November 27, 1996
Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 13
Teaching Profession
Wash. Union Charged in Campaign-Finance Case
Washington state's campaign-finance watchdog agency has come down hard on the Washington Education Association.
Education
Verdict still out
Murky territory awaits those who ask the questions: Are newcomer programs legal? And are they effective? The answer to both appears to be: It depends.
Equity & Diversity
Book Flap Spurs Calls To Reflect Diversity on Board
A challenge over the use of a children's book in a suburban Chicago district ended with the resignation of the school board president last week in an effort to promote racial diversity.
Education
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
N.J. Lawmakers Move Finance Bill; Ga. State School Board Regroups; Ohio Legislature Targets Fake Guns
Student Well-Being
Who's Watching the Teenagers?
Drop-In Centers Are Becoming Popular Places for Older Children To Spend After-School Hours
Education
State Journal
In Utah, the common ground that politicians are always talking about turns out to be at the Douglas T. Orchard Elementary School in Salt Lake City.
Bipartisan Tutors
In Utah, the common ground that politicians are always talking about turns out to be at the Douglas T. Orchard Elementary School in Salt Lake City.
School & District Management
Dearth of Reliable Data on Bus Costs Makes State Comparisons Tough
It has become an article of faith in New Jersey's political and educational circles that the state's school busing costs are way out of whack.
Student Well-Being
Gay Student To Get Nearly $1 Million in Settlement
In a widely watched civil case that both sides agree has far-reaching implications, a northern Wisconsin school district agreed last week to pay nearly $1 million to a young man who says he was victimized by fellow students because he is gay.
Law & Courts
Confidential Agreement In Berkeley Sex-Abuse Case Sparks Criticism
Recent revelations that the Berkeley, Calif., school district is paying more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of female students by a former 4th grade teacher have spawned criticism of the confidential agreement.
School & District Management
Crew, Justice Department At Odds Over N.Y.C. Board
The ongoing struggle over control of the New York City schools flared up again last week when Chancellor Rudy F. Crew blocked several ousted members of one of the district's community school boards from returning to work.
Education
Books: New in Print
Thinking About Children, by D.W. Winnicott (Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Jacob Way, Reading, Mass. 01867; 328 pp., $25cloth). This selection of the late pediatrician and psychiatrist's writing covers more than 40 years of his career and includes articles discussing case histories and theoretical advances. It also covers autism, adoption, early infant development, psychosomatic problems, and family relationships.
Children and Parents
Thinking About Children, by D.W. Winnicott (Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Jacob Way, Reading, Mass. 01867; 328 pp., $25cloth). This selection of the late pediatrician and psychiatrist's writing covers more than 40 years of his career and includes articles discussing case histories and theoretical advances. It also covers autism, adoption, early infant development, psychosomatic problems, and family relationships.
Education
Federal File
At the Department of Education and other federal agencies, a name may open the door to a "plum" job, a new list of a political appointments from the government's Office of Personnel Management suggests.
References upon request
At the Department of Education and other federal agencies, a name may open the door to a "plum" job, a new list of a political appointments from the government's Office of Personnel Management suggests.
School Choice & Charters
For First Time, 'Hands Off' Ariz. Revokes Charter for School
The Arizona state school board pulled the plug last week on one of the state's 168 charter schools, marking the first time the state had shut down an operating school.
College & Workforce Readiness
Practical Issues Hamper School-to-Work Applicants
Washington
The departments of Education and Labor last week handed out $58 million in grants to 10 states under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
Student Achievement
U.S. Students About Average in Global Study
The biggest and broadest international study ever conducted comparing the math and science performance of 7th and 8th graders confirms evidence that U.S. achievement is disappointing. But it lays to rest some other popular notions about American education.
Equity & Diversity
Portraits of Passage
Newcomer schools can help immigrant students make the transition from the countries they once called home to their new one.
School & District Management
Murder Leads To N.J. Probe Into Bus Deals
It is fitting that Frank L. Black and Alan Mackerley got to know each other on a school bus.
Both men's fathers were transportation contractors in Sussex County, N.J., and they met years ago when Mr. Mackerley was a teenager riding a bus driven by Mr. Black.
Education
Partnerships
Participants in a school-college partnership in South Carolina learned early on that even collaborations that sound like win-win situations can benefit from serious self-evaluation.
Education
Slow Progress in Reaching Goals for 2000 Reported
With three years to go before the new millennium, America's schools are still showing slow progress in reaching the educational benchmarks established in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, a report released last week says.
Assessment
NAEP's Tentative 14-Year Calendar
| Year | National Level | State Level |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Math, Science | Math (4, 8), Science (8) |
| 1997 | Arts (8)* | |
| 1998 | Reading, Writing, Civics* | Reading (4, 8), Writing (8) |
| 1999 | Long-term trend (reading, writing, math, and science) | |
| 2000 | Math, Science | Math (4, 8), Science (4, 8) |
| 2001 | U.S. history, Geography | |
| 2002 | Reading, Writing | Reading (4, 8), Writing (4, 8) |
| 2003 | Civics, Foreign language (12)* Long-term trend | |
| 2004 | Math*, Science | Math(4, 8), Science (4, 8) |
| 2005 | World history (12)* Economics (12)* | |
| 2006 | Reading*, Writing | Reading (4, 8), Writing (4, 8) |
| 2007 | Arts*, Long-term trend | |
| 2008 | Math, Science* | Math (4, 8), Science (4, 8) |
| 2009 | U.S. history*, Geography | |
| 2010 | Reading, Writing* | Reading (4, 8), Writing (4, 8) |
Student Well-Being
States Require Vaccines for Middle Schoolers
A trip to the doctor's office for a series of vaccines used to be a ritual that only babies and toddlers endured before entering school for the first time.
Education
Guidelines Seek To Define Role of Academics in Children's Play
A national association of early-childhood educators issued revised guidelines last week that draw a clearer picture of how academic work can be incorporated into child's play.
Education
News in Brief: A National Roundup
N.Y. District Faces $472 Million Tax Payback
A New York state judges ruling that a Long Island utility company paid too much in property taxes has threatened the financial security of the Shoreham-Wading River school district.
Standards
Math, English Standards Released in Calif.
California's top education policymakers have unveiled the state's proposed first set of academic standards for high school students in a cooperative effort to raise achievement and relieve the burden on colleges to provide remedial education.