Issues

June 17, 2009

Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 35
Education Funding News in Brief Cleveland Using Stimulus Aid for Teachers Close to Retiring
The Cleveland school district plans to use federal economic-stimulus money to pay the salaries of 200 veteran teachers until they retire in two years.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Curriculum News in Brief San Francisco to Keep JROTC, Ending Three-Year Dispute
A three-year battle over the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in San Francisco public schools appears to be over.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Fla. District Chief Suspended in Official-Misconduct Case
The superintendent of the Monroe County, Fla., school district has been suspended by the governor after his arrest and indictment by a grand jury on charges of official misconduct.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Education News in Brief Cheating Accusations Prompt Resignation of Ga. Principal
An elementary school principal in suburban Atlanta has resigned because he changed answers on 5th grade standardized tests to improve scores.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Teaching Profession News in Brief Hawaii's Kamehameha Schools to Introduce 'Virtual' Merit Pay
The Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii will begin experimenting this coming fall with a merit-based-pay program for teachers and administrators.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Baltimore School Board Chair Takes Deputy's Job in District
The chairman of Baltimore’s school board has resigned—to take a job as a top deputy to the district’s chief executive officer.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Indiana Union Crisis Forces Layoffs
Indiana’s largest teachers’ union is laying off dozens of employees in the wake of a financial crisis that spurred investigations of its troubled insurance trust.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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2 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief California Groups Sue Over Program Reviews
A number of California education organizations have filed suit accusing the state of violating federal laws and the state constitution by suspending the monitoring of specialized education programs for at least one year.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Federal Battle Brews on Obama College-Lending Proposal
The proposal would scrap a long-standing program that subsidizes private lenders to make federal student loans.
Alyson Klein, June 16, 2009
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
IT Infrastructure & Management Administrators Confront Student 'Sexting'
Schools urged to develop policies and programs to curb students’ use of cellphones to share nude or sexually provocative photos.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, June 16, 2009
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7 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Early Childhood Preschool Programs Tread Thin Budget Ice
Though they have tried to protect early-childhood programs, states may be running out of options as they look for places to cut.
Christina A. Samuels, June 16, 2009
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6 min read
Teaching 'Response to Intervention' in Math Seen as Challenging
A new federal practice guide for educators lays out recommendations for making the RTI approach work in math as well as reading.
Christina A. Samuels, June 16, 2009
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3 min read
Gov. Mark Parkinson
School & District Management K-12 Spending is Cut in Kansas Amid Shortfall
A budget shortfall in Kansas this year forced legislators to cut about $84 million from the K-12 public school budget for fiscal 2010.
Katie Ash, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Effort, Engagement, and Student Learning
For students to tackle “evolutionarily novel” material in reading, math, and other subjects, schools need to emphasize effort and persistence, says a new study.
Sean Cavanagh, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Ed-Tech Policy Report Roundup Video Games
A new study reports about 8 percent of 8- to 18-year-olds in the United States demonstrate pathological patterns of video-game play.
Katie Ash, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Education Funding Report Roundup Survey Finds More High School Students Giving Up 'Dream Schools'
The economic crisis is forcing more students to settle for less-expensive college options.
The Associated Press, June 16, 2009
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School Choice & Charters Report Roundup School Choice
Education scholars examine the impact of school choice in a “post-desegregation era.”
June 16, 2009
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1 min read
Education Funding Report Roundup After-School Programs
A new survey suggests that both after-school programs and their young clients are feeling the pinch of the economic recession.
Debra Viadero, June 16, 2009
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Obama Team's Advocacy Boosts Charter Momentum
The president and secretary of education are giving a big push to the independent public schools by urging that states lift caps limiting charters.
Lesli A. Maxwell, June 16, 2009
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7 min read
Federal Stimulus Aid's Pace Still Slow
Governors and school districts face the challenge of absorbing billions of dollars while satisfying the U.S. Department of Education’s requirements for that funding.
Michele McNeil, June 16, 2009
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6 min read
Federal Subject Groups Seeking Voice on Standards
The math and reading associations that thousands of teachers belong to worry they are being ignored in the setting of national standards.
Sean Cavanagh, June 16, 2009
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8 min read
Science Researchers Mull STEM Gender Gap
Despite evidence that women have achieved parity on math and science achievement tests, men still outnumber women at the top levels of most of those fields.
Debra Viadero, June 16, 2009
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7 min read
International Study Puts Results of International Tests on Common Metric
A new study uses a common metric to give letter grades that allow for the comparison of student math achievement across nations.
Sean Cavanagh, June 16, 2009
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5 min read
Federal Subject-Matter Groups Want Voice in Standards
The math and reading associations that thousands of teachers belong to worry they are being ignored in the setting of national standards.
Sean Cavanagh, June 15, 2009
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9 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Chicago Layoffs Loom to Help Fill Budget Gap
Officials of the Chicago public schools say they’ll lay off 500 employees within the next few weeks and another 500 over the next year to help fill a budget shortfall.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2009
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Federal Draft Literacy Bill Would Boost Funds for Older Students
The measure calls for a fivefold increase in funding for grades 4-12 and an emphasis on writing along with reading.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 15, 2009
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7 min read
School Climate & Safety School Facilities Bill Moves to Senate
The measure would set aside $32.4 billion for environmentally friendly school modernization, repair, and renovation.
Katie Ash, June 15, 2009
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1 min read
Assessment NAEP Finds Schools' Offerings in Arts Hold Steady
The report shows about half of 8th graders attended schools that offered classes—the same as in 1997 when the assessment was last given.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 15, 2009
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4 min read
Amanda Payne, right, a freshman at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, presents her exhibition on women's-rights issues on June 1. The Big Picture Learning network, of which the school is a member, has an unconventional, student-centered approach to education and an emphasis on project-based learning.
Amanda Payne, right, a freshman at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, presents her exhibition on women's-rights issues on June 1. The Big Picture Learning network, of which the school is a member, has an unconventional, student-centered approach to education and an emphasis on project-based learning.
A.J. Mast for Education Week
School Choice & Charters High School Alternatives
The pilot project includes a menu of options for students who have struggled in traditional settings.
June 12, 2009
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10 min read
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