January 20, 2010

Education Week, Vol. 29, Issue 18
Education Letter to the Editor 'Reading Aloud'—And Not Necessarily Comprehending
To the Editor:
Regarding "Reading Aloud to Teens Gains Favor" (Jan. 6, 2010):
January 19, 2010
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Education Letter to the Editor 'Race to the Top': Only an NCLB Name Change?
To the Editor:
Your article "Race to Top Viewed as Template for ESEA" (Jan. 6, 2010) describes the federal Race to the Top program as the potential basis for the next reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act. This idea should give education professionals cause for concern.
January 19, 2010
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Education Letter to the Editor Finding Ed. School Fare 'Intellectually Bankrupt'
To the Editor:
I read with great interest "The Future of Ed. Schools: Five Lessons From Business Schools," by Robert Maranto, Gary Ritter, and Arthur E. Levine (Commentary, Jan. 6, 2010). As someone who has received both a business degree and an education degree (from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Teachers College, Columbia University), I can personally attest to the chasm in rigor that exists between these two preparatory environments. Whereas my business courses were demanding, thought-provoking, theoretical, and practical, my education courses were embarrassingly easy, intellectually bankrupt, ideologically motivated, and provided little to no applied knowledge.
January 19, 2010
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Teaching Profession Supreme Court Turns Down Three Education Cases
Justices refuse to hear a challenge to a Texas school district's dress code, a Kentucky tax case, and a teacher-testing case.
Mark Walsh, January 19, 2010
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Poor, Minority Pupils Are Now a Majority in South
The public school enrollment of the 15 southern states studied has been majority poor for several years, and is now also majority-minority, a report finds.
Debra Viadero, January 19, 2010
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Education Funding District Stances on Race to Top Plans Vary
Some district and union leaders around the country are refusing to back their states’ applications for the competitive federal grants.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 19, 2010
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
School Climate & Safety Schools Mobilize for Haiti's Earthquake Recovery
Schoolchildren and educators are organizing to respond to victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated much of Haiti's capital city.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 14, 2010
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Education Funding Experts Weigh In on 'Race to Top' Testing Rules
In a second round of hearings, federal officials seek guidance on how to shape rules for the economic-stimulus assessment competition.
Catherine Gewertz, January 14, 2010
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Early Childhood Head Start Study Finds Brief Learning Gains
Children in the federal preschool program did better than their peers, but the effects mostly faded by the end of 1st grade, a study shows.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 14, 2010
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4 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Education Funding Calif. Schools Brace for Another Year of Cutbacks
School groups dispute Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s contention that his proposed budget would spare K-12 education from funding cuts.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 14, 2010
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Early Childhood Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science
Children tend to show relatively little growth in their understanding of science in preschool, but interest in changing that is growing.
Debra Viadero, January 13, 2010
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Curriculum Opinion Bring Back Thrift Week
As the nation pulls itself out of the Great Recession, writes David Lapp, maybe it’s time to reinstitute a tradition begun in 1916 that spanned 50 years and hundreds of classrooms: National Thrift Week.
David Lapp, January 13, 2010
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Education Funding Spending by Education Philanthropies Drops in 2009
A survey finds 59 percent of respondents projected a decline in their overall grantmaking totals, while 14 percent expected a rise.
January 13, 2010
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Teaching Profession AFT Chief Vows to Revise Teacher-Dismissal Process
Randi Weingarten says plans to streamline due-process procedures must include better ways to evaluate teachers and help them improve.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 12, 2010
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Student Well-Being Opinion Don't Lose H1N1's 'Teachable Moment'
How to leverage technology to provide extended and continuous learning time is something schools can take away from the flu outbreak, writes Superintendent Patrick Russo of Henrico County, Va.
Patrick Russo, January 11, 2010
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Science Opinion STEM Education: A Race to the Top
U.S. Sen. Ted Kaufman, an engineer by training, says it is critical to graduate K-12 students aiming for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Edward E. Kaufman, January 11, 2010
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Education Funding Obama Unveils Projects to Bolster STEM Teaching
The public-private partnerships will roughly double spending under the "Educate to Innovate" initiative on science and math education.
January 7, 2010
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States Schwarzenegger Vows No K-12 Budget Cuts
Despite a continued budget crisis, the governor told legislators in a joint address that education spending will be spared.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 6, 2010
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School & District Management Second Study Gives Thumbs Up to N.Y.C. Charters
Fueling a national debate, Stanford researchers find that students’ learning gains in charters outstrip those in regular public schools.
Debra Viadero, January 5, 2010
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Teacher Preparation NCATE Panel to Weigh Student-Teacher Fieldwork
The accrediting body for teacher colleges plans on placing more emphasis on teaching as a "practice-based profession."
Stephen Sawchuk, January 5, 2010
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Equity & Diversity Six States Join NGA Dropout-Prevention Initiative
Each will receive $50,000 from the governors’ group to help find ways to keep students in school and bring back those who left.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 5, 2010
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