March 15, 1995
Education Week, Vol. 14, Issue 25
Education
Capital Digest: Kassebaum Files Bill To Limit Direct Loans
Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, R-Kan., has introduced legislation that would prevent the Education Department from adding more colleges and universities to the federal direct-lending program.
Education
Legislative Update
The following are summaries of governors' budget requests for precollegiate education and highlights of proposals on the states' education agendas.
Education
The Learning Process
The Community Learning Centers follow 19 core principles. Among them are:
19 Core Principles
The Community Learning Centers follow 19 core principles. Among them are:
Education
Miami Educators Inspect Refugee Schools in Cuba
Nelson E. Diaz returned from his first trip to Cuba since 1961 with a promise to help the children he met there.
Education
Ridge Proposes 1st State Voucher Program for Pa.
Pennsylvania would run the first statewide school-voucher program, promising to help pay for children to attend private and religious schools, under a surprise proposal Gov. Tom Ridge announced last week.
Education
'With Privilege Comes Responsibility,' N.A.I.S. Conferees Told
A champion of AIDS awareness addressed independent school educators here recently, not so much to talk about the deadly disease, but to share her perspective as a parent who has tested positive for the virus that causes it.
Boston
A champion of AIDS awareness addressed independent school educators here recently, not so much to talk about the deadly disease, but to share her perspective as a parent who has tested positive for the virus that causes it.
Education
State Journal: Piscine politics; Finance fight
A lawmaker in Hawaii is determined to gut a pair of fish bills in the name of marine education.
Education
'Crisis' Spurs State Takeover Of Cleveland
Declaring the Cleveland school system to be in a "state of crisis," a federal judge has turned over total control of the district to Ohio's state schools chief.
Education
Milestones
James B. McMillan, a retired federal judge best known for his landmark 1970 decision in a desegregation lawsuit in North Carolina, has died. Judge McMillan died of cancer March 4 at his Charlotte, N.C., home at age 78.
Education
News Update
Five Tennessee high school athletes who challenged a rule limiting the number of financial-aid recipients who can participate in interscholastic sports will not see mat or court time, a federal judge has ruled.
Education
National News Roundup
The Princeton Review, a test-preparation company, must stop using claims about improving Scholastic Assessment Test scores that have appeared on thousands of advertisements, an arbitration panel has ruled.
Education
Dade To Vote on Proposal To Require Uniforms
The Dade County, Fla., school board is scheduled to vote next week on a proposal that would allow schools in the nation's fourth-largest district to require students to wear uniforms.
Education
News In Brief
In parting remarks before leaving office, Commissioner of Education Lionel R. (Skip) Meno has told Texas officials that the state's controversial no-pass, no-play law is neither the problem nor the panacea that it is made out to be.
Education
Troubled N.J. School Turns to Single-Sex Classes
Irvington, N.J.
At Myrtle Middle School, Tyreke Moore is a smooth operator.
At Myrtle Middle School, Tyreke Moore is a smooth operator.
Education
Idaho's New Schools Chief Battered by Controversies
When Anne Fox was elected Idaho's state schools superintendent last
fall on a back-to-basics platform, State Sen. John Hansen hoped his
G.O.P. colleague "would surround herself with the best and the
brightest staffers, and get the [education] department operating like a
Swiss watch."
Education
Voucher Bill Gets Nod From Ill. Senate
The Illinois Senate passed a controversial voucher proposal last week that would allow parents in Chicago to use state money to offset the cost of tuition at private or parochial schools.
Education
District News Roundup
Millions of dollars worth of computers, furniture, and business equipment purchased by the Kansas City, Mo., school district since 1989 has either disappeared or never been used, a report by the state attorney general's office concludes.
Education
People Column
Although the Academy Street School in Dover, N.J., has rules, Tina Gordon has a mission. The rules forbid teachers from taking personal days on Mondays, Fridays, or around school vacations. Ms. Gordon's mission is to run in the Boston Marathon on April 17--a Monday.
Education
House Committee Clears Welfare-Reform Measure for Floor Action
Washington
Following days of heated debate and stalling by Democratic members, the House Ways and Means Committee last week passed a welfare-reform bill that would transfer to the states control over programs that serve millions of poor, disabled, abused, and neglected children.
Following days of heated debate and stalling by Democratic members, the House Ways and Means Committee last week passed a welfare-reform bill that would transfer to the states control over programs that serve millions of poor, disabled, abused, and neglected children.
School Climate & Safety
Cortines Urges Tougher Policy for Gun-Toting Students
New York City students caught with guns should be suspended from their regular schools for one year and sent to special discipline schools for student offenders, Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines said last week.
Education
Judge Upholds N.Y. Law PreservingSchool District for Orthodox Jews
A New York State judge last week upheld a 1994 state law preserving a school district that primarily serves children with disabilities in a village of Orthodox Jews.
Education
Media Column
The ABC television network has canceled "Cro,'' an innovative attempt to blend education and entertainment in a Saturday-morning cartoon.
Education
Forever Green
About 130 miles northwest of Quito, Ecuador's capital, lies a cloud-covered paradise. At the top of the Andes mountains, a babbling creek and the calls of rare birds provide the background music to lush tropical trees and radiant flowers.
Education
Congress Ponders Proposal To Include Student Aid in Block Grant
Washington
Negotiations are under way between the House Republican leadership and some Republican governors over a proposal to turn over student-aid programs to the states.
Negotiations are under way between the House Republican leadership and some Republican governors over a proposal to turn over student-aid programs to the states.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
Helmets, Face Masks May Make Hockey Players Feel Invulnerable
Mandatory helmets and face masks give young ice hockey players a false sense of security, encouraging more aggressive play and increasing the risk of neck and spinal injuries, a study out this month concludes.