August 3, 1994

Education Week, Vol. 13, Issue 40
Education A State Experiment
One of the largest-scale experiments to address the problem of high student mobility began in Wisconsin.
Deborah L. Cohen, August 3, 1994
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Education Milestones
Leigh Burstein, an education professor and an expert on student testing, died last month after apparently suffering a heart attack while jogging. He was 46.
August 3, 1994
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Education News In Brief
New York and Michigan top the list of eight states that will split $43 million in federal grants to prepare high school students for work.
August 3, 1994
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Education Federal File: Slow going; The Mitchell fund
Some Congressional critics say the Clinton Administration is following the lead of its predecessors in paying only scant attention to reforming the juvenile-justice system.
Jessica Portner & Mark Pitsch, August 3, 1994
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Education The Big Picture for Little People
You just don't see the big picture, Nancy,'' said my exasperated principal. She was absolutely right, of course. I'm a pre-kindergarten teacher in the public schools, an early-childhood professional who inhabits a tiny piece of the "Education World.'' My frame is young children in a large elementary school (approximately 1,500 students), in a very large school system.
Nancy Webster, August 3, 1994
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Education News In Brief
An Arkansas judge has ordered the state education department to pay $4.8 million in back aid to 237 school districts.
August 3, 1994
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Education Senate Passage of E.S.E.A. Measure Expected This Week
Washington
As the Senate prepares to approve its version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it is clear that the bloodiest battle in upcoming House-Senate negotiations will be an old-fashioned tussle that decides which regions will receive more federal money and which will receive less.
Mark Pitsch, August 3, 1994
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Education In the Press
A new scapegoat may be replacing schools as the purported "cause'' of America's troubled social landscape for children, according to the Summer 1994 edition of The American Prospect: the single-parent family.
Christy J. Zink, August 3, 1994
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Education Minneapolis Management Firm Said on Track
A report on the Minneapolis schools' first six months under the leadership of a private company shows that the district's new management has achieved most of its short-term goals.
Joanna Richardson, August 3, 1994
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Education Senate Panel Clears Spending Bill With $27.4 Billion for E.D.
Washington
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill that mirrors the House version passed earlier in directing the bulk of new money to President Clinton's education initiatives at the expense of some existing programs.
Lynn Schnaiberg, August 3, 1994
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Education Student Accused of Cheating on S.A.T. Wins Suit
A Flushing, N.Y., student accused of cheating on the S.A.T. because his score shot up 410 points from an earlier attempt has won a victory in his lawsuit against Educational Testing Service.
Meg Sommerfeld, August 3, 1994
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Education Study Compares Religious Education Of Parish Programs, Catholic Schools
After-school religious-education programs operated by Roman Catholic parishes are nearly as effective as Catholic elementary and secondary schools at imparting the basic religious knowledge and values of the church, according to a new study conducted by the Educational Testing Service.
Meg Sommerfeld, August 3, 1994
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Education Hartford Asks E.A.I. To Help Run Its District
The Hartford, Conn., school board has voted to begin negotiating a contract for the district to be managed by Education Alternatives Inc.
Peter Schmidt, August 3, 1994
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Education Goals Panel Nominates Candidates for Board
The National Education Goals Panel has nominated a dozen "outstanding individuals'' to serve on the new board that will review and certify education standards and assessments.
Lynn Olson, August 3, 1994
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Education Major Changes in Chapter 1 Testing Are in the Offing
Congress is set to make major changes in the way students are tested under the largest federal education program, and the repercussions could be extensive.
Lynn Olson, August 3, 1994
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Education Honors & Awards
Folger Shakespeare Institute
August 3, 1994
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Education Administrators Out of Tune With Parents on School Report Cards
A new study on school report cards suggests that there is a gap between what parents want to know about schools and what school administrators think they should know.
Debra Viadero, August 3, 1994
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Education Ala. Judge Asked To Extend Deadline for Finance Reforms
Alabama lawmakers will not try again to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to enact court-ordered education-finance reforms. Now, a state judge must decide whether to extend the deadline, and whether to approve a plan to distribute state aid for the upcoming school year that takes only small steps toward equity.
Millicent Lawton, August 3, 1994
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Education More Students Falsely Charge Teachers With Abuse
Whether driven by malice or misunderstanding, more students are falsely accusing teachers and administrators of sexual abuse, teachers' unions and lawyers who handle such cases say.
Millicent Lawton, August 3, 1994
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Education False Accusations Turn Dream Into Nightmare in Chicago

Albert Thompson just wanted to give something back to his community.
Millicent Lawton, August 3, 1994
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Education Two Firms Join Council To Link Schools To 'Learning Network'
The Council of the Great City Schools, in partnership with a national telecommunications corporation and a California-based software company, has launched a pilot program to provide urban schools with connections to the "information highway.''
Peter West, August 3, 1994
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Education Teachers Column
The El Paso school district is the first in the nation to hire an educator from the U.S. Defense Department's new teacher-recruitment program.
Joanna Richardson, August 3, 1994
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Education Questions About Finances Put Edison Project at Crossroads
The Edison Project is entering a critical period in its short existence.
Mark Walsh, August 3, 1994
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Education Governors Launch Campaign To Improve Children's Services
The National Governors' Association launched a campaign last month to call attention to children's issues and laid out a set of principles designed to help agencies and communities serve children better.
Deborah L. Cohen, August 3, 1994
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Education Calif. County Officials To Require TB Tests for All Students
Health authorities in Orange County, Calif., have announced plans to require all prospective students to prove that they have been tested for tuberculosis.
Peter West, August 3, 1994
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Education Arizona Finance System Is Ruled Unconstitutional
Arizona's use of property taxes to pay for public education is unconstitutional because it produces "enormous disparities'' in the ability of school districts to build new schools, maintain existing buildings, and purchase equipment, the state supreme court has ruled.
Peter West, August 3, 1994
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Education Philanthropy Column
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's education program will shift much of its focus from higher education to K-12, the foundation's recent annual report says.
Meg Sommerfeld, August 3, 1994
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Education Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
August 3, 1994
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Education People News
The Atlanta school board last week chose Benjamin O. Canada as the district's new superintendent.
August 3, 1994
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