January 29, 1997

Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 18
Special Education Opinion Funded Into Perpetuity
A more apt headline for Education Week's page-one story "States Rethink How To Pay for Special Education" (Nov. 27, 1996) might have been: "States Think of New Ways Not To Pay for Special Education." Evidently, officials have decided that if they can't fix the problems in special education, they can make it go away by a process of attrition.
David O. Krantz, January 29, 1997
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

'Islands of Excellence In a Sea of Mediocrity'

January 29, 1997
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English-Language Learners Opinion Beyond Ebonics: Why 'Black English' Matters
The Oakland, Calif., school board's decision to view "ebonics," or "black English," as a distinct language has precipitated a rhetorical game of political tetherball that has the unfortunate feel of being played most vociferously on the schoolyard rather than in the schoolhouse.
Randy Ross, January 29, 1997
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Families & the Community Opinion Welfare Reform and the Schools
Will it throw more than a million people into poverty, or will it increase family self-sufficiency? Whatever position you hold on welfare reform, one thing is clear: It will have profound, if indirect, effects on public education. Some of the major changes and their likely impact on families and children are highlighted below, along with legislative provisions that potentially offer schools a role in welfare reform.
Candace J. Sullivan, January 29, 1997
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English-Language Learners Opinion Beyond Ebonics: Indoctrination Isn't Teaching
At the heart of the furor over black English is one of the most seductive and yet dangerous ideas in all of American education: self-esteem.
Shelby Steele, January 29, 1997
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