October 22, 1997

Education Week, Vol. 17, Issue 08
Education Research Notes
A whirlwind of speechmaking and ceremony marked the recent 40th anniversary of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. But a team of University of Arkansas scholars chose to remember the historic event in the best way they knew how: They conducted a study.
Debra Viadero, October 22, 1997
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4 min read
Education EPA Sweep Includes Sites Near Schools
From lead-filled soil to polluted water to landfills, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there are 68 Superfund sites in or around schools that have yet to be completely cleaned up.
Jessica Portner, October 22, 1997
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3 min read
Federal Tracking Title I
In 1984, after completing the first longitudinal study of Title I, the research project's director released sobering news. The $40 billion in federal aid spent to help millions of poor children over two decades had, in the long run, done little to improve their achievement.
David J. Hoff, October 22, 1997
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15 min read
School Climate & Safety Danger Below?
As she does many school day mornings, Melinda McAra stands in her cluttered kitchen stuffing her daughter's backpack with the essentials: notebook, pencils, money, lunch--and plenty of bottled water.
Jessica Portner, October 22, 1997
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17 min read
School & District Management Indianapolis Ponders the Post-Zendejas Era
The likely departure of the Indianapolis schools chief amounts to a watershed event for that district. Or not, depending on whom you ask.
Bess Keller, October 22, 1997
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4 min read
Education Measuring Title I's Effectiveness
In the 32-year history of Title I, the federal government has conducted two major longitudinal studies on the program's effectiveness:
David J. Hoff, October 22, 1997
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1 min read
Education Opinion Dialogue on Race: The Rules of Engagement
For those educators serious about taking up President Clinton's call for a yearlong dialogue on race, and I imagine some schools will take up this important challenge, one reality is extremely clear: Others have traveled this path before, and it is perhaps foolhardy not to take the marked trail.
Joseph A. Hawkins, October 22, 1997
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5 min read
Education Opinion Teacher vs. Teacher? Nonsense
For teachers across America, Independence Day fell a day later than usual this year. On July 5, by a decisive vote of its 9,300-delegate Representative Assembly, the National Education Association gave its blessing to local affiliates that seek to create peer-assistance and -review programs. For those of us who seek an end to the professional isolation of teachers--and to the insult of superficial, drive-by evaluations--this was a declaration of independence. Teachers were voting to take charge of their profession.
Bob Chase, October 22, 1997
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6 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Turning College 'Access' Into 'Participation'
The idea of "access" to higher education has been enshrined in rhetoric for three decades, during which time the number of undergraduates in the United States more than doubled, from 6 million to nearly 13 million, while the proportion of college students completing degrees of any kind remained flat. This contrast strongly suggests that "access" may not be the word we need in 1997.
Clifford Adelman, October 22, 1997
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5 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

Amending 'No Pass, No Play' Sends the Wrong Message

October 22, 1997
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16 min read