August 22, 2012

Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 01
College & Workforce Readiness ACT Finds Most Students Still Not Ready for College
Only one-quarter of the class of 2012 that took the college-entrance exam met all the benchmarks that mark success in college.
Caralee J. Adams, August 22, 2012
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4 min read
Federal Poll Hints at Tight Race on Education Issues
Independents favor Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama on education in the latest PDK/Gallup poll—but among all respondents, the president gets the nod.
Alyson Klein, August 22, 2012
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8 min read
Assessment Defiant, Wyoming Nixes NCLB Test
Wyoming officials have eliminated an annual proficiency test for high school juniors, despite being told by federal officials that they should keep administering the accountability exam.
Andrew Ujifusa, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Federal Leaders' Group Sharpens Focus on Latino Students
Latino school leaders make a case for stepping up attention on educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
Lesli A. Maxwell, August 21, 2012
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3 min read
Standards & Accountability Ed. Businesses Could Cash In on Common Assessment Struggles
An education consultant recently told investors that states expected to score low on the upcoming common assessments are more likely to turn to private sector for help.
Jason Tomassini, August 21, 2012
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5 min read
Elementary Principal Joann Riemersma, left, talks with residents in Grand Rapids, Mich., as part of a door-to-door drive to persuade more families to enroll their children in the city's regular public schools. Faced with declining enrollment and competition from charter schools, many urban districts are undertaking similar marketing campaigns.
Elementary Principal Joann Riemersma, left, talks with residents in Grand Rapids, Mich., as part of a door-to-door drive to persuade more families to enroll their children in the city's regular public schools. Faced with declining enrollment and competition from charter schools, many urban districts are undertaking similar marketing campaigns.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
Recruitment & Retention District Marketing Efforts Aim to Boost Enrollment
Educators are going to door to door, retooling schools, and renting billboard space to keep and attract students.
Christina A. Samuels, August 21, 2012
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Study: Schools Suspend Black Students Three Times More Often Than Whites
Schools suspend African-American students at three times the rate of their white peers, according to researchers.
Nirvi Shah & Lesli A. Maxwell, August 21, 2012
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5 min read
Federal Big-City Districts Bail on Teacher-Incentive Grants
Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York have all relinquished multi-million-dollar federal grants intended to promote merit pay and professional development for educators.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, August 21, 2012
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9 min read
Education Obituary M. Brewster Smith, Witness in Landmark Case
A professor whose research and testimony contributed to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision died Aug. 4
McClatchy-Tribune, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Education Correction Correction
A story on the National Education Association in the July 18, 2012, print issue of Education Week was missing closing text. The last sentence should have read: "We don't need to reinvent UniServ as a cadre of teaching and learning experts," one delegate protested.
August 21, 2012
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Special Education News in Brief Federal Spec. Ed. Chief Rejoins Private Sector
Alexa Posny, the head of the office of special education at the U.S. Department of Education since 2009, left the position earlier this month.
Nirvi Shah, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Education News in Brief Prayer Amendment Approved in Missouri
Missouri voters overwhelmingly said yes to Constitutional Amendment 2 this month.
Andrew Ujifusa, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Appeals Court to Hear 'Boobies' Bands Case
A full federal appeals court has decided to take up the question of whether a school district may bar "I ♥ Boobies" breast-cancer-awareness bracelets.
Mark Walsh, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety News in Brief Wash. Court Nullifies Backpack Search
A school resource officer did not have probable cause to search a student's backpack, Washington state's highest court has ruled.
Mark Walsh, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Court Rejects Decree in L.A. Teacher Layoffs
A decree that shields three Los Angeles schools from layoffs potentially infringes on the seniority rights of other teachers, a California court ruled.
Mark Walsh, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Equity & Diversity News in Brief Prominent Allies Back Race in Admissions
President Barack Obama's administration is supporting the race-conscious admissions system at the University of Texas at Austin.
Mark Walsh, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Families & the Community News in Brief La. Boards Can Punish Uncooperative Parents
A Louisiana law empowers school districts in the state to take action against parents who fail to show up for a teacher-requested parent-teacher conference.
Michele Molnar, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement News in Brief Penn State Conference to Address Child Abuse
Pennsylvania State University will host a two-day conference in late October on preventing sexual abuse, the university said last week.
Bryan Toporek, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Special Education News in Brief New Center to Study Special Ed. Teachers
The U.S. Education Department is funding a new center to study effective special education teachers.
Nirvi Shah, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Ohio Superintendent Resigns After Ethics Probe
Stan W. Heffner has resigned as Ohio's superintendent of public instruction following an investigation by the state inspector general's office.
Andrew Ujifusa, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Study: L.A. Building Boom Led to Gains for Young Students
In the Los Angeles school district, elementary students moving from overcrowded facilities into new buildings show achievement gains.
Christina A. Samuels, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Special Education Report Roundup Research Report: Special Education
Federal programs and services intended to help students with disabilities after they leave high school aren't coordinated well, a new report says.
Nirvi Shah, August 21, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Rural Teachers
Rural school districts are more likely to have beginning teachers in their first or second year in the classroom than districts in small to midsize cities or suburbs.
August 21, 2012
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1 min read
Reading & Literacy Report Roundup Research Report: Literacy
Florida's policy to ensure that all students read proficiently by 3rd grade boosts achievement in later grades for students held back for low reading performance.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 21, 2012
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School & District Management Report Roundup Teenagers and Sleep
A study from the University of California, Los Angeles, suggests the lost hours of sleep counteract the benefits of extra studying.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 21, 2012
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Mathematics Report Roundup High Achievers
There is striking school-to-school variation in the share of top-achieving math students, according to a study.
Erik W. Robelen, August 21, 2012
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Federal Groups Form Task Force to Sway Teacher-Prep Rules
Higher education lobbyists have joined forces to counter the direction federal rulemaking on Title II is going.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 21, 2012
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4 min read
Osarieman Igbinevbo, 17, right, and her teammate, Miguel Zeng, 18, discover a geocache inside a disused Fire Department call box in New York City. The Global Kids program uses the treasure hunt and technology to teach students about public-policy issues.
Osarieman Igbinevbo, 17, right, and her teammate, Miguel Zeng, 18, discover a geocache inside a disused Fire Department call box in New York City. The Global Kids program uses the treasure hunt and technology to teach students about public-policy issues.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement Out-of-School Settings Create Climate for New Skills
The new environments serve as labs for students to improve their digital-learning and 21st-century skills.
Nora Fleming, August 21, 2012
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8 min read
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Teacher Preparation Opinion What If We Brought Education Reform to the Military?
In spite of the tendency to compare the two, the teacher-doctor analogy doesn't hold up, writes Lawrence Baines.
Lawrence Baines, August 21, 2012
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