Cards:


http://www.doe.state.la.us/data/school_report_cards.aspx