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Welcome to Citizens for Better Schools WHAT'S NEW: Ala Ed Budget Crisis - State Takes Fed Stimulus Funds Then Cuts State Funding School Size and Grade Structure Brown Past 50 Symposium and Education Workshops Contact Citizens for Better Schools Education Statistics & Thumbnail Facts: School size not saving Detroit schools form chopping blocks - Economies of scale B'ham Superintendent Search: Edgecombe County - Birmingham City Schools NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE PAGE - NOW OPEN SCHOOL TAKEOVER CORNER: BIRMINGHAM * DETROIT * SAINT LOUIS BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSING WATCH: MORE SECRET MEETINGS 2007-2008 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSINGS (HERE WE GO AGAIN - "DOWN SIZING, RIGHT SIZING, or CAPSIZING" ) Alabama School Districts Without One Month Reserve Fund More Busing in Birmingham With School Consolidations ALA'S #1 PROBLEM: TEACHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Blog Ala's Biggest Problem - Teacher Sexual Misconduct BIG SPENDERS - MOST COSTLY SCHOOLS NOT SMALL SCHOOLS The late Henry Sparks made Birmingham the financial envy of the state's education system Education Finance, Economics, & Budget Monitoring Despite Free Space in SomeSchools, Many Packed Classrooms(How are Birmingham Classrooms?) Class Size Comparison Changes For Parents - The Classroom Effects of Closing & Consolidating Schools COMING SOON: ** THE CHOICE: SCHOOL ZONING, BIG SCHOOLS - SMALL SCHOOLS (WHICH EDUCATES THE POOR BEST?) CLASS SIZE REDUCTION Education Research on School Size: School Climate and Academic Achievement Evidence Based Consequences of Increased School Size Curriculum and Instruction  BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS DECLINE: THEFT IN SCHOLS - INTERNAL CONTROLS LACKING Worhtless BOE Guidelines and Frame Work For Superintendent Stan Mims, Lay Citizen Advisory Task Force (BOE Policy 6170) Sabotaged In Education: Big Is Not Better - Research Finds Small Schools Better for Poor and Black Students Links About Birmingham City Schools The Good Common School Journal Thumbnail Facts: Birmingham Enrollment/ Teacher Loss Not Cause of $22 Million Bham BOE Losses Anniston Citizens for Better Schools FAIRFIELD CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS Jefferson County (Alabama) School System: Sylacauga Citizens for Better Schools Citizens For Better Schools: Education Management and Leadership Special, Exceptional, and Gifted and Talented Education GOLD FACULTY - BROWN PAST 50 WORKSHOP: BEYOND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF BROWN Contact Your School, State, and Federal Representation Here! Favorite Links: Legal Resources - College Funding Opportunity ALL SPORTS Birmingham - ALL THE TIME GENDER EQUITY: Public Schools, Segregated Schools? Phillips Academy - Crisis in Student School Bus Transportation WE ARE "HOKIES" TOO! Topic Index: BREAKING SCHOOL CLOSING NEWS ** Citizens for Better Schools

Citizens for Better Schools, "Structruing Schools for Success - Making the Vision Work for All Students" (regardless of where they may live and attend school)

Please Explore Citizens for Better School’s Index (seen abvoe).  We provide current education news and research from the best sources in the nation.  Visit us often as we try to keep our site as current as possible. Feel free to send us information, questions, and request for assistance (in writing please). 

Welcome to CFBS....come learn, share and grow with us.  Citizens for Better Schools is dedicated to the advancement of research leading to improved understanding, planning, and operation of PK-12 and post-secondary education institutions.  CFBS provides a forum for the dissemination of information and interchange of ideas on problems of common interest in the field of institutional research.  We provide consulting services to public policy makers, parents and community groups seeking to have influence in development of high quality educational programs and services for school children.  In addition, CFBS promotes the continued professional development of individuals engaged in institutional research. We fosters unity and cooperation among persons having interests and activities related to education research.  Read about our Executive Director’s public interest work here:  http://www.ombwatch.org/node/3780  

"On the road to excellence, the teacher makes the difference."

Check our web site often for updates. Photo above: Central Office Building of the Birmingham Board of Education

Washington, D.C., September 17, 2008

Congratulations, Citizens for Better Schools

Executive Director Wins National Award for Exemplary Public Interest Work.

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Ronald E. Jackson - Read more about our Executive Director’s public interest work http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/4351

 

 

 

West End High School students are being split apart to three schools in 2008-2009.  Receiving schools will include Parker, Jackson-Olin, and Wenonah High Schools.  Currently, ninety-three percent (93%) of West End students reside within safe walking distance of West End High.  Only one bus served West End in 2007-2008.  Please read the "More Busing. . ." link http://cfbsedu.org/rich_text_5.html  or see our Topic Index (left of this page)

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