January 27, 1999
Education Week, Vol. 18, Issue 20
Education
Immigrants: Providing a Lesson in How to Adapt
The 20-room annex at William G. Hibbard Elementary School shows just how much immigration has changed the 1,200-student school.
Special Education
Bringing Special Education Students Into the Classroom
The push for inclusion of the disabled leads to higher expectations.
School Choice & Charters
Owens Wants To Spend More on Colorado Charter Schools
Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado used his first State of the State Address to call for more money for charter schools, waivers of bureaucratic rules for traditional public schools, and a report card for every school.
College & Workforce Readiness
States Are Moving To Streamline Voc. Ed., Adult Programs
The federal government has strongly encouraged states to combine their vocational education programs for high school students with workforce-training programs for adults, and several are taking that advice to heart.
Education
GI Bill Paved the Way for a Nation of Higher Learners
Most Americans today think of higher education as an inalienable right. With more than 4,000 colleges and universities to choose from, virtually every high school graduate who is so inclined can win admission somewhere.
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The law's greatest legacy was that it provided the same opportunities to every veteran, regardless of the person's background. |
Student Well-Being
District Defends Sports Policy Assailed by ACLU
District officials in the Poudre school system in Fort Collins, Colo., say they weren't trying to exclude anyone when they adopted a policy that could keep students with AIDS or the virus that causes it from playing sports .
School & District Management
Help Wanted: Experienced Administrators
Seattle isn't the only big-city school district looking for someone to run it. Atlanta, Kansas City, Mo., and New Orleans are in the market, too.
Education
Children & Families
Teenage Mothers: Girls who attend schools where violence, drug use, and crime are problems are more likely than other teenagers to become mothers before they finish high school, concludes a recent study by Child Trends, a nonprofit, Washington-based research center.
Curriculum
Reviews of Math Text Parallel Pedagogy Rifts
Both sides of the "math wars" say that few middle school textbooks are excellent, and that many are mediocre or poor. But they disagree on which books belong in which category.
Education
State Journal
When Mary Lyons made it known she was no fan of the deal for Connecticut's new football stadium, the retired educator found herself ejected from the game.
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When Mary Lyons made it known she was no fan of the deal for Connecticut's new football stadium, the retired educator found herself ejected from the game.
Education
Clinton Links K-12 Dollars, Performance
President Clinton unveiled a multifaceted school accountability plan last week that quickly elicited both praise and skepticism for its high goals and broad reach.
School & District Management
Seattle Backs Away From the Idea of Co-Superintendents
The Seattle school board, after considering the creation of a two-person team to lead the district's administration, has retreated from the idea.
School Choice & Charters
Giuliani Proposes a Voucher Program for New York
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York City has proposed testing a Milwaukee-style voucher program in one of the city's 32 community school districts.
Education
Miami Study Critiques 'Success for All'
Success for All, one of the most highly praised models for turning around entire schools, got mediocre grades in an independent evaluation of the program conducted by Miami-Dade County school officials.
Education
The Foundation of Universal Education
In the 20th century, the United States opened wide the schoolhouse doors to the vast majority of its young people. But those advances built on a solid foundation that had been established long before, when the nation embraced the principle of free, universal public education.
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Horace Mann and other advocates of universal schooling had an almost boundless faith in the ability of public education to advance both national and individual progress. |
Accountability
Clinton: It's Time To Target Accountability
Following are highlights of President Clinton's Jan. 19 address to a joint session of Congress:
Following are highlights of President Clinton's Jan. 19 address to a joint session of Congress:
Education
The Rise of the Big Yellow Bus
In 1937, Frank W. Cyr, a young professor of rural education at Teachers College, Columbia University, conducted a first-of-its-kind survey to find out how students across the nation were getting from their homes to school.
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Assessment
High Court Hears Arguments Over NCAA's Title IX Status
The National Collegiate Athletic Association asked the U.S. Supreme Court last week to rule that it is not subject to federal antidiscrimination laws such as Title IX simply because it is made up of educational institutions that receive federal funds.
English-Language Learners
Rural N.C. To Get Aid for LEP-Student Influx
A decade ago, the only immigrants in Lee County, N.C., aside from some transplanted Northerners, were a small group of mi grant farm workers and their families. With only a couple dozen language-minority students--mostly Hispanic children whose parents moved with the cycle of harvests throughout the South--the 8,000-student school system in the state's smallest county gave little thought to providing special language services.
Education
Calif. Special Session Puts Education Front and Center
In California, educators are optimistic that lawmakers will write the final chapter of the state's game plan for school reform during the special session on education that opened last week.
Ed-Tech Policy
Va. District Riled Over Technology-Cut Plan
Daniel A. Domenech is still new to the Washington metropolitan area, but after one year as the superintendent of a suburban Virginia district, he's trying to play the budget process like a fine fiddle.
Education
Miami-Dade Plan Expands Officer Jurisdiction
Florida's Miami-Dade County district is a step closer to giving its school police officers the power to do something most of their colleagues elsewhere cannot: make arrests off campus. That proposal, however, has raised concerns about a possible shift in the officers' focus away from the schools and into the community.