February 23, 2000

Education Week, Vol. 19, Issue 24
Teaching Profession Candidates Tout Teacher-Quality Proposals
The debate about teacher quality, one of the hottest education topics on Capitol Hill this year, is spreading to the presidential campaigns.
Joetta L. Sack, February 23, 2000
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Education Funding Budget Proposal Finds Many Ways To Boost Education
As Congress begins to scrutinize the details in President Clinton's new budget request, the Department of Education is not the only place to look for federal dollars that target precollegiate education.
Erik W. Robelen, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
Education House Committee OKs Plans For Impact Aid, Even Start
The House Education and the Workforce Committee approved plans to revise the federal impact-aid and Even Start programs last week, completing two more pieces of its Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization.
Joetta L. Sack, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
Richard P. Mills
Assessment New York Considers System For Rating Schools
Following the lead of Texas and California, New York education officials are proposing to rate all schools on how well their students do in passing state tests.
Bess Keller, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
School Choice & Charters State Journal

Aiming to 'ad' students

A little advertising can go a long way. That's what some local school leaders in Wisconsin are finding as they try to sell students and parents on the attractions of their schools.
February 23, 2000
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States Illinois Ed. Hires Big-Time Washington Lobbyists
A recent decision by Illinois education officials to hire a top Washington lobbying firm to pursue more federal funding for the state is raising eyebrows among observers both inside and outside the Capital Beltway.
Jessica L. Sandham, February 23, 2000
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4 min read
Law & Courts Plan To Ban Race in Admissions To Fla. Colleges Clears Regents
The Florida board of regents voted 12-0 late last week to ban race and gender as factors in college admissions and replace it with a program guaranteeing high achievers automatic admission to the state's 10 public colleges and universities.
Julie Blair, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
Science News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
  • Calif. Acknowledges Flaws in School Ranking Effort
  • ECS Seeking 'Corporate Partners'
  • Mass. Shortening 4th Grade Test
  • Okla. Evolution Disclaimer Halted
  • Phony Names Alleged in Ky. Case
February 23, 2000
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4 min read
Gov. Jim Geringer
Education Funding Wyoming Gov. Urges Higher Taxes To Help Keep Schools Afloat
Faced with a budget deficit that is clouding the future of Wyoming schools, Gov. Jim Geringer used his State of the State Address last week to call for imposing one new tax, raising another, and extending the life of a third.
Adrienne D. Coles, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
School & District Management Jerry Brown's Next Project: Oakland Schools
Into this gritty city by the San Francisco Bay rode Jerry Brown, past the boarded-up shops and paint-chipped schools, welcomed like a savior by the droves who sent him to City Hall in hopes that they had found their great fixer. Includes the interview "'OK, So You Want To Know My School Program?'"
Catherine Gewertz, February 23, 2000
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11 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Attacks on Web Sites Put Technology Officials on Alert
The tremor of fear that rippled through the "dot-com" community this month after computer hackers attacked and shut down several popular commercial Web sites also buffeted officials who watch over school data networks.
Andrew Trotter, February 23, 2000
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5 min read
Education Honors and Awards
STATE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

The National Teacher of the Year Program, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic Inc., recently announced the honorees in the State Teacher of the Year programs for 2000. One National Teacher of the Year will be chosen from among the state honorees in April. The recipients of the state honors are as follows:

February 23, 2000
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Education Events
A symbol (*) marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of Education Week.
February 23, 2000
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Teaching Profession A Teaching Style That Adds Up
Teachers at Paterson Public School No. 2 are trying out a new teaching method, borrowed from the Japanese, that may help a wide range of students grasp mathematical concepts.
David J. Hoff, February 23, 2000
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17 min read
Teacher Preparation Federal File

Delay criticized

Members of the congressional New Democratic Coalition expressed dismay last week at the Department of Education's recent decision to give teachers' colleges an extra year before they have to start reporting on the quality of their programs.
February 23, 2000
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College & Workforce Readiness Test-Taking Strategy Yields Major Gains
Students at a high school in rural North Carolina who once would not have considered college are posting strong SAT scores.
Julie Blair, February 23, 2000
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7 min read
School Choice & Charters Mich. Charter Schools Aren't Innovative, Report Says
Charter schools in Michigan are failing to use their freedom from state and local regulations to forge new directions in public education, according to a report released last week by Michigan State University.
Darcia Harris Bowman, February 23, 2000
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2 min read
Jerome T. Murphy
College & Workforce Readiness Ed. School Fund Drive Tops Goal
Harvard University's graduate school of education has raised more than $111 million with its first comprehensive capital campaign. The amount, which school officials said last week was the largest sum ever raised by a U.S. school of education from private and public sources, far surpassed the original goal of $60 million.
John Gehring, February 23, 2000
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2 min read
Education Election Notebook
  • Poll: Education Tops List
    Of Voters' Concerns
February 23, 2000
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3 min read
Early Childhood Kindergarten Study Taking Long View
The nation's kindergartners come from increasingly diverse backgrounds, but most are healthy, get along well with their classmates, seem eager to learn.
Linda Jacobson, February 23, 2000
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6 min read
Law & Courts Tug of War Over States' Powers Has Lawyers Watching Closely
Citing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, thousands of parents sue their school districts and states every year.
Mark Walsh, February 23, 2000
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9 min read
School & District Management 'OK, So You Want To Know My School Program?'
Here are some excerpts from Staff Writer Catherine Gewertz's interview Feb. 7 with Mayor Jerry Brown of Oakland, Calif., on the state of the city's schools and his bid to win greater control over the district.
February 23, 2000
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Science Coalition To Mount Campaign For Science Literacy
Leading professional and education groups announced a campaign last week to improve American students' scientific literacy.
David J. Hoff, February 23, 2000
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Michael Sentance
Accountability Mass. Audit Cites Accountability Problems In Cambridge Schools
A state audit says the public school system in Harvard University's backyard is far behind other Massachusetts districts in adopting state accountability requirements.
Alan Richard, February 23, 2000
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Standards Secondary Accreditation To Target Academics
New England's public high schools will have to flex more academic muscle to maintain their accreditation under new evaluation standards that focus less on administrative minutiae and more on teaching and learning.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, February 23, 2000
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3 min read
Education Corrections
An article about Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, "McCain's Views on Schools Becoming Clearer," in the Feb. 16, 2000, print edition of Education Week incorrectly identified Gary Huggins, the executive director of the Education Leaders Council, as an adviser to the campaign. Although he has met with campaign officials to discuss education policy, he is not serving as an adviser.
February 23, 2000
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Susan Way-Smith
Education People in the News

Susan Way-Smith

The Los Angeles Educational Partnership has tapped Susan Way-Smith to serve as its new president and chief executive officer. The partnership helps raise money for education reform and teaching improvement in public schools throughout the 700,000-student Los Angeles Unified School District. Ms. Way-Smith, 50, previously worked with Teledyne Electronic Technologies as the director of business development.
February 23, 2000
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Education News in Brief: A National Roundup
  • Reform Project Relocating to University of Connecticut
  • Jury Rejects Bias Claim
  • School Bus Kills 5-Year-Old
  • D.C. Restricts Game Entry
  • Mass. Principal Steps Down
  • Software Piracy Alleged
  • N.C. Starts Anti-Violence Plan
  • 4th Grade Harassment Alleged
  • Columbine Mourns Again
February 23, 2000
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IT Infrastructure & Management Poorer Schools Still Lagging Behind On Internet Access, Study Finds
While nearly every school in the United States is now connected to the Internet, the most impoverished schools are falling further behind when it comes to online access in classrooms, according to a federal study released last week.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 23, 2000
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