May 12, 2004
Education Week, Vol. 23, Issue 36
Education
Q&A: Educator Reflects on Romance With Schooling
An interview with educator and author John I. Goodlad, about his new intellectual autobiography, Romances With Schools: A Life of Education. Includes a profile.
Education
State Journal
Gentlemen's Agreement
In a move that is raising some eyebrows, leaders of Nebraska’s largest statewide teachers’ union have struck a deal with the state chamber of commerce over a pair of controversial ballot proposals.
School Climate & Safety
Alternatives to Diesel Buses Gain Momentum
With stricter federal standards for diesel engines imminent, efforts to clean up the iconic yellow school bus are under way across the country. Includes a table, "Routes to a Cleaner School Bus."
School & District Management
Newcomers Elected to Buffalo School Board
As a result of an election last week, two-thirds of the members of the Buffalo, N.Y., school board will be newcomers with a range of views on the district’s plan to sponsor a network of charter schools. The shift creates uncertainty about the margin of support for the nationally watched initiative.
Families & the Community
Guidance on Parental Involvement Issued
The Department of Education has released its clearest statement yet detailing how states and school districts should communicate with parents under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Education
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
- Kentucky Ends Session Without State Budget
- Mass. House Takes Move Toward Universal Preschool
- Ariz. Parents Like Schools, Support Standardized Tests
- Conn. Begins Release of Delayed Test Results
- Kansas Bill Gives Break to Undocumented Students
Education
Report Roundup
- Report Notes 'Flaw' of Federal Ed. Law
- Reading Disabilities
- Bullying and Obesity
- Alcohol Marketing
Law & Courts
Students’ Voices Chime In To Improve Schools
A growing national movement is putting students’ voices—and their work—front and center in the push to raise expectations and results in schools.
Equity & Diversity
Survey Probes Views On Race
An overwhelming majority of public school teachers and students believe that racially integrated schooling is important, a national poll commissioned by Education Week suggests.
School Choice & Charters
Free Rein
At Fairhaven and other 'free schools,' children choose what they want to learn and when they want to learn it. All they have to do is ask. Includes an accompanying table, "Shared Traits."
School & District Management
Reading Experts Offer Insights Into State, Federal Policies
More than 22,000 teachers and reading scholars in search of effective strategies and instructional materials attended the 49th annual International Reading Association convention here last week.
Education
Private Schools in Australia Share in Public Largess
As the country prepares for parliamentary elections, likely to occur by October, its three leading political parties are debating just how much of a government subsidy schools ought to receive.
As the country prepares for parliamentary elections, likely to occur by October, its three leading political parties are debating just how much of a government subsidy schools ought to receive.
Education
John I. Goodlad
Position: Professor emeritus, college of education, University of Washington; president, Institute for Educational Inquiry, Seattle
School Climate & Safety
New Dollars to Shrink Fla. Class Sizes OK’d
Florida lawmakers are earning high marks in some circles for passing a new education budget that helps pay for smaller classes across the state. But they failed to tighten state oversight of controversial school choice programs, and they didn’t develop a universal preschool plan to Gov. Jeb Bush’s liking.
Special Education
Md. Seeks New Way to Assess Special-Needs Students
Maryland is looking at ways to create an innovative, technology-based high school assessment for students who face disadvantages taking traditional paper-and-pencil tests.
Assessment
Florida Test Answers Still Off-Limits To Parents
Florida lawmakers adjourned without taking final action on a plan to let parents or guardians review their children’s answers on state standardized tests.
Education
Routes to a Cleaner School Bus
Diesel Particulate-Matter Filters: Ceramic devices that collect the soot in the exhaust stream and break it down into a cleaner substance. Must be used with ultra-low-sulfur diesel. Cost of a single filter kit can range from $5,000 to $10,000.
Education
Federal File
Direct Marketing
The Campaign for America’s Future and MoveOn.org have purchased billboard advertising at three subway stations and three bus stop kiosks in downtown Washington criticizing Secretary of Education Rod Paige for his February remarks likening the National Education Association to a "terrorist organization."
Education
News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
- Bush Establishes Panel on Indian Education
- Court TV to Air Webcast of Brown Museum Dedication
- Department to Sponsor Sessions for Teachers
Federal
Kerry Unveils Plans on Graduation Rates, Teachers
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts turned his attention last week back to K-12 education, unfurling two campaign proposals that seek to blend extra federal support for schools and higher accountability demands.
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts turned his attention last week back to K-12 education, unfurling two campaign proposals that seek to blend extra federal support for schools and higher accountability demands.
Education
News in Brief: A National Roundup
- Fitness Groups Stops Payments to Schools
- Georgia Supreme Court Rules for Star Player on Felony Charge
- St. Louis School Board Member Removed From Office by Court
- 'Working Group' to Oversee Probe of New Orleans Schools
- Cleveland Students Charged in Teammate’s Shooting Death
- Illinois Students Suspended for Lacing Brownies With Exlax
- N.J. Coach Disciplined for ‘Crybaby’ Trophy
Education
Clarification
A story about a brain-imaging study of young readers in the April 28, 2004, issue of Education Week ("‘Right’ Instruction Helps Poor Readers’ Brains, Study Says"), should have noted that the research was a joint effort between reseachers at Yale University and Syracuse University. The reading-intervention component of the study was directed by Benita A. Blachman, a professor of education and psychology at Syracuse.
Education
‘Robin Hood’ On Ropes In Texas School Aid Tilt
Texas’ approach of funneling money from wealthy districts to poor ones is likely to be severely curtailed, according to sources in the state. Includes the story "Move to End Texas Tests Comes as a Surprise."
School & District Management
Ga. ‘Boss of Schools’ Weathers Setbacks
Many Georgia educators give their first-term superintendent credit for rebuilding what had been called a dysfunctional state education department into a more service-oriented agency, led by well-respected educators.
Education
Move to End Texas Tests Comes as a Surprise
Texas lawmakers wrestling to come up with a new state aid system for schools have added another task to their ambitious to-do list: overhaul the state’s assessment program.