January 29, 1992
Education Week, Vol. 11, Issue 19
Education
Fla. Governor Seeks Record $1.35-Billion Tax Hike
Only a few weeks after the Florida legislature closed a $622-million gap in the current year's state budget, Gov. Lawton Chiles has asked lawmakers to expand the sales-tax base to pump additional funding into education and other programs in fiscal 1993.
Education
Senate Rejects Private-School Choice Proposal
The Senate last week decisively rejected a proposal to allow low-income parents to use federal funds to send their children to private schools.
Education
Weld Proposes $200-Million Increase for Mass. Schools
Massachusetts schools, which have suffered through three consecutive years of cuts in state aid to education, were offered some hope this month when Gov. William F. Weld advocated boosting funding.
Education
Review of Abortion Law To Include Consent Provision
The U.S. Supreme Court last week announced that it will review Pennsylvania's restrictive abortion law, including its provision requiring a minor to get either the "informed consent" of one parent or a court order to have the procedure.
Education
Bidders Striving to Make the Grade in 'New Schools' Competition
They range from the power houses of the education establishment to principals with a good idea, from corporate entrepreneurs to nonprofit do-gooders.
Education
Idea of Board Overseeing Indian-Education Programs Assailed
WASHINGTON--Establishing an independent national board to oversee federal Indian education programs would stifle local control of schools and only add another layer of bureaucracy to an ineffective and top-heavy system, delegates to the White House Conference on Indian Education agreed last week.
Ed-Tech Policy
S.R.E.B. Report Laments Lack of Technology Training
Investment in educational hardware and software, while "a major component in educational restructuring and reform initiatives," has not been matched by coordinated efforts to train teachers to use the equipment effectively, a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board concludes.
Education
Ky. Commissioner Wins Praise for 'Toughest Job in American Education'
Those who wondered how well Commissioner of Education Thomas C. Boysen would fit into Kentucky's closely knit political and social scene may find an encouraging sign in the way his eyes brighten at the mention of the University of Kentucky basketball team.
Education
Contract Deadline in Minn. Seen Spurting Hefty Pay Raises
Some Minnesota educators and state officials are contending that a state law that sots a deadline for teacher-contract negotiations is responsible for a recent flurry of double-digit settlements.
Education
State Superintendent Battling For the Trappings of His Constitutional Post
John Stephenson, Kentucky's first powerless state superintendent of public instruction, says he is worried about what children will think if he does not press the state for a higher salary and at least an office. And a phone. And some stationery.
Education
Group Urges 'Hitting the Brakes' on National Test
Written before the report of the National Council on Education Standards and Testing was released, the statement says that the signers agree that "dramatically higher educational standards are needed for American schools."
Education
Continued Gains in Number of School Employees Seen
While the national unemployment rate has risen during the economic recession, many states have continued to see gains in the number of local school employees, figures released this month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest.
Education
Gov. Cuomo's Budget Cuts Education Aid, Proposes Incentives for Mergers
Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York last week presented a fiscal 1993 budget that calls for the third round of cuts in state aid to education in two years.
Education
Often at Odds, Wis. Governor, Educators Join To Unveil School-Improvement Plan
After more than three months of close&door meetings, Wisconsin leaders have unveiled an education reform plan that would sot up a new statewide testing system, allow principals to revoke student work permits, and provide incentives for longer school years.
Education
New Research Finds Little Lasting Harm For 'Crack' Children
The widely held belief that children born to cocaine-using mothers are forming a permanently damaged '"biological underclass" may be largely a myth, according to a growing number of researchers in the field.
Education
Council Calls for A New System of Standards, Tests
WASHINGTON--Asserting that the current education system has produced expectations for student performance that are "simply too low," a Congressionally mandated panel last week called for high national standards for student achievement and a national system of assessments to gauge their attainment.
Education
New Boston School Board Slashes $8 Million From Budget
In its first major action, the new, mayorally appointed Boston School Committee has slashed $8 million from its budget in an effort to close a gap between what the school system had planned to spend and the amount allocated to it by Mayor Raymond L. Flynn.