December 7, 1988
The American Civil Liberties Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York Public Interest Research Group, and the National Center for Fair & Open Testing claim that such use of tests discriminates against women, since men consistently outperform women on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the American College Testing program.
The increasing attractiveness of military service for some high-school graduates does not pose a competitive threat to higher education, a new report by the American Council on Education concludes.
A joint venture of the New York-based Copen Foundation and the New York State Education Department, the three-year program will bring together a dozen American schools with counterparts in the ussr
Mr. Wilkinson called lawmakers into special session last month to pass legislation implementing the lottery authorized by voters on Nov. 8.
The decision represents a significant elaboration of the Supreme Court's decision in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, issued last January, in which the Court held that school administrators have sweeping authority to regulate school-sponsored publications.
Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos, who has vowed to fight for more money for his department, apparently made some substantial upward revisions in the budget plan that had been drafted by his predecessor, William J. Bennett.
The grants will help 11 communities shift the primary responsibility for the clinical training of teachers from colleges and universities to the public schools, where the prospective teachers will work as interns for a few months before graduating.
But, barring an unforeseen economic shock, Nevada's tax base should be adequate to fund services at their present levels until then, according to the 900-page report.
"The traditional junior high school has failed as an institution to meet the unique and critical needs of young adolescents," said David Hamburg, president of the corporation. "The enormous opportunity for intellectual and personal development dur6ing early adolescence is simply wasted for millions of American youngsters."
The plan, adopted at the Council's annual meeting in Indianapolis last month, grew out of discussions held in late September at the group's Third National Conference on Educational Technology.
By proclaiming Mother Drexel worthy of veneration, the Pontiff also made her eligible to be canonized as the second American-born saint. The first was Mother Elizabeth Seton, who was canonized in 1975.
The study, funded by a $197,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will examine existing governmental, independent, and industry-based regulatory bodies to see if those models are appropriate for the testing field, according to George F. Madaus, the center's director.
Annya Bell, a 1st-grade teacher at the 42nd Street School, began fasting on Nov. 17 to help focus public attention on stalled contract negotiations between the school district and United Teachers-Los Angeles.
The manual, which was distributed in 1987 to some 15,000 educators, stated that certain groups of students at risk of dropping out of school--particularly blacks and those having handicaps or limited English proficiency--have "learning styles" that are different from those of other students. (See Education Week, Oct. 14, 1987.)
Under the auspices of the Merrill Lynch Foundation, the charitable arm of the brokerage firm, the ScholarshipBuilder program will invest $2,000 for each student in the program to cover college expenses.
The 23-member board, appointed by former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, took office on Oct. 1.
The effort is aimed at reversing a trend noted in studies showing that gains achieved by children in the Head Start program "trail off" as they progress through elementary school, said Elizabeth Farquhar, project director for the study.