May 26, 1993
Education Week, Vol. 12, Issue 35
Education
Five States Win Grants in N.S.F. Reform Project
Five states will receive as much as $10 million each over the next five years in the final phase of the National Science Foundation's State Systemic Initiative Program, agency officials announced last week.
Education
Tex. House Acts on Its Own To Adopt Finance Plan
Adopting yet a new tack as the state races toward a court-ordered school-finance deadline, the Texas House last week passed a bill giving wealthy school districts a list of options for how to reduce their property-tax base.
Education
Both Conservatives and Liberals Claim Victory in N.Y.C.
As the results of elections for seats on New York City's community school boards were released last week, both conservative and liberal groups were claiming victories.
Education
Honors and Awards
The U.S. Education Department this month honored 228 public and private elementary schools as Blue Ribbon Schools. Following is a list of the schools by state.
Education
Q&A: Principal Relates His Address to College Graduates
Passing over the political and cultural figures who often grace graduation ceremonies, Wheelock College in Boston this month selected an elementary school principal as its 1993 commencement speaker.
Education
State Journal: Dinner forum; Moving on
After being accused of violating state sunshine laws, members of the New York State board of regents may want to pay more heed to an admonition most probably heard from their mothers: Close your mouth when you eat.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
Broad Coalition in Michigan Backing Tax Reform and Finance Amendment
An unusually broad coalition in Michigan is urging voters next week to tackle the state's long-running problems of high property taxes and unequal school spending by linking them together under the banner of statewide tax reform.
Education
Jury Awards $5.21 Million to N.Y.C. Teacher Disabled in Assault
A New York City teacher who was permanently disabled after being assaulted in a school has been awarded $5.21 million by a jury that found, for the first time, that the city's board of education is legally obligated to protect teachers from crimes in schools.
Education
Capital Digest
The Clinton Administration has sent to Congress a new supplemental spending bill for fiscal 1993 that includes $320 million for summer youth jobs, $680 million less than President Clinton proposed in his original plan.
Education
N.G.A. Hears Range of Views on 'Opportunity' Standards
WASHINGTON--Seeking to wend its way through an increasingly contentious issue, the National Governors' Association last week heard a wide range of viewpoints on proposals to establish standards for students' "opportunity to learn.''
Education
Worth Noting
While we've had constructive action, and while some schools are succeeding and others hold their own, over all we've made only limited progress toward genuine reform. No one can conclude that the overall performance of public education in this country is adequate for the century ahead.
Education
Federal File: In print; In court
Nearly two years after it sparked an uproar in education circles, an education report written by analysts at Sandia National Laboratories is finally about to be published, in the May/June issue of The Journal of Educational Research.
School Climate & Safety
Urban-Rural Split in Ore. Roils Move To Ban Guns at School
A cultural split between urban and rural Oregonians is creating a rough political ride for proposed legislation that would prohibit guns and other weapons on school campuses.
Education
News In Brief
Gov. Arne H. Carlson of Minnesota last week signed a $5.2 billion education bill that seeks to reduce spending disparities among school districts.
Education
News Updates
By a Unanimous Vote, The Massachusetts State Board Of Education Last Week became The first in the nation to recommend that schools adopt guidelines to protect gay and lesbian students.
Education
Seeking To Identify the Gifted Among L.E.P. Students
As June Maker and her assistants drove through the Sonoran Desert in a van loaded with toys one day last month, their intent was not to bear gifts, but to find them.
Education
Officials in Chicago Warn of a Shutdown Over Budget Crisis
The Chicago public schools are facing a budget crisis so severe that it threatens to shut down the system next fall unless the Illinois legislature comes up with more money, district officials warned last week.
Education
Project Links Campus Centers, Nearby Public Housing
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities for minorities last week unveiled a plan to set up centers on college campuses to provide comprehensive services to residents of nearby low-income housing.
Education
Bush Effort To Fund Innovative Schools Wins Clinton Endorsement
The New American Schools Development Corporation, an initiative begun under President Bush, received a long-awaited endorsement from the Clinton Administration this month.
Education
District News Roundup
The Denver school board has rejected a plan submitted by black and Hispanic plaintiffs for ending federal court jurisdiction over its desegregation case.
Education
San Diego Superintendent Brings Local Perspective to E.D. Post
It might seem logical and obvious that the U.S. Education Department would find many of its top managers in the ranks of school administrators, given their job as the executives of precollegiate education.
Education
Publishing Column
In a step toward creating a national "library without walls,'' the Library of Congress recently made 26 million of its files available to the public through the Internet computer network.
Education
Column One: Administrators
A survey of school principals in Connecticut revealed that a majority of the state's schools are overcrowded, deteriorating, and technologically inadequate, according to the Connecticut Education Association.
Education
Legislative Update
The following are summaries of final action by legislatures on education-related matters.
Education
State News Roundup
Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that school districts do not have to provide an alternative education for expelled students regardless of their age.
Education
Mass. Conferees Said Nearing Accord on School Choice, Reform Bill
After more than two years of trying to pass education-reform legislation, Massachusetts lawmakers last week appeared to be on the brink of resolving key issues that have long separated the leadership of the two legislative chambers.
Education
New Arrangements: Now Free, S.C. Schools Start To Spread Wings
This article is the 11th in an occasional series.
GREENVILLE, S.C.--To educators from around the state who have visited here in droves, the Pelham Road Elementary School is a showcase of the latest educational innovations.
GREENVILLE, S.C.--To educators from around the state who have visited here in droves, the Pelham Road Elementary School is a showcase of the latest educational innovations.