February 23, 2000

Education Week, Vol. 19, Issue 24
Deborah M. McGriff
Budget & Finance Mich. District Hires Edison To Manage Its Schools
Unable to stem a steady exodus of students from their classrooms, leaders of a small urban district in Michigan decided last week to hire Edison Schools Inc. to run all of their schools.
Darcia Harris Bowman, February 23, 2000
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2 min read
School Climate & Safety Take Note

Game crusade

After watching news reports about the Columbine High School shootings in Colorado last April, Danielle Shimotakahara of North Bend, Ore., north of Coos Bay, decided she had seen enough. The horror witnessed from afar by the North Bend Junior High School 7th grader motivated her to promote nonviolence in her hometown.
February 23, 2000
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1 min read
Education Opinion Civic Virtue and the Reform Mill
The authors of Becoming Good American Schools: The Struggle for Civic Virtue in Education Reform argue that the "reform mill" squeezes the moral life out of civic-minded reforms with its unyielding attachment to technical and rational processes.
Jeannie Oakes, Karen Hunter Quartz, Steve Ryan & Martin Lipton, February 23, 2000
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10 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion School Choice: Beyond the Numbers
The case for school choice is no longer built on abstract economic models, claims Joseph P. Viteritti, a research professor of public administration in the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University in New York City.
Joseph P. Viteritti, February 23, 2000
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11 min read
Ed-Tech Policy Opinion Is Spending Money on Technology Worth It?
Is more computer time, and more money spent on classroom computer equipment, asks Larry Cuban, really adequate to prepare students to compete in the job market?
Larry Cuban, February 23, 2000
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion The Need for More Alternative Schools
According to Robert DuBlois, public school systems should take a broader view of cost-effectiveness and consider the benefits of creating more small, alternative schools.
Robert Deblois, February 23, 2000
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8 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters
  • Pokémon Facts
  • Texas Law Confuses Grades, Learning
  • Essays on Testing: Ironic Juxtaposition?
  • Contractor Disputes Report on Ky. Audit
  • 'Simple Recipe' for Schools' Turnaround
  • Inspiration From a Chief's Longevity
  • Tenure, Charters, and Teacher Standards
  • Homage to Howe: 'Overly Generous'
  • Earlier Is Better for Second Languages
February 23, 2000
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14 min read
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