Literacy, Gangs, and Mandated African History (Urban Education)

Literacy efforts, adolescent and otherwise:

DPS literacy efforts stymied Denver Post
Making room for literacy in secondary education WestEd via PEN
Schools' focus on reading pays off Chicago Tribune
Addressing the adolescent reading problem N2P

Gangs, violence, and expulsions:

Gang watch in schools: Who's in, who's not? Sacramento Bee
Large, High-Poverty Schools Most Likely to Expel Education News
Youth violence draws Senate's eye Inquirer
CMS: More trouble than reported Charlotte Observer

Best of the Rest:

School Policy in New Jersey to Take Junk Off Lunch Tray NYT
What minority parents want N2P
Progressive urban politics and education Constrained
Students get say on new schools Inquirer
Phila. school mandate: African history Inquirer
Teaching the Homeless, and Fighting a Trend
Listen to parents, Mr. Janey Washington Times
Study on Special Education Finds Low Graduation Rate NYT
L.A. Unified Faces More Cuts to Balance Budget LAT

And more:

Kids' mental health tests slammed Chicago Tribune
Advertising In Textbooks T&L
More Hooey About School Enrollment EIA