The Norwood News is setting the tone for another year of comprehensive education coverage with their annual school preview. In 2006-2007 many local schools are going through profound changes as they introduce new programs, philosophies and technology. Some schools have become part of the city's bold new Empowerment Program, which gives schools more autonomy, responsibility and money.

Assistant Principal Shelly Pope says teachers are working with Teachers' College at Columbia to learn new techniques to institute monthly themes into their reading curriculum. In September, teachers will begin talking to students about the "writerly life." 

This article appeared in the September 21, 2006 edition of The Norwood News.

Published Monday, Sep. 25, 2006