Archive for the 'Education' Category

504 Organizations: Schools in Need of Improvement

May 21st, 2007

QUESTION: Could 504 organizations across Prince George’s County transform the 84 schools designated as a “school in need of improvement?? 
BACKGROUND:  Volunteers have already catalogued over 350 organizations — churches, businesses and others — towards the effort.   
As Superintendent Deasy and the new School Board seek to expedite improvement of the Prince George’s County Public Schools […]

Teacher Retention

December 12th, 2006

In 2005-2006, nearly 10% of the teachers in Prince George’s County resigned, with those responding to the exit survey citing student discipline at the # 1 reason they left (43%) and student motivation as 2nd (35%).
According to national survey by the nonpartisan opinion research group, Public Agenda, virtually all teachers , 97%, and 78% of […]