Reading List: Education News From Around The South

Posted by Maura Walz on December 7, 2012 at 9:48 am
  • A survey of state government spending says that Georgia spends a larger share of its state revenues on education than any other state. (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
  • Alabama students matched the national average on a national vocabulary test, a feat that state officials say proves their literacy efforts are working. (al.com)
  • The judge who ruled that Louisiana’s voucher program is unconstitutional said he was able to decide so quickly because much of the substance of the case was contained in briefs submitted months ago. (Times-Picayune)
  • Louisiana education officials are directing $1.5 million in federal funds to New Orleans programs for students with disabilities. (Times-Picayune)
  • The University of South Alabama is starting an aggressive recruiting effort around the state with the goal of increasing its enrollment by 10 percent. (al.com)
  • The Louisiana state board of education revoked the charters of four New Orleans schools, which will either close or transition to new management. (Times-Picayune)
  • An Alabama school district opened its first playground that is fully accessible to all students. (al.com)
Maura Walz Author: Maura Walz Maura Walz covers education for Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Southern Education Desk. Before joining GPB, Maura covered the New York City public schools for the independent education news website GothamSchools. There she was part of a reporting team that won National Awards for Education Reporting in 2009 and 2010 for best journalism blog. As a GothamSchools reporter, Maura has appeared on WNYC - New York Public Radio and New York’s WPIX-TV to discuss education news. She has also reported on charter schools around the United States for the Carnegie-Knight Foundation online journalism initiative News21, where her work was recognized as a 2010 Knight-Batten Award Notable Entry. She came to journalism and the education beat after working as an editor of scholarly research databases outside of Washington, D.C. Maura grew up in Richmond, Va., and is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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