June 16, 2010

Education Week, Vol. 29, Issue 35
Education Funding Major Foundation Gets Set to Open a Charter School
With plans to open a charter school next year in its Kansas City, Mo. hometown, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation breaks new ground.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 17, 2010
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5 min read
Families & the Community Opinion Shutting Out Parents
The Obama "blueprint for reform" offers parents little voice in decisions that affect their children's education, Leonie Haimson and Julie Woestehoff write.
Leonie Haimson & Julie Woestehoff, June 15, 2010
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Opinion Give Us the Truth About School Violence
Districts routinely mislead Congress and the public on school-safety statistics, writes Jack Stollsteimer, and reporting laws should be toughened.
Jack Stollsteimer, June 15, 2010
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3 min read
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June 15, 2010
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English-Language Learners Report Roundup Research Report: English-Language Learners
New York City's education department should undertake a review of its programs for students with interrupted formal education, or SIFE, and create a more comprehensive plan for identifying and educating such students, says a report released last month by Advocates for Children of New York.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 15, 2010
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup Equivalency Exam
Although a growing number of high school dropouts are taking the GED exam, most who pass it discover that it doesn’t help them much in finding better economic opportunities or completing postsecondary education, an analysis concludes.
June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Bush Education Secretary Takes Key Role in Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a major force behind the stepped-up federal accountability in No Child Left Behind, has tapped former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to serve as the new head of its education programs.
Alyson Klein, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Race to Top Chief Changes
Joanne Weiss, the director of the Race to the Top Fund for the U.S. Department of Education, will become the chief of staff to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on July 1.
Michele McNeil, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Standards News in Brief Ohio Backs Common Standards
Ohio last week became the seventh state to adopt common standards in math and English/language arts.
June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety Report Roundup Safety and Health
The most recent edition of a biennial national survey of health-risk behaviors among students finds that about 20 percent of respondents were victims of bullying on school grounds during 2009.
Ian Quillen, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety News in Brief Ore. Court Allows Drug Searches
The state supreme court ruled last week that high school students can be searched for illegal drugs without a warrant if school officials have a reasonable suspicion.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Fla. District Lays Off 1,300
The Broward County school district, struggling to close a $130 million budget shortfall, notified 1,305 employees last week that they will not have jobs next school year.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Teaching Profession News in Brief Cleveland Teachers' Dispute Will Proceed to Arbitration
An arbitrator will decide whether more than 600 teachers in the school district have to reapply for positions with the system.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Research Report: Charter School
Students attending the Harlem Success Academy are outperforming peers who applied to the same school but failed to win a seat in the lottery, a new study says.
Debra Viadero, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Jobs-Bill Backers Searching For Strategy to Win Passage
Supporters of a federal education jobs bill were still searching for a legislative vehicle late last week.
Alyson Klein, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Justice Dept. Joins ACLU Against Single-Sex Classes
The U.S. Department of Justice sided with the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit claiming that single-gender classes at a Louisiana middle school violate students' rights.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Study: Teens Are Bored
Most high school students feel bored and disconnected from school, according to a new survey of students from 103 high schools in 27 states.
Debra Viadero, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Standards News in Brief Troubled Ga. School District Improving, Accreditor Says
Two years after it was stripped of its accreditation, the Clayton County school district remains on probation with a national accrediting agency, but it has made progress on a list of benchmarks.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief N.J. Advocates Ask Court to Restore School Funding
The Education Law Center filed a motion with the state Supreme Court last week in an attempt to restore millions of dollars in school funding that the governor has proposed cutting.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Teaching Profession News in Brief Detroit to Close 32 Schools to Help Shrink Budget Gap
The district will close fewer schools than had been expected as it tries to curtail costs while improving academics for an ever-lower number of students.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Education News in Brief Ala. Schools Chief: BP Owes Students for Lost Tax Revenue
The state superintendent said last week that he plans to bill BP for the loss of education tax revenues caused by the oil spill.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Federal NEA Eyes Congress as High Court Refuses NCLB Case
Claims that the law amounts to an unfunded mandate could live on in debates over reauthorization.
Alyson Klein, June 15, 2010
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3 min read
Education News in Brief Teachers' Union in Chicago Sues Over Class Sizes
The union sued the city school system last week in a bid to block the district from increasing class sizes.
The Associated Press, June 15, 2010
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1 min read
Kindergartner Freddy Avila, 5, looks at a word wall during a writing exercise at Dr. Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School in Perth Amboy, N.J.
Kindergartner Freddy Avila, 5, looks at a word wall during a writing exercise at Dr. Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School in Perth Amboy, N.J.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Budget & Finance Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession, Report Finds
While the economy may recover, the generation growing up now could feel the harsh impact of the Great Recession for years to come, a new report from the Foundation for Child Development contends.
Sarah Garland, the Hechinger Report, June 15, 2010
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4 min read
School & District Management Dodd Seeks to Put Spotlight on Children's Issues
Hearings and a proposed commission aim to focus on education, health, and other topics, amid economic uncertainty.
Lisa Fine, June 15, 2010
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3 min read
Dawn Cooper takes a few minutes to look over the voters guide while waiting to vote at the Central United Methodist Church in Sacramento, Calif., June 8. Primary voters in California and South Carolina chose candidates who will compete in the fall for the position of state schools superintendent.
Dawn Cooper takes a few minutes to look over the voters guide while waiting to vote at the Central United Methodist Church in Sacramento, Calif., June 8. Primary voters in California and South Carolina chose candidates who will compete in the fall for the position of state schools superintendent.
Rich Pedroncelli/AP
School & District Management Calif. Primary Narrows Field for Top Schools Job
A retired superintendent will vie with a state assemblyman in November for the post of state schools chief.
Lesli A. Maxwell, June 15, 2010
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4 min read
Ann Thiemann rolls up a world map in her classroom on the last day of school as she prepares to transfer from Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky. The underperforming school is being shaken up under an aggressive school improvement plan.
Ann Thiemann rolls up a world map in her classroom on the last day of school as she prepares to transfer from Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky. The underperforming school is being shaken up under an aggressive school improvement plan.
Pat McDonogh for Education Week
School & District Management Kentucky High School Launches Turnaround Journey
Principal Keith Look's job is on the line as he steers Louisville's Shawnee High School through an aggressive, federally-mandated effort to reverse years of academic decline.
Lesli A. Maxwell, June 15, 2010
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10 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion The Inadvertent Bigotry of Inappropriate Expectations
In the push to make all students "college- and career-ready," Chris Myers Asch argues, there's too much stress on the "college" part.
Chris Myers Asch, June 15, 2010
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4 min read
Special Education States Seek Federal Waivers to Cut Special Education
Faced with budget woes, a handful of states look to a little-used legal provision to offer an escape hatch from federal spending mandates.
Christina A. Samuels, June 15, 2010
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7 min read
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