May 1, 1996
Education Week, Vol. 15, Issue 32
Education
The Ins and Outs
The Salt Lake City school system has released lists for its high schools indicating which student organizations are "curriculum related" and thus approved for the 1996-97 school year. Below are the clubs that are in and out at the district's East High School.
Education
Judge OKs Rally At Denver School
A group of African-American activists held a rally last week at a Denver high school after a federal judge ruled that the district's attempt to block the event was unconstitutional.
School Choice & Charters
School Choice in Britain
Britain, as well as the United States, has suffered in recent decades from plunging educational performance, particularly in its big-city school systems. Like their U.S. counterparts, British conservatives have strongly advocated school choice as one way to remedy the decline.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
Media Column
John Merrow is back on the air this month with another look at special education.
Education
In Change of Heart, Wilson To Accept Goals 2000 Funds
After threatening for months to pull California out of Goals 2000, Gov. Pete Wilson has notified federal officials that he is ready to accept $42 million in funding under the program.
Education Funding
Seven Months Late, Congress Approves Budget
Washington
After seven months of haggling and 13 temporary spending bills, Congress and the White House finally agreed last week to a permanent fiscal 1996 budget for the Department of Education and several other federal agencies, setting school aid close to 1995 levels.
After seven months of haggling and 13 temporary spending bills, Congress and the White House finally agreed last week to a permanent fiscal 1996 budget for the Department of Education and several other federal agencies, setting school aid close to 1995 levels.
Education
State Journal: Advocacy? Timing
A Nebraska lawmaker says two teachers crossed the line between instruction and advocacy.
Advocacy?
A Nebraska lawmaker says two teachers crossed the line between instruction and advocacy.
Federal
Dole Campaign Weighs Options On Education
Six months before the 1996 presidential election, President Clinton has made it clear he will draw on his education record to appeal to voters. But taking stock of his chief rival's election-year education agenda is a much more difficult undertaking.
School & District Management
The Lunchroom
Get in line behind the kid with the basketball. Grab a tray. Don't sweat over whether the banana pudding will run out--they've got plenty. Find a seat anyplace. Then listen to the pandemonium build.
Education
The Road to Reform
The RAND report identifies four barriers that can impede the success of whole-school reform designs:
Education
Take Note: Civics lesson
It's the kind of thing that gives some adults nightmares. Michael W. Maynard of Crete, Ill., is back in court fighting for his teaching job--haunted by a 1974 conviction for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Curriculum
Panel Urges Efforts To Ensure Vitality Of Youth Arts Programs
At a time when federal agencies that underwrite arts and humanities programs face severe budget reductions, a presidential panel has released a report that celebrates those very programs that serve at-risk youths.
Education
Miss. Measure To Give Pay Boost To Nationally Certified Teachers
Gov. Kirk Fordice of Mississippi has signed legislation rewarding teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Education Funding
N.J. Lawmakers Slow Off the Mark To Retool School Aid
With a court-imposed deadline to overhaul New Jersey's school-funding system fast approaching, politicians have not exactly been racing to beat the clock.
Education
Calif. District, First To Show Channel One, Tunes Out
A California school district that became emblematic of the national debate over Channel One has decided to drop the daily news show for teenagers after six years.
Education
By The Notes: Hit Parade
The Music Educators National Conference this month released a list of 42 songs the group says every American should know:
Education
District News Roundup
Another school district in Nebraska has settled a lawsuit that charged it discriminated against female athletes.
Nebraska District Settles
Another school district in Nebraska has settled a lawsuit that charged it discriminated against female athletes.
Curriculum
Salt Lake City Prepares List of Banned Clubs
Bill F. Cullinane's 86-year-old mother-in-law called him recently and asked: "What's wrong with Students Against Driving Drunk? They're not allowing it in Utah."
School & District Management
L.A. Board Urged To Name Latino to Top Job
The Los Angeles school board resisted heavy pressure last week that it immediately name the district's top Latino administrator as its next superintendent.
Education
To Placate Conservatives, Measure Alters Goals 2000
Washington
The federal budget agreement enacted last week removed several contentious elements of the Clinton administration's signature school-reform program. The aim was to make Goals 2000 more palatable to conservatives, and to help school districts whose states had declined to participate.
The federal budget agreement enacted last week removed several contentious elements of the Clinton administration's signature school-reform program. The aim was to make Goals 2000 more palatable to conservatives, and to help school districts whose states had declined to participate.
Student Well-Being
Senate Approves Health-Care Bill; Access Still Worries Advocates
Under a health-insurance-reform bill passed last week by the Senate, millions of American families could more easily get and keep insurance coverage. But millions of uninsured Americans, including children, would still not have access to the health coverage they need, education and child advocates said.
Law & Courts
Five Arrested, Fraud Alleged In Probe of N.Y.C. Elections
Fallout from a sweeping investigation of New York City's last local school elections hit hard last week, two weeks before voters in the city's 32 community school districts return to the polls on May 7.
Early Childhood
HHS Proposes Regulatory Overhaul of Head Start
The Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed Head Start rules last week in the first major regulatory overhaul of the preschool program in more than 20 years.
Curriculum
Historical Ed. Books Speak Volumes
If arcane schoolroom history seems irrelevant, be warned--the National Library of Education's one-of-a-kind collections of leather-bound treasures and hefty texts will make the topic absolutely urgent.
Education
Minn. Student Leaders Push for Place at Policy Table
Student involvement in Minnesota has gone beyond proms and homecoming floats. Statewide, student councils are asking tough questions about students' rights and responsibilities.