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Improving Cleveland's schools
Sunday, December 10, 2006 Last week, Ohio Grantmakers announced an important initiative on education. Read more. You can download the report from this page. Now comes the hard part: Translating ideas into action. For inspiration, Ohio might look to Indiana. This Tuesday, the Governor Daniels will be announcing the launch of five New Tech High Schools in the state. This effort is part of a broader strategy to upgrade science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. You can learn more about what is going on just across the border at the Center for Excellence in Leadership of Learning. The Cleveland business comunity might look to Rochester. First Niagara, a banking, investment and insurance company, will provide up to $500,000 to mentor public school students in western New York. Referring to a recent study by Big Brothers, Big Sisters, First Niagara said students who meet regularly with a mentor are: -- 52 percent less likely than their peers to skip a day of school; -- 37 percent less likely to skip a class; -- 46 percent less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs; and -- 27 percent less likely to start drinking. Read more. posted by Ed |
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