June 3, 1992

Education Week, Vol. 11, Issue 37
Education National News Roundup
More than three-quarters of American teenagers believe that threats of violence against students are a problem in their schools, according to a survey commissioned by Camp Fire Boys and Girls.
June 3, 1992
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Education Federal File:Meaty dispute; Protest boon
Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander was scooped last week by the only person who could get away with it: President Bush
Robert Rothman, Ellen Flax & Julie A. Miller, June 3, 1992
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Education Health Column
Even with Medicaid, many poor children are not receiving the health-care services they need, a new study concludes.
Ellen Flax, June 3, 1992
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Education People News
The Mississippi Board of Education has chosen Tom Burnham as the state's new superintendent of education.
June 3, 1992
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Education Q&A: Economist Discusses Study Analyzing Voucher System
In one of the first studies of its kind, Charles F. Manski, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, used an econometric model to examine the effects, particularly on low-income youths, of a voucher system. Analyzing the assumptions of both choice advocates and critics, Mr. Manski concluded that the nation "should not rush to implement voucher programs.''
June 3, 1992
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Education Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
June 3, 1992
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Education Taxed to the Limit
HUGOTON, KAN.--As Gladys Renfro points out highlights in the sprawling historical museum she manages here, it becomes obvious that the lore of this and other towns in southwestern Kansas is largely a tale of survival.
Lonnie Harp, June 3, 1992
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Education Kentucky Judge Reinstates Ousted Board Members
A circuit-court judge in Harlan County, Ky., has reinstated three school-board members ousted by state officials and criticized the state's efforts to enforce governance provisions of Kentucky'S 1990 school-reform law.
Lonnie Harp, June 3, 1992
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Education Money Woes Jeopardize Schoolwide Chapter 1 Projects
WASHINGTON--Some school districts coping with shrinking budgets are facing the prospect of having to discontinue school wide projects under Chapter 1 because they cannot meet strict requirements that state and local funding for such schools be maintained year to year.
Julie A. Miller, June 3, 1992
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Education States News
Nearly 6 percent of Arizona's public-school students take advantage of locally adopted open-enrollment policies, with the majority choosing to attend schools within the same district, according to a recent survey.
June 3, 1992
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Education Study Seeks To Unravel the 'Complexities' Of Early Child-Care Settings
Almost all parents have feelings of trepidation when they place infants from birth to age 3 in the care of others while they work
Deborah L. Cohen, June 3, 1992
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Education Study Examines the Ties Between Childbearing Plans, Career Success
High-achieving female students who postpone plans for marriage and childbearing are more likely to achieve career success, according to a longitudinal study of high-school valedictorians and salutatorians released last week.
Meg Sommerfeld, June 3, 1992
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Education District News Roundup
The Quincy, Mass., school committee has voted to allow prayers at the graduation ceremonies this month of its two high schools, defying a ruling against such prayers by the federal appellate court whose jurisdiction includes Massachusetts.
June 3, 1992
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Education Yale President's Move Is Touted as a 'Coup' For the Edison Project
The Edison Project, Whittle Communications' plan to develop a nationwide for-profit system of innovative private schools, gained new impetus last week with the surprise announcement that Benno C. Schmidt Jr., the president of Yale University, would leave his post to lead the effort.
Mark Walsh, June 3, 1992
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Education Capital Digest: Alexander Stands by Plan To Use 1980 Census Data
Despite the earlier-than-expected availability of 1990 Census data, Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander last week said that he will not change his decision to use 1980 data to calculate 1992-93 grants under several programs.
June 3, 1992
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Education Districts Go on Offensive To Find Students Illegitimately Attending Schools
Resurrecting a practice from the days when outlaws roamed the Wild West, a New Jersey school district is using "bounty hunters" to track down students illegitimately attending its schools.
Karen Diegmueller, June 3, 1992
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Education Pioneering Board Faces Challenges In Setting Standards for Teachers
The most ambitious national effort undertaken so far to raise the status and quality of the teaching force is struggling to surmount a number of difficulties that are complicating its work.
Ann Bradley, June 3, 1992
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Curriculum Books: Readings
In the introduction to his latest book, Christopher Jencks recalls that when he arrived in Washington as a young editor of The New Republic in 1961, the term "social policy'' was not part of the political vocabulary. Having switched from journalism to sociology in the intervening years, Mr. Jencks has built a distinguished career analyzing the epochal changes that have transformed perceptions of that now-familiar term.
June 3, 1992
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Education N.D. Teachers, School Boards Split Over Arbitration Vote
A nearly two-decades-old debate in North Dakota over binding arbitration for teacher contracts will be resolved next week when the question goes before state voters.
Millicent Lawton, June 3, 1992
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Education Amendment Seen Spurring Billions In Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON--If a balanced-budget amendment were adopted, billions of dollars would be cut from Education Department programs over the next several years, and other education programs would receive inflation- level increases at best, the House Budget Committee said in a report released last week.
Mark Pitsch, June 3, 1992
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Education Philanthropy Column
Under the leadership of its new president, the Danforth Fbundation will broaden its grant-making to include an additional emphasis on early-childhood programs and partnerships between school districts and social-service agencies.
Meg Sommerfeld, June 3, 1992
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Education Chicago Group Sues Over Placement of Disabled Students
Public schools in Chicago are unnecessarily and illegally segregating students with disabilities, a group of parents and advocates has charged in a federal class action.
Debra Viadero, June 3, 1992
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Education Academy Names Members to Four Science-Standards Panels
The National Academy of Sciences has named more than 90 educators, scientists, and others to four panels that will develop national standards for precollegiate science curriculum, teaching, and assessment.
Peter West, June 3, 1992
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Education Portfolios Seen Promising in Assessing Young Children
Assessing young children by rating portfolios of their work is a promising alternative to standardized tests, concludes a report that synthesizes the work of a consortium devoted to reforming early childhood education.
Deborah L. Cohen, June 3, 1992
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Education Science Super Heroes
Mindful of the popularity of trading cards of baseball players, television characters, and comic-book heroes, an enterprising science institution in Oregon is hoping to use the craze to interest youngsters in careers in science.
Sally K. Gifford, June 3, 1992
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Education State Journal: Secrets of the 'Green Door', Bashing the board
Revelations about the school-funding secrets that lay behind the "Green Door" are continuing to roil the political waters in the Georgia legislature.
Peter Schmidt & Sally K. Gifford, June 3, 1992
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Education Legislative Update
The following are summaries of final actions by legislatures on education- related matters.
June 3, 1992
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Education HONORS & AWARDS
U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander recently named 66 teachers as Christa McAuliffe Fellows in recognition of their achievements and innovations. The fellowships support educational-improvement projects or research sabbaticals.
June 3, 1992
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Education Milestones
Sidney P. Marland Jr., who served as the top U.S. education official in the Nixon Administration, died last week at his home in Hampton, Conn. He was 77.
June 3, 1992
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