November 29, 1995
Education Week, Vol. 15, Issue 13
Education
Impasse Ends With Promise To Protect Spending
A political impasse that shut down most federal operations for four days ended last week with a new stopgap spending bill and a promise to protect education spending as the White House and congressional leaders negotiate a seven-year balanced-budget plan.
Education
Without a Contract, Oakland Teachers Approve Strike
Teachers in Oakland, Calif., were poised last week to form picket lines after working more than a year without a contract.
Education
Ill. Lawmakers Weigh Waivers, Declare Process a Success
After declaring open season on state-mandated school rules and paperwork, Illinois lawmakers rejected several waivers of such rules requested by districts, then went home for the year.
Education
With Nod to History, Foreign-Language Standards Unveiled
Foreign language instruction is for all children.
Education
Opinion
A Bottom-Up Look at Welfare Reform
Congress and the Clinton administration are barreling toward changing both the form and function of the country's social safety net, a system of programs that is cumbersome at best and broken at worst.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters To the Editor
Essential-Schools Coalition: Principles Making Headway
Education
Opinion
Chicago's New Perspective on District Management
What happens when a large urban school system stops being run as a "professional enclave" and becomes, instead, a "unit of local government"? In Chicago, we are beginning to find the answer to that question.