June 8, 1994
Education Week, Vol. 13, Issue 37
Education
Few States Require Parent-Involvement Training
Although increasing parent involvement in education is increasingly viewed as a crucial component of education reform, most states offer prospective educators only a limited amount of training on how to work with parents, a study released last week concludes.
Education
Experts Decry Poor Grasp of Geography Among Children, Adults
Washington
At the beginning of the school year, Angela Bell told a recent meeting here, many of the 5th- and 6th-grade students in her geography classes could not locate Washington on a U.S. map.
At the beginning of the school year, Angela Bell told a recent meeting here, many of the 5th- and 6th-grade students in her geography classes could not locate Washington on a U.S. map.
Education
Federal File: Porkfish?; Buyout anxiety
Rep. Jolene Unsoeld, D-Wash., may have brought some pork back to her home state by putting more fish on school cafeteria trays.
Education
Probe of Contract in Jersey City Referred to Attorney General
An investigation into a contract involving the state-run Jersey City, N.J., schools has uncovered alleged irregularities that Commissioner of Education Leo Klagholz has referred to the state attorney general for further inquiry.
Education
Higher N.C.A.A. Standards May Be Delayed
High school students who hope to play intercollegiate sports but are worried about the higher academic-eligibility standards that are scheduled to take effect next August may get a reprieve.
Education
Against All Odds
Jane Gutierrez's 15-year-old life churns with personal dramas, small and large.
Education
People News
Joseph A. Spagnolo Jr., a former state superintendent of public instruction in Virginia, was chosen last week to become the schools chief in Illinois.
Education
State Journal: No love lost; Vaccine penalty
The relationship between Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and the New Jersey Education Association is on the skids.
Education
The Little Firm That Could
The state's highest court orders the dismantling of your education system. In its place, your legislature says, there should be a new, cutting-edge student-assessment system--one in which students are evaluated on what they can do with what they know rather than on how well they can regurgitate facts or guess at multiple-choice questions.
Education
Colleges Column
Three regional education agencies have joined forces to increase the number of African-American, Hispanic, and Native American college professors.
Education
Indianapolis Superintendent Ousted in Flap Over Internal Report
The Indianapolis school board will not search for a replacement for the district's recently ousted superintendent, Shirl E. Gilbert 2nd, until three new board members are seated next month, officials said last week.
Education
State News Roundup
An Illinois law that mandates that Good Friday be an official school holiday unconstitutionally favors the Christian faith, a federal judge has ruled.
Education
Children and Families Column
The Advertising Council is urging Americans to "change the world of a child'' by becoming Head Start volunteers.
Education
Fire-Code Violations Seen Placing Schools, Students in Jeopardy
A District of Columbia judge is expected this week to rule on a lawsuit accusing the local public schools of 5,700 separate fire-code violations.
Education
Cortines Unveils Draft Curriculum Frameworks for N.Y.C. Students
Aiming to promote high academic standards for the nearly one million students throughout the New York City school system, Schools Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines has released a draft set of curriculum frameworks that outline what each student should know and be able to do.
Education
Capital Digest
To distribute aid to disadvantaged students more fairly, federal officials should adjust grant formulas to consider regional cost-of-living differences, the General Accounting Office says in a recent report on the Chapter 1 program.
Education
Appointments
In the Schools
David M. Williams, president, St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis., to superintendent, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Ga.
David M. Williams, president, St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis., to superintendent, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Ga.
Education
Backers Predict Vote On Denying Schooling To Illegal Immigrants
California backers of strong immigration restrictions claim to have gathered enough signatures to put on the November ballot a proposal to deny public schooling and nonemergency medical care to illegal immigrants.
Education
A New Breed of School For Troubled Youths
Escalating violence in public schools--and mounting pressures from teachers and parents to do something about it--have politicians and educators scrambling to find a solution. Unruly students, they say, have become so disruptive in conventional classrooms that other children's learning, and perhaps even lives, are at risk.
Education
National News Roundup
More than 90 percent of the nation's playgrounds pose hidden threats to children, according to a recent survey.
Education
National Tests in Other Countries Not as Prevalent as Thought
A new analysis challenges the widely held assumption that the United States is the only major industrialized country without a national student-testing system.
Education
District News Roundup
The Livingston, Calif., school district may bar students who practice the Sikh religion from carrying symbolic daggers in school, a federal judge has ruled.
Education
Health Column
While the number of new tuberculosis cases fell sharply last year among older adolescents and young adults, the number of younger children infected with the disease continued to rise during the same period, federal researchers have reported.
Education
Budget Crunch Imperils Clinton 'Investments'
Washington
Since taking office last year, the Clinton Administration has won approval of a long list of education-related initiatives, including the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, a school-to-work transition program, a community-service initiative, and a major expansion of Head Start. A measure revamping the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will come later this year.
Since taking office last year, the Clinton Administration has won approval of a long list of education-related initiatives, including the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, a school-to-work transition program, a community-service initiative, and a major expansion of Head Start. A measure revamping the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will come later this year.
Education
PBS's 'Storytime' Seeks To Instill Love of Books
The Public Broadcasting Service has some stories to tell children, beginning this week.
Education
Curriculum Column
The National Science Foundation has awarded $2 million to the National Science Teachers Association to help middle school teachers prepare to implement national standards for science education.
Education
Outlook for New Teachers in Job Market Rosy
When school begins in Maine Township High School District #207 this fall, things are going to look more than a little different.
Education
U.S. Students Report More Stress Than Asian Peers
Despite their reputation for strong academic achievement in mathematics and science--and their countries' image as having high-stress education systems--Asian high school students feel less anxiety about school than their American counterparts do, according to a new study.