January 25, 1995
Education Week, Vol. 14, Issue 18
Education
Number of Expulsions Soars in Wisconsin
Wisconsin schools expelled about 70 percent more students last year than in 1992-93, the result of "get tough" disciplinary policies in many districts, state education officials said.
Education
The Outsider
Audrey Cohen is surrounded by dead white men. Gray and blue business suits. Moustaches, thinning hair, wire-rimmed glasses, pocket watches. The elite of early 20th century New York glare down from the walls with sour expressions at this intruder.
Education
Clinton Announces Four of 12 to National Skill Standards Board
President Clinton last week announced four of his 12 appointments to the new National Skill Standards Board.
Education
Ark. Officials Gearing Up for School-Finance Overhaul
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker of Arkansas and state lawmakers were taking their places last week for a school-finance drama that is expected to dominate the state's three-month legislative season.
Education
E.D. Spending Seen Tempting Budget-Cutting Target
A mechanism Congress adopted decades ago to allow schools more time to plan their budgets may cost them dearly this year, lawmakers indicated at a hearing last week.
Education
Cortines Says N.Y.C. Schools Will Offer Televised Courses
New York City schools may soon offer students a chance to learn at home through television.
Education
Writing for A Reason
The idea of going to a community center two afternoons a week to work on writing projects didn't appeal to Michael Mossesso. Writing in school had never been pleasant for him. In fact, a high school English teacher once told him his writing was "too scary and depressing."
Education
Teacher Corps Alumni Reflect on the Past, Plan for the Future
The first Teach for America "alumni summit" was part reunion, part
teach-in, and part serve-a-thon. And Wendy Kopp, the group's founder,
hoped it was all inspiration.
Education
Ga. Proposal Would Ease State Textbook Control
The rejection of a controversial series of mathematics textbooks has prompted some Georgia policymakers to re-examine the statewide adoption of classroom materials.
Education
Alinsky's Legacy
Ernie Cortes likes to describe the outlook of the Industrial Areas Foundation as neither liberal nor conservative, but radical.
Education
Clinton Seeks To Head Off Cuts in National Service
President Clinton last week launched a pre-emptive strike against the threat that the new Republican Congress may try to cut funding for AmeriCorps, the national-service program that he views as one of his proudest achievements.
Education
Clinton Civil-Rights Agenda Cloudy, Advocates Say
Midway through President Clinton's term, his Administration lacks a clear agenda for addressing racial segregation and racial discrimination in schools, civil-rights experts and political analysts say.
Education
Changes in Attitude
Popular wisdom has it that students become temporarily ineducable when they hit early adolescence. They become more self- conscious and self-centered. They latch onto their friends with a new intensity, and their raging hormones give them no peace. In the face of all of that, how can we expect them to concentrate on schoolwork?
Education
Wis. Vouchers For Religious Schools Urged
Gov. Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin took a bold step last week when he proposed that the state offer Milwaukee parents vouchers to send their children to religious schools.
Education
Sylvan Learning To Buy Two Education Companies
Sylvan Learning Centers Inc. has announced plans to buy two companies involved in training and tutoring.
Education
Ordinary People
The folks gathered inside the Austin Convention Center one Friday
morning last month seemed pretty ordinary. They were black, white,
Hispanic. Young and old. Some came in jeans and cowboy boots, others in
business suits. They could have been there for anything from a
tractor-pull to a pops concert.
Education
One day at a time; Back to nature
Fooling their parents about school was so simple, Robert and Anthony Duran made it a habit.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
Sex bias at E.D.
Education Department officials discriminated against an employee in the impact-aid office by giving her low job-performance ratings and denying her promotions because she is a woman, a federal jury has ruled.
Education
Seattle Schools Hope New Levy Path Pays Off
When it comes to raising money, the Seattle public schools are taking an old saying to heart: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Education
Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing History Standards
Washington
The Senate last week denounced the national history standards for what members said was a failure to respect the contributions of Western civilization, voting 99 to 1 for a non-binding amendment expressing their disapproval.
The Senate last week denounced the national history standards for what members said was a failure to respect the contributions of Western civilization, voting 99 to 1 for a non-binding amendment expressing their disapproval.
Education
State Journal: Idaho shake-up
Idaho's new state schools superintendent has begun her first year in
office with a bang.
Education
Books: New In Print
A Matter of Loyalty: The Los Angeles School Board vs. Frances Eisenberg, by Martha Kransdorf (Caddo Gap Press, 3145 Geary Blvd., Suite 275, San Francisco, Calif. 94118; 133 pp., $14.95 paper). The story of a teacher who lost her position with the Los Angeles schools during the anti-Communist hearings following World War II.
History
A Matter of Loyalty: The Los Angeles School Board vs. Frances Eisenberg, by Martha Kransdorf (Caddo Gap Press, 3145 Geary Blvd., Suite 275, San Francisco, Calif. 94118; 133 pp., $14.95 paper). The story of a teacher who lost her position with the Los Angeles schools during the anti-Communist hearings following World War II.
Education
S.D. Governor Proposes New School-Aid System
Gov. William J. Janklow of South Dakota outlined an ambitious $120 million property-tax-reduction plan last week that includes a new formula for funding schools.
Education
Power Shift Spurs Lobbyists To Rethink Strategies
Washington
For decades, education lobbyists and other advocates for children's programs have relied on powerful Democrats to defend, fund, and improve federal education and social-service programs.
For decades, education lobbyists and other advocates for children's programs have relied on powerful Democrats to defend, fund, and improve federal education and social-service programs.
Education
Urban Study Faults Teacher-Development Programs
Despite the rigorous demands on teachers, most professional-development activities designed to help them hold little promise for systemwide change, a new study of four urban districts concludes.
Education
Cincinnati Links Administrators' Pay, Performance
Cincinnati administrators' pay raises will be based on how well they do their jobs, under a new policy announced last week by the school district.