March 16, 1994
Education Week, Vol. 13, Issue 25
Education
Choice Is Again Issue of Debate On Capitol Hill
Washington
On March 3, the House quietly approved a measure that would allow school districts to use federal Chapter 1 dollars to develop and implement parental-choice programs--an idea that has inspired pitched battles in the past.
On March 3, the House quietly approved a measure that would allow school districts to use federal Chapter 1 dollars to develop and implement parental-choice programs--an idea that has inspired pitched battles in the past.
Education
Spec.-Ed. Bill Seeks More Say for W.Va. Teachers
The West Virginia legislature was close late last week to passing a bill that would give regular-education teachers more authority in determining how the mainstreaming of special-needs students shapes their classrooms.
Education
Del. Governor Backs Off Proposal To End Desegregation Case
Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware has abandoned a negotiated settlement of Wilmington's long-running desegregation case.
English-Language Learners
Bilingual Education Column
Many immigrant students and those with limited English skills are being left behind in California's school-restructuring movement, a report concludes.
Education
National News Roundup
Average increases in principals' salaries are on the rise again, although they remain well below what they were in the late 1980's, a new report shows.
Education
Slew of School-Related Bills Clears Va. Legislature
Fast approaching the end of the 1994 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers have approved a raft of bills dealing with school prayer, teacher licensure, the composition of local school boards, and college tuition.
Education
Jittery Students Are Put to Test With New S.A.T.
The rumor at Shalini Daswani's Springfield, Va., high school was that the newly revised version of the S.A.T. would require students to write an essay.
School Climate & Safety
Principal Can Be Liable in Sexual Abuse Of Student, Court Rules
In a Texas case being watched by school administrators nationwide, a federal appeals court has ruled that a high school principal can be held liable in a federal civil-rights lawsuit for showing "deliberate indifference'' to evidence of a teacher's sexual abuse of a student.
Education
Capital Digest
Both the Chicago public schools and the Illinois State Board of Education have reached settlements with the U.S. Education Department's office for civil rights, which had threatened to cut off federal funds in a dispute over the placement of special-education students.
Education
News Update
The Connecticut board of education has approved a controversial school-reform package that would move the state to a performance-based education system.
Education
Districts Have Stake in Debate Over Superfund
The 1980 federal Superfund law was intended to foster the cleanup of the nation's worst hazardous-waste sites and to hold the offenders responsible for footing the bill.
Education
More Emphasis on I.D.E.A. Monitoring Is Sought
Washington
As they prepare for the upcoming reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advocates and Congressional aides agree that the law itself does not need major renovation.
As they prepare for the upcoming reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advocates and Congressional aides agree that the law itself does not need major renovation.
Education
Judge To Be Asked To Close Cleveland Desegregation Case
Cleveland was expected this week to begin the final chapter of a school-desegregation case that has divided the city for nearly 20 years.
Education
State News Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of school financing under the state's open-enrollment law.
Education
District News Roundup
After hearing presentations from both the Edison Project and Education Alternatives Inc., Milwaukee public school officials have decided to pursue talks with the Edison Project about the private firm running some schools in the district.
Education
Hands-On Nurturing
On National Public Radio this morning, I heard the director of a preschool being interviewed about his facility's new "no touch'' policy for staff members. As I listened, I found myself becoming more and more incensed with this hands-off approach to the business of caring for children. Our paranoia over child abuse has reached a critical level when we remove completely the responsible use of touch and human contact to help nurture children. This misguided response to a real threat--and other reactionary responses to pressures to eliminate risk in the child-care profession--should be heard as a call to battle. If not, we are unlikely to be able to meet the developmental and emotional needs of our students.
Education
House Postpones Final Action On E.S.E.A. Reauthorization
Washington
The House last week postponed final action on a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and it remains unclear whether they will resume work this week.
The House last week postponed final action on a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and it remains unclear whether they will resume work this week.
Education
N.Y. To Adjust Guidelines for Child-Abuse Register
New York State officials announced last week they will adjust guidelines for releasing the names of suspected child abusers to comply with a federal court ruling that the state's current system is unfair.
Education
Federal File: Change of heart?; Lending an ear
Last June, President Clinton asked Congress not to add additional national education goals to the six that had already been set by governors and former President Bush at the 1989 education summit.
Education
People News
Joseph E. Lutjeharms, Nebraska's education commissioner, says he would like to retire next year and plans to ask the state board to release him from the three-year contract he renewed last year.
Education
The Children's Crusade
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has made a pledge. A pledge to the
nation's children. A pledge to crusade against youth violence and its
disproportionate impact on the black community. A pledge to "Reclaim
Our Youth."
Education
States Bet on Riverboat Casinos for New Revenue
Thanks to the public's seemingly unquenchable thirst for waterborne games of chance, Mississippi educators these days are savoring a heady brew of teacher-pay raises, health benefits for all school employees, air conditioners in every classroom, new textbooks, and bus and building improvements.
Education
N.A.S. Board Ponders Role in Policy Debate on Testing
A national board designed to bring scientific expertise to bear on the issues surrounding testing and assessment last week heard varied opinions on how it could best contribute to the policy debate.
Education
News In Brief
The New Jersey legislature has approved a 5 percent cut in the state income tax, the first step in Gov. Christine Todd Whitman's plan to lower the rate by 30 percent over three years.
Education
Health Column
The researcher who reported in 1979 that lead in children's bodies--even in small amounts--can shave points off of I.Q.'s, misrepresented his work in several journal articles, federal investigators say.
Education
PBS Seeks Space For Education on Electronic Networks
Officials of the Public Broadcasting Service hope to persuade Congress to require the companies developing the advanced telecommunications networks that constitute the national "information highway'' to reserve space on their systems for educational programming.
Education
Concerns About Crime Prompt Cities To Enact Curfews for Minors
Politicians across the country are answering the public's demand to do something about juvenile crime by turning to an old and often-criticized remedy: tough curfew laws for minors.
Education
Back To The Future
Kesiah Poston recites the preamble to the U.S. Constitution from memory, in a small voice that barely carries across the room. Her 4th-grade classmates at Public School 106 in Indianapolis then stand up and recite it in unison.