January 18, 1995
Education Week, Vol. 14, Issue 17
Education
Federal File: Clinton honored; Alexander's campaign
President Clinton told schoolchildren in his home state of Arkansas recently that he would go to bat for education as members of Congress and his Administration seek ways to cut taxes and spending.
Education
N.J. Chief Floats Plan For Ending Takeovers
New Jersey's education commissioner has proposed a plan for the withdrawal of state control from mismanaged school districts that would give state officials the power to require sweeping changes in district organization.
Education
Tex. Lawmakers Await Delayed School-Finance Ruling
As the Texas legislature convened its biennial session last week, lawmakers were still in the dark about how the state supreme court will rule on the school-finance system they passed in 1993.
Education
Parents Column
A national electronic network designed for parents and the educators and professionals who work with them is seeking more users and feedback as it expands its services.
Education
Panel Agrees To Revise National History Standards
Washington
The embattled developers of the voluntary national standards for history agreed late last week to revise their documents outlining what K-12 students should know and be able to do in that subject.
The embattled developers of the voluntary national standards for history agreed late last week to revise their documents outlining what K-12 students should know and be able to do in that subject.
Education
Administrators Column
Next fall, some aspiring school superintendents in Indiana will be able to earn doctoral degrees closer to home.
Education
N.C.A.A. Affirms Tougher Academic Requirements
The National Collegiate Athletic Association voted last week to continue its plans to toughen academic standards for incoming freshmen in the nation's larger colleges and universities, but postponed implementation of most of them for one year.
Education
Turnover Among State Spec.-Ed. Directors Sparks Concern
Fred W. Balcom had served for just over three years as Idaho's director of special education when his state's newly elected superintendent of public instruction asked him to resign this month.
Education
State Lawmakers Urged To Back Goals 2000, Arts
While a Congressional committee met on Capitol Hill last week to discuss the federal role in education, state legislators heard testimony across town about the important role of the arts in education.
Education
The Democrats On House Panel Slow To Regroup
When Rep. Bill Goodling, R-Pa., announced his agenda at an organizational meeting of the House education committee on Jan. 4, he outlined a plan of action that had been in the works since the midterm elections that made him the chairman.
Education
Lobbyists Are Split Over Unfunded-Mandates Bill
Education lobbyists are split over a bill aimed at limiting unfunded mandates placed on states by the federal government--although the proposal apparently would have little immediate impact on schools.
Education
Opinion
Money Is the Answer
It's time to stop the often pompous and generally esoteric philosophical speculation about school reform. The political, social, moral handwringing that has produced the huge education-reform industry is largely perpetuating itself by ridiculous claims that change in schools will come only through overly intellectualized schemes spouted by self-styled reinventors, reformers, renewers, rebuilders, re-creators, etc. There's a lot of money to be made in the school-reform biz, but precious little money is available to actually reform schools.
Education
Opinion
An Education Miracle?
Wouldn't it be remarkable if there were an education design that would simultaneously:
Education
Opinion
'We Need Immigration Reform in Washington'
For Californians, Election '94 presented an unprecedented opportunity to make fundamental change. And the change we now seek must include fundamental change in California's schools.
Education
Opinion
'A True Nation of the World'
Lost among the impassioned immigrant education rhetoric is accurate information on the number of immigrants and their impact on the United States.
Education
Opinion
'Our Strength Lies in Our Diversity'
A strong anti-immigrant sentiment has embedded itself in the state of California. As a result, many wonder whether other states with large numbers of immigrants will follow the same path.
Education
Opinion
'Something Has To Give'
Phuonglien Nguyen is an American. Conceived as Saigon fell, she was whisked from a homeland she would never know, across an ocean wrongly called Pacific, to a land rightly called free.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters To the Editor
Attendance the Key Factor In Passing Proficiency Tests
Education
Opinion
'It Is a Human Issue'
In the northwest corner of Arkansas where I live and work, the trucking industry, poultry business, and one of the world's largest retailers have created a job market that is groaning for people who are willing to work. And thousands are arriving.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters To the Editor
Attendance the Key Factor In Passing Proficiency Tests
Education
Opinion
Drawing the Line
California voters passed Proposition 187 in November, enacting into law a controversial bill that denies illegal immigrants basic social services, including education. Now, educators and policymakers in that state are scrambling to determine whether and how to enforce the new law, a direct challenge to Plyler v. Doe, a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that asserts that public schools must provide all students an education, regardless of their immigration status.