Ultimately, they concluded that the program was “tantamount to an income redistribution program from non-white, low-income, uneducated households to white, rich, well-educated households.”
Archive for July, 2008
Bright Futures “Robin Hood in reverse”
July 27, 2008Felony charge doesn’t necessarily keep kids out of schools
July 24, 2008State law says school districts can begin suspension proceedings on a student when a prosecutor officially files a felony charge. At that point, according to state law, a district must prove in an administrative hearing that the nature of the charge could mean a disruption to the “educational program, discipline, or welfare in the school.”
BF book allowance decreased again
July 23, 2008The Bright Futures book allowance is being decreased again for 08-09, from $450 per year to $375 per year.
Roomates in the Facebook generation
July 21, 2008from the Palm Beach Post:
Unlike past generations of freshmen who have anxiously shown up on move-in day with only a name to describe the person who would share their first home away from home, students today connect long before the unpacking begins on social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
