October 18, 1995
Education Week, Vol. 15, Issue 07
Education
Justices Skeptical of Ban on Gay-Rights Laws
Washington
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism last week that a Colorado constitutional amendment that pre-empts any state or local legal protections for homosexuals can pass muster under the U.S. Constitution.
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism last week that a Colorado constitutional amendment that pre-empts any state or local legal protections for homosexuals can pass muster under the U.S. Constitution.
Education
Doors Closing in Wake of Texas Choice Law
Just a few months after Texas joined such pioneering states as Minnesota and Massachusetts in enacting a statewide public-school-choice policy, its program is already being called a failure.
Education
Federal File: Supporting language; Shifting seats
President Clinton offered a ringing endorsement of bilingual-education programs in a recent speech, but stopped short of opposing legislation that would make English the nation's official language.
Supporting Language
President Clinton offered a ringing endorsement of bilingual-education programs in a recent speech, but stopped short of opposing legislation that would make English the nation's official language.
Education
Tenn. Board To Halve Funding in Name of Reform
Tennessee's board of education plans to cut its own funding by more than half and get rid of two-thirds of its 16-member staff.
Education
Miss America Reiterates Support for Federal Program
Washington
Miss America apparently is not about to let a mere U.S. senator call the shots.
Miss America apparently is not about to let a mere U.S. senator call the shots.
Education
Suit Filed Against Whittle in Sale of Channel One
Whittle Communications' sale of the Channel One classroom television network last year has triggered a $40 million lawsuit from a would-be buyer.
Education
Child-Care Costs Hit Poor Families Harder, Census Says
Poor families pay about $25 a week less for child care than other families do, but they pay a significantly higher percentage of their income for such services, the U.S. Bureau of the Census reports.
Education
Revise History Standards, Two Panels Advise
The voluntary national history standards that were enmeshed in controversy even before they were released last fall are not perfect, but they are not the fatally flawed documents their sharpest critics have contended they are, two independent review panels concluded last week.
Education
Herenton Re-elected As Mayor of Memphis
Willie W. Herenton, the former superintendent of the Memphis, Tenn., school district, easily won a second term as the mayor of the state's largest city in an election Oct. 5. (See Education Week, Sept. 27, 1995.)
Education
Training Sessions Target Religious Right at the Grassroots
On a gray and rainy Saturday, more than 60 people are gathered in the drab, windowless basement of the Ohio Education Association's building here. It's a heavy turnout, considering that the crowd in this sports-loving state could be at home watching football.
Education
Some Students in N.C. District Advised Not To Take the SAT
Guidance counselors in the Iredell-Statesville, N.C., schools have been told to discourage some students from taking the SAT, and students maintain it is not out of concern for them.
Education
Taking It Personally: Threatened Cuts Stir Talk at E.D.
Washington
Like everyone else with an ear cocked toward Capitol Hill, employees at the Department of Education have heard Congressional Republicans' arguments that their agency should be downsized or even eliminated. For them, the issue is personal as well as one of policy.
Like everyone else with an ear cocked toward Capitol Hill, employees at the Department of Education have heard Congressional Republicans' arguments that their agency should be downsized or even eliminated. For them, the issue is personal as well as one of policy.
Education
Chicago Teachers' Union To Create Graduate School
After a long battle, the Chicago Teachers Union's Quest Center, which helps teachers restructure schools for better student achievement, has won state permission to create a graduate school.
Education
Merit Pay Sought For Denver Teachers
The Denver school board plans to adopt a pilot merit-pay program for teachers if voters approve a proposed property-tax increase in November.
Education
Louisiana Teachers Protest Student's Promotion
Teachers at a Grambling, La., middle school have taken an unusual step in what they say was an effort to support high academic standards.
Education
Annenberg Considers Expanding Reform Grants to Smaller Cities
Small and midsize cities may become the next beneficiaries of
school-reform support from philanthropist Walter H. Annenberg.
Education
IQ-Only Standard for Gifted Programs Sparks Debate in Ga.
For years, some educators in Georgia have been working to change the way that schools select students for gifted-education programs. But now, just when state officials seemed poised to take definite action, the effort has become bogged down by confusion over how giftedness should be measured and what a new state law demands.
Education
Mich. Ponders Softening Its 'Zero Tolerance' Policy For Students With Weapons
Michigan lawmakers are considering softening the state's expulsion policy in cases of young children who bring a weapon other than a gun to school.
Education
Take Note: Counting on chickens; Forest or the trees?
Can free chicken nuggets lead to more state education aid? A school in Colorado thinks so.
Education
Public Backing For Schools Is Called Tenuous
Most Americans want public education to work, but their support for schools is fragile and "disintegrates at the slightest probing," a report issued last week by Public Agenda warns.
Education
A School With Balance
In American education, the notion of developing the "whole person" has been around forever.
Education
Charges College Misrepresented Affiliation With Oxford Addressed
Responding to complaints in this country and abroad, U.S. officials have begun taking action against a college in Britain that has billed itself as "The American College in Oxford."
Education
TV Show Links ADD Support Group, Drug Company
A public-television documentary on attention-deficit disorder that begins airing this week questions the financial relationship between an ADD support group and the company that makes Ritalin, the most widely prescribed drug to treat the disorder.
Education
Voc.-Ed. Bill To Create Block Grant Clears Senate
Washington
The Senate passed a measure last week that would consolidate almost 90 vocational-education and job-training programs into a single block grant to states.
The Senate passed a measure last week that would consolidate almost 90 vocational-education and job-training programs into a single block grant to states.
Education
State Journal: Informational issues
Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice has charged that a Hattiesburg superintendent improperly used public funds to distribute a critical analysis of the governor's education ballot initiative. The educator contends that Mr. Fordice--a Republican who is up for re-election this year--singled him out to intimidate colleagues.
Education
Broad Attack Urged To Meet Adolescents' Basic Needs
The nation has neglected the basic needs of its young adolescents, too often scrambling to fix one teenage problem at a time rather than working to prevent them, a report released here last week concludes.
Education
Tacoma Schools Chief Tapped for N.Y.C. Post
The New York City school board has hired an unexpected candidate, Tacoma, Wash., Superintendent Rudolph F. Crew, to serve as the new chancellor of the nation's largest school system.