August 5, 1992

Education Week, Vol. 11, Issue 40
Education Governors' Action Team Recommends State 'Benchmarks' for Readiness Goal
A task force of the National Governors' Association was expected to issue a report this week recommending interim "benchmarks'' that states can use to measure their progress toward ensuring that all children start school ready to learn.
Lynn Olson, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education High Court's Ban on Graduation Prayers Disappoints Districts
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision barring official prayer at public-school graduation ceremonies disappointed many educators in districts where the tradition has been strong, and some school officials say they will try to work around the ban.
Mark Walsh, August 5, 1992
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5 min read
Education Column One
Thirty people from a range of fields this summer began a yearlong training program as the first participants in a new effort designed to develop a cadre of urban school superintendents.
Robert Rothman, August 5, 1992
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2 min read
Education Monitor How Federal Aid Serves Hispanics, Panel Urges
Thirty people from a range of fields this summer began a yearlong training program as the first participants in a new effort designed to develop a cadre of urban school superintendents.
Millicent Lawton, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education No 'Conspicuous Improvement' Expected in State Finances
State governments, which are already struggling to meet growing demands for services, have little to look forward to but strained budgets and political conflict during the fiscal year that just got under way, a preliminary report by the National Conference of State Legislatures suggests.
Karen Diegmueller, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Caught in Budget Vise, Calif. Awaits Agreement on Cuts
California school officials, who have been caught for a month in the middle of the nation's most severe state fiscal crisis, could learn this week exactly how deep they must cut spending in the coming year.
Lonnie Harp, August 5, 1992
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6 min read
Education Conference Participants Discuss Barriers Between High School and College
More than 100 college executives and high-school guidance counselors met here recently to discuss ways to ease the transition from secondary to higher education.
Mark Pitsch, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Teacher Delegates Turn Out in Force To Hail Clinton's Record on Education
For the nearly 500 teachers'-union members attending the Democratic convention as delegates here last month, the nomination for President of a Governor known nationally for his work in education and the adoption of a platform echoing the candidate's detailed education agenda were causes for jubilation.
Julie A. Miller, August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Education N.J. Lawmakers Sidetrack Constitutional Amendments
New Jersey lawmakers have sidetracked three controversial constitutional amendments that had the potential to dramatically affect the funding and structure of public schools in the state.
Karen Diegmueller, August 5, 1992
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5 min read
Education La Crosse To Push Ahead With Income-Based Busing Plan
The La Crosse, Wis., schools will go ahead this fall with a plan to bus elementary pupils based on family income, despite a new school-board majority that opposes the idea.
Peter Schmidt, August 5, 1992
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2 min read
Education Auditors Help Pittsburgh Make Sure Its Portfolio Assessment Measures Up
Pamela Dubos, the chairman of the English department at nearby Bethel Park High School, spent a day here this summer observing this district's new portfolio-assessment program.
Robert Rothman, August 5, 1992
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11 min read
Education Democratic Party's Platform: Focusing on Schools, Strengthening the Family
Following are key statements on education and related issues contained in the Democratic Party's 1992 platform:
Julie A. Miller, August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Education District Takes Frugal Approach to Revamping Science
Eager to join the national effort to improve science teaching, the Goleta Union Elementary School District here is gearing up to revitalize its science program to reflect cutting-edge instructional strategies in an era of diminished resources.
Peter West, August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Education N.E.A. Delegates Water Down Plan To 'Streamline' Organization
WASHINGTON--Delegates to the National Education Association's 130th Representative Assembly have given mixed reception to a plan to restructure the organization. Although the plan to "streamline" the N.E.A. had the backing of the union's board of directors, delegates m ting here last month deleted or modified several important recommendations.
Ann Bradley, August 5, 1992
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7 min read
Education Pew Sets $56-Million Effort To Create Children's-Services Systems in 5 States
The Pew Charitable Trusts this fall will select five states to participate in the initial stage of an 11-year, $56-million effort to overhaul their social, educational, and health services for children into a unified system.
Meg Sommerfeld, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Unions, Causes, 'Real People' Bask in Convention's Limelight
One afternoon during the Democratic convention here last month, the convention floor was nearly empty. But the broadcast facilities that had been carved from the upper reaches of Madison Square Garden buzzed with activity.
Mark Walsh, August 5, 1992
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5 min read
Education Head Start Directors Acquire Business Acumen for New Challenges
At an executive-management course here, students learn to make savvy business decisions by mastering concepts like discounted cash flow, present net value, and diversification. They tackle problems of marketing and management using case studies, spread sheets, and performance-evaluation review charts, and hear lectures peppered with anecdotes from Nordstrom's, Nissan, Federal Express, and General Motors.
Deborah L. Cohen, August 5, 1992
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7 min read
Education N.J. May Bar Channel One; R.I. Lifts Ban
Rhode Island has effectively ended its three-year-old ban on Whittle Communication's Channel One, but the controversial high-school news show faces possible banishment from public schools in New Jersey.
Mark Walsh, August 5, 1992
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1 min read
Education Texas Assesses $860,000 in New Fines For Textbook Errors
The Texas State Board of Education voted last month to assess $860,000 in new fines against publishers for 147 uncorrected mistakes in textbooks purchased by the state.
Debra Viadero, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Study Documents Benefits Of Adult Mentor Program
Two-thirds of the adult-youth partnerships established through a national mentoring program proved to be effective relationships that were satisfying to both parties, an independent study has found.
Millicent Lawton, August 5, 1992
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2 min read
Education Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Education News in Brief
Pennsylvania public-school teachers will have some restrictions placed on their right to strike, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Robert P. Casey.
August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Ed-Tech Policy Technology Column
A 25-year veteran of the U.S. Education Department who administers the federal Star Schools program and was a major force in securing federal backing for "Sesame Street'' and other educational programming has been named to oversee the educational-technology efforts of the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Peter West, August 5, 1992
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2 min read
Education E.D. Revises Policy Favoring Regular Classes for the Deaf
Following are key statements on education and related issues contained in the Democratic Party's 1992 platform:
Debra Viadero, August 5, 1992
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4 min read
Education Events
1-6 Student councils: National Leadership Camp, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals Division of Student Activities, to be held at Outlaw Ranch in Mount Rushmore, S.D. Contact: Jolene Roitman, NASSP, Division of Student Activities, 1904 Association Dr., Reston, Va. 22091; (703) 860-0200, ext. 258.
August 5, 1992
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11 min read
Education Thousands of School Buses Recalled for Fuel-System Defects
Navistar International Transportation Corporation, a major manufacturer of school-bus chassis, has announced it will recall between 24,000 and 185,000 school buses for fuel-system defects that could cause a fire in a collision.
Peter Schmidt, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Correction
Claremont High School for developmentally disabled students location
August 5, 1992
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1 min read
Education Regional Credential Found To Remove Job Barriers for Relocating Teachers
A regional teaching credential initiated by seven Northeastern states in 1989 has removed some of the professional barriers educators face when they relocate to neighboring states, a new study of the project contends.
Meg Sommerfeld, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
Education Goals Panel Moving To Create Council To Oversee Standards and Assessments
WASHINGTON--Without waiting for final Congressional approval, the National Education Goals Panel is moving ahead with creation of a council to oversee the development of national standards and a system of assessments tied to the standards.
Robert Rothman, August 5, 1992
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3 min read
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