Issues

June 15, 2005

Education Week, Vol. 24, Issue 40
College & Workforce Readiness Teenagers Likely to Face Tough Summer-Job Search
Teenagers looking for work this summer will face one of the toughest job markets in history, a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University projects.
Jessica L. Tonn, June 14, 2005
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Early Childhood N.C. Program Holds Promise for Gifted Classes
With the help of a federal grant, North Carolina is expanding an early-childhood program it started with the goals of closing the achievement gap between minority and white students and moving underrepresented groups into education for the gifted.
Christina A. Samuels, June 14, 2005
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Education SAT Prep Set to Music
Teenagers grooving to music on their iPods may look as if they’re fooling around. But some are actually studying for the verbal portions of the SAT college-admissions test, thanks to two music lovers.
Ann Bradley, June 14, 2005
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Law & Courts $2 Million Settlement Reached in Death of Student
A school district has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 6th grader who choked to death.
Karla Scoon Reid, June 14, 2005
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Federal State Testing of English-Learners Scrutinized
State efforts at carrying out requirements to test English-language learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly progress at least in part because of such students’ scores.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 14, 2005
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4 min read
School voucher supporters rally outside the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee as oral arguments are presented in the closely watched Bush v. Holmes case on June 7.
School voucher supporters rally outside the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee as oral arguments are presented in the closely watched <i>Bush</i> v. <i>Holmes</i> case on June 7.
Phil Coale/AP
Law & Courts Justices Query Lawyers in Fla. Court Showdown Over Voucher Program
Florida’s Opportunity Scholarships faced their most crucial test last week, as the state supreme court heard arguments in a case about the constitutionality of the voucher program.
June 14, 2005
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Larry G. Rosenstock, the co-founder of High Tech High in San Diego, says he started a charter-management organization to help replicate the school's model and "to change the world."
Larry G. Rosenstock, the co-founder of High Tech High in San Diego, says he started a charter-management organization to help replicate the school's model and "to change the world."
Tim Tadder for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Managers Team Up to Run Charters
High Tech High, a highly regarded charter school in San Diego, has became part of a small but growing tribe of charter school pioneers who are trying to create not just one high-performing school, but whole systems of them from scratch.
Caroline Hendrie, June 14, 2005
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Education Letter to the Editor NAEP’s 12th Grade Test: Another Validity Problem
Your Web article "NAEP Board Postpones Decision on 12th Grade Test," omits discussion of another very difficult validity issue for the 12th grade state-level National Assessment of Educational Progress.
June 14, 2005
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Student Achievement Districts Add Web Courses for Summer
More and more school districts, as well as for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations, are offering Internet-based summer classes in core subjects, such as algebra and reading, and electives such as creative writing.
Rhea R. Borja, June 14, 2005
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Vanessa Skrat, a language arts and social studies teacher at the Options Complex at the Margaret A. Ireland School in Cleveland, reads a story to her class.
Vanessa Skrat, a language arts and social studies teacher at the Options Complex at the Margaret A. Ireland School in Cleveland, reads a story to her class.
Phil Long/PRL Photographics for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Keeping Overage Students in H.S. Proves Tough
Hanging onto kids who might otherwise leave school is the mission of Cleveland's Options Complex at Margaret A. Ireland School, a program for students in grades 6-12 who are behind in school by two or more years.
Catherine Gewertz, June 14, 2005
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