November 28, 2001
Education Week, Vol. 21, Issue 13
Education
News in Brief: A National Roundup
- High School Completion Rises Slightly, U.S. Says
- 369 Chicago Schools Land on State Warning List
- SAT-Takers Offered New Test After Answers Stuck in Mail
- Cincinnati Girls Found Guilty in Plot to Poison Teacher
- N.Y.C. Schools Lift Ban on Student Field Trips
- Ga. Wants Atlanta Schools to Pay for Wasted Surplus Food
- Alternative Schools Must Give Regents' Exams, Judge Rules
- Nationally Certified Teachers in Va. to Receive Smaller Bonuses
Education
Corrections
A story in the Nov. 7, 2001, issue of Education Week ("U.N. Report: No School for 156 Million Children") incorrectly reported the number of children worldwide who do not have access to school. According to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the figure of some 156 million children represents the additional number of children the world will need to make room for by 2015, compared with the number it had in 1997. The figure is based on projections of school-age populations.
Education
Texas Group Makes News With Data
Just for the Kids is taking its recipe for school success nationwide in an effort to help states do a better job collecting and using their vast collections of school data.
Education
Scores Compute
Below are the average scores of students on the 2000 NAEP science assessment based on the type of computer use they logged in the classroom. The 12th grade scores are for students who were taking science courses.
Education
Sleep Troubles of Young Children Studied
Many sleep researchers suspect that, like Americans in general, elementary-school-age children tend not to get enough sleep. Four million dollars has been earmarked by the National Institutes of Health to underwrite research into children's sleep disorders. Includes a column, "Scholary Citings."
Many sleep researchers suspect that, like Americans in general, elementary-school-age children tend not to get enough sleep. Four million dollars has been earmarked by the National Institutes of Health to underwrite research into children's sleep disorders. Includes a column, "Scholary Citings."
Education
Pa. Governor Drops Privatization Plan for Phila. Schools
Faced with intense and widespread opposition, Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker last week withdrew his plan to place the Philadelphia school system under private management, canceling what would have been the largest such privatization experiment in the country.
Education
People in the News
Eve Proffitt has become the new president of Phi Delta Kappa International.
Education
Aid for Sept. 11 Fallout Addresses Varying Needs
In the days following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, the U.S. Department of Education was quick to hand out checks to the states whose schools were likely to suffer direct consequences. Now, a wide contrast in needs is apparent as districts try to sort out their immediate and long-term plans.
School & District Management
Research: Smaller Is Better
Recent studies show the benefits of intimate settings, but despite those findings, schools continue to grow. Includes a table "Recent Research on Small Schools."
Education
Retrospective
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about a Texas law cutting off state aid to children who entered the U.S. illegally; a class action lawsuit charges that schools in rural West Virginia are underfunded; a "futurist" addresses a meeting of independent schools; The Heritage Foundation grades President Reagan—he passes, but barely, and more.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about a Texas law cutting off state aid to children who entered the U.S. illegally; a class action lawsuit charges that schools in rural West Virginia are underfunded; a "futurist" addresses a meeting of independent schools; The Heritage Foundation grades President Reagan—he passes, but barely, and more.
Teaching
In San Diego, Principals' Focus Is Teaching and Learning
In San Diego, principals are required to spend two hours a day in classrooms, evaluating instruction. San Diego's efforts come as many districts seek to transform principals from building managers into master teachers.
Education
Governing Board Considers Scrapping Long-Term NAEP
The board that oversees the federal testing program has resurrected the prospect of abandoning its long-term trend assessment.
Education
News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
- Scrutiny for Safety Plans Urged
- White House Highlights Profiles in Courage
Education
Forces Target Pennsylvania School Aid Changes
A variety of factors—some simmering for years, and others mixed into the brew in recent months—are converging in Pennsylvania to raise the heat on lawmakers to reform the state's method of paying for its schools.
Education
Groups Weigh In As High Court Mulls Vouchers
A powerful lineup of advocates is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Cleveland voucher program.
Education
Children & Families
A Distorted View?
Children are the focus of only 10 percent of local television news stories, even though they make up about one-quarter of the U.S. population, according to a six-city study from Children Now, a policy and advocacy organization based in Oakland, Calif.
Education
Ohio Supreme Court Wants a Pact In Finance Case; Calls For Mediator
The highest court in Ohio has ordered both sides in the state's decade-long school finance lawsuit to agree on a settlement—and an outside mediator will be called in to provide a fresh perspective.
Education
State Journal
Illinois school officials were told earlier this month to slice at least $25 million from this year's education budget. And they already knew they had to find a new state schools chief by year's end. Time to wish upon a star? Well, sort of.
Getting Its Wish
Illinois school officials were told earlier this month to slice at least $25 million from this year's education budget. And they already knew they had to find a new state schools chief by year's end. Time to wish upon a star? Well, sort of.
Education
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
- Democrats in Congress Cite States' Fiscal Gloom
- Calif. Education Budget Cuts Eyed
- Md. to Aid Terror Victims' Children
Teaching Profession
Scholarly Citings
Weighing in at a little more than 7 pounds, the latest edition of the Handbook of Research on Teaching made its official debut last month.
Equity & Diversity
Study Links Income Boosts, Academic Success
Small increases in family income can better prepare poor children for school and help them perform at the same level as their peers who come from higher-income households, a study released last week concludes.
Education
Federal File
Federal lawmakers are hoping to create a child-friendly haven on the Web. In the process, they're generating bruised feelings about American unilateralism.
Dot-com This
Federal lawmakers are hoping to create a child-friendly haven on the Web. In the process, they're generating bruised feelings about American unilateralism.
Education
Florida Officials Set to Vote On Tougher School Ratings
Florida's system for rating its schools may get a major overhaul next month, and the proposed changes are drawing praise from educators while fueling more debate about the state's approach to education policy.
Education
Microsoft Deal Calls For $1 Billion School Effort
Microsoft Corp., which faces scores of private lawsuits for allegedly using its monopoly position to overcharge computer buyers for its software products, announced a sweeping settlement plan last week that would include the launch of a
$1 billion company-sponsored program to pour technology into needy schools.
$1 billion company-sponsored program to pour technology into needy schools.