• Education Watch

    Posted on Tuesday, January, 2012 by Dr. Patricia S. Kusimo

    “President Responds to Education Efficiency Audit ”

    The following op-ed, printed in the Charleston Gazette, addresses the findings of the Education Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System. The article specifically looks at the 180 days of instruction requirement in West Virginia Code 45.   A popular African proverb states, “You don’t touch what you cannot see.” Simply put, this means you cannot solve a problem unless you understand its underlying causes. This way of think ...



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    Walk the Talk Provides Content Based Curriculum for At-Risk Students
     

    The dropout crisis threatens the economic, social, and democratic fabric of our state and nation. To help address the dropout issue, The Education Alliance initiated a high school leadership club for at-risk youth called Walk the Talk in November, 2008.
     

    Based on this model, The Education Alliance worked with Lisa Dorsey, a Kanawha County School Counselor, to create a mentoring curriculum for small-groups of high school students. The "Walk the Talk: Youth Development Curriculum" helps mentors address issues at-risk students face in a structured, pragmatic fashion. The curriculum provides easy-to-follow lessons with guided questions that stimulate in-depth conversations. The "Walk the Talk: Youth Development Curriculum" is being piloted with students during the 2011-2012 school year and will be available for other mentoring programs after the pilot year.

     

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