http://www.forumforeducation.org/blog-categories/accountability The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.forumforeducation.org/node/489 <p> This year it happened on the second day of school. </p> <p> I was told there was a young man waiting in the office to see me.  My secretary gave me the heads up—he was 18, had moved in with someone in the district, and wanted to come to our school.<br />   <br /> His glasses were broken and he needed a shave, and it didn’t help that he had a hard time looking me in the eye because of his nervousness.  The story was one I have heard every school year in one form or another.  Jeff (not his real name) had left home and landed in our backyard because of a girl he had met on a visit to the area.  Living with her family, he wanted to come back to school and try to graduate. </p> Accountability Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:55:47 -0400 George Wood 489 at http://www.forumforeducation.org http://www.forumforeducation.org/blog/why-send-my-son-public-school <p> Earlier this week, Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced the latest hopeful sign for DC’s public schools –  <a href="http://cli.gs/ZAXBGW">a spike in citywide student reading and math scores</a>. &quot;We're thrilled at the progress we've made this year,&quot; said Rhee. &quot;We still have an incredibly long way to go.&quot;<br /> Accountability Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:25:45 -0400 485 at http://www.forumforeducation.org http://www.forumforeducation.org/blog/accountability <p> http://www.forumforeducation.org/blog/accountability#comments Accountability Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 George Wood 128 at http://www.forumforeducation.org