February 2, 1994

Education Week, Vol. 13, Issue 19
Education Magnets' Efficacy As Desegregation Tool Questioned
Findings from a federally funded study, which are being withheld from release by Education Department officials, cast doubt on the efficacy of magnet schools for desegregating school districts.
Peter Schmidt, February 2, 1994
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10 min read
Education District News Roundup
The United Federation of Teachers, along with some parents whose children attend the New York City public schools, has filed a lawsuit against the city to force that repairs be made on what it calls "disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.''
February 2, 1994
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2 min read
Education Legislators Draft Tax-Hike Measures To Help Pay for Repairs
California lawmakers are awaiting updated earthquake-damage estimates and an indication of how much federal aid the state will receive, but officials said last week that increased taxes will be necessary to help pay for the damage from last month's Los Angeles-area quake.
Lonnie Harp, February 2, 1994
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2 min read
Education State Journal: Generation gap; What's in a name?
When they go to the polls in November, Texas voters may have the option of choosing a state treasurer with an unusually direct perspective on precollegiate education.
February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Dead on Arrival
While school health clinics in Baton Rouge, La., managed to overcome local opposition and even to expand, clinics elsewhere in the state have been derailed before they could even get started.
Jessica Portner, February 2, 1994
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5 min read
Education An Ounce of Prevention
It's 8:24 A.M., four days until winter break, and it seems as if at least half the student body at Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge, La., is flooding into the school's health clinic for a checkup.
Jessica Portner, February 2, 1994
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17 min read
Education Push Ahead on Reforms, Ky. Lawmakers Urged
Gov. Brereton Jones of Kentucky last week urged lawmakers to move ahead with the state's embattled school-reform programs.
Lonnie Harp, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education Dade Disputes Spur Review of Student-Publications Policy
The Dade County, Fla., school district has formed a task force to review its policy on student publications, prompting fears of an erosion of the district's unusually strong commitment to student expression free from prior review by school administrators.
Mark Walsh, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education L.A. Scurries To Find Space For Students
Still shaken by a devastating earthquake, Los Angeles students, teachers, and administrators returned to school last week as optimistic district officials made plans for accommodating students whose schools will need extensive repairs.
Ann Bradley, February 2, 1994
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5 min read
Education More Students Aspiring to Advanced Degrees
The largest proportion ever of entering college freshman--65 percent--say they aspire to graduate degrees, according to an annual survey released last week by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Millicent Lawton, February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Chairman Ford To Quit Congress After 30 Years
Rep. William D. Ford, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced last week that he is retiring after 30 years in Congress. The move stunned education lobbyists here and stirred speculation on the direction of the committee.
Mark Pitsch, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education TEACH! Seeks Certificates for Corps in Underserved Districts
The professional-development arm of Teach for America is pursuing contracts with several school systems that would give the group broad authority to recruit, select, and train local cadres of teachers.
Joanna Richardson, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education State News Roundup
The number of states with mandated student-assessment programs jumped from 29 in 1980 to 46 in 1992, according to a new report.
February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Legislative Update
Beginning this week, Legislative Update will summarize governors' budget requests for precollegiate education and highlight proposals on the states' education agendas. In coming months, it will summarize final budget actions.
February 2, 1994
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2 min read
Education Partnerships Column
Nearly one-third of 94 small cities surveyed report that escalating gang activity and youth violence is a "major problem,'' according to a new publication from the Pew Partnership For Civic Change.
February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Ala. Panel Outlines Learning Goals To Comply With Order
Alabama will have complied with a judicial mandate to reform its education system when its students are able to communicate in a second language, can apply algebraic concepts, are familiar with artistic styles from diverse cultures, and exhibit confidence in their ability to achieve, a state-level panel has suggested.
Millicent Lawton, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education A World of Difference
The children in Jamillah Bakr's 1st- and 2nd-grade class are studying endangered species of plants and animals. Today, as a cold winter rain pelts the windows of their Cambridge, Mass., classroom, they are showing their teacher some of what they know on the subject.
Debra Viadero, February 2, 1994
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11 min read
Education People News
Ann Blakeney Clark of Charlotte, N.C., last week was named the 1994 National Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Well-Off Schools Ponder Barriers to Reform
Educators from some of America's top public high schools and most selective higher-education institutions meeting here recently pondered what many described as one of the greatest barriers to educational change: the high schools' own success.
Meg Sommerfeld, February 2, 1994
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5 min read
Education Minn. Board To Consider Desegregation Plan
Heavily white school districts near the Twin Cities would be required to attract minority students and insure that they soon achieve on a par with their new peers, under a proposal before the Minnesota state board of education this week.
Peter Schmidt, February 2, 1994
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4 min read
School Climate & Safety Federal File: Targeting violence; Looking at legalization
Vice President Gore last week visited a Washington high school the day after its morning classes were disrupted by gunshots in a hallway.
February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Events
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February 2, 1994
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19 min read
Education Littleton, Colo., May Not Ditch Assessments After All
After weeks of contentious meetings packed with as many as 700 people, the Littleton, Colo., school board is reconsidering its plan to abolish Littleton High School's performance-based graduation requirements.
Ann Bradley, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
With the click of a "mouse,'' Tammy Spears' computer screen leaps to life with a spidery crosshatching of deep blue lines etched on a black background that conforms to a street plan of the city of Portsmouth, Va.
Peter West, February 2, 1994
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8 min read
Education Homicide Is 3rd-Leading Cause Of Death for Youth, C.D.F. Says
A "classroomful'' of children die in gun-related incidents every two days, according to a Children's Defense Fund report.
Jessica Portner, February 2, 1994
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1 min read
Education Patent Process for Multimedia Software Scrutinized
The U.S. Commerce Department should temporarily stop granting patents for multimedia software products, many of which are aimed at the education market, until the patent process can be modernized, witnesses at a forum on software-related patents said.
Peter West, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
Education Advocates Worry Health Debate Will Lose Sight of Children
Washington
The debate on health-care reform has focused on President Clinton's proposed "health security act,'' and lawmakers are expected to use that bill as the basis for their work.
Sara Sklaroff, February 2, 1994
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10 min read
Education Honors and Awards
The National Education Association's National Foundation for the Improvement of Education has named five teachers as Christa McAuliffe Educators, for their leadership in multicultural education and innovative use of technology. The recipients are: Arlene A. Costello, Oakcrest Elementary School, Pensacola, Fla.; Nana Hill, Academic Competitiveness Through Technology Academy, McKinney, Tex.; Hazel V. Lockett, Vernon L. Davey Junior High School, East Orange, N.J.; Jaime Roybal, C.E. Rose Elementary School, Tucson, Ariz.; Robin Wax, Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
February 2, 1994
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4 min read
Education E.D. Releases Regulations To Strengthen Oversight of Colleges
After several delays, the Education Department has released a set of controversial regulations designed to strengthen federal oversight of colleges and universities.
Meg Sommerfeld, February 2, 1994
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3 min read
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