February 13, 2002

Education Week, Vol. 21, Issue 22
Education Honors & Awards

Career and Technical Education

The Association for Career and Technical Education named the winners of three national awards in career and technical education at the association's annual convention in New Orleans. The awards were co-sponsored by McDonald's Corp.
February 13, 2002
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Education Colleges

Taking Measure


Lee C. Bollinger, the president of Columbia University, told a gathering of college-admissions officers and researchers that the red- hot debate over the role of the SAT in college admissions reflects a more significant problem in higher education.
February 13, 2002
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Teaching State Board Members Must Assert Leadership on Diversity, Group Says
State school boards have a greater responsibility than ever to create school systems that value student diversity and hold all students to high standards, declares a report by a national group representing state boards.
John Gehring, February 13, 2002
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Education Federal Spending Burst Nudges Up Uncle Sam's Share
It's the conventional wisdom among lawmakers, educators, and pundits: The federal government's share of total K-12 education spending is about 7 percent. But that figure isn't exactly accurate anymore, given the large increases the federal education budget has received in recent years.
Joetta L. Sack, February 13, 2002
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Education News in Brief: A National Roundup
  • Muslim-Led School Sues
    Over Revoked Charter
  • Boston Officials Mull Notion
    Of Teachers' Giving Injections
  • Web Service Lets Students
    Report Campus Dangers
  • Study Says Youth Drug, Alcohol Use
    Triggers Reckless Sexual Behavior
  • Voters Grant Austin Schools
    Money to Remove Mold
  • N.D. Attorney General Gives
    Go-Ahead for Gym Project
  • Student to Receive $150,000
    Because of Teacher's Remark
  • Graduate to Sue Fla. District
    Over Yearbook-Picture Policy
February 13, 2002
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Education Take Note

Helping the Helpers

Just a few hours after the World Trade Center was reduced to rubble on Sept. 11, volunteer rescue worker Sarah Atlas and her search-and-rescue dog Anna, a German shepherd, began sifting through the debris to find survivors. They worked there for 10 days.
February 13, 2002
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Education The Road to Washington
Following is a timeline of major developments in the Cleveland voucher case:
February 13, 2002
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Education Funding Bush Proposal: Give Tax Credit for K-12 Tuition
President Bush is proposing to deliver through tax policy what he could not with education policy last year: a ticket to private school for students in low-performing public schools. But his plan for education tax credits will face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill.
Mark Walsh, February 13, 2002
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School Climate & Safety Razing Objections
Schools across the country are grappling with whether to renovate existing—and possibly historic—buildings, or demolish them and build anew. But historic preservationists and some architects increasingly say that schools can have both.
Joetta L. Sack, February 13, 2002
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Education Report Roundup
  • Group Cites Schools Near Toxic-Waste Sites
  • Smaller Classes
  • College Freshmen
  • Benefits of Desegregation
  • United Nations History
  • Hate Crimes
  • Technology and Curriculum
  • Reading and Writing
February 13, 2002
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Education Bush Budget: Modest Growth, Fewer Programs
The Department of Education's boom days may be coming to an end, if President Bush has his way. Includes an accompanying story, "Early-Childhood-Education Advocates Say President's Budget Fails to Meet His Rhetoric"; a chart, "Opening Bid"; and a table, "Bush Budget Scorecard."
Erik W. Robelen, February 13, 2002
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Education Early-Childhood-Education Advocates Say President's Budget Fails to Meet His Rhetoric
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush said he wanted to improve Head Start and early-childhood-development programs. But advocates for such programs serving young children say they don't see much evidence of that in the federal budget proposal the administration unveiled last week.
Linda Jacobson, February 13, 2002
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Ed-Tech Policy Technology Programs In and Out Of Ed. Dept. Take Big Hit in Budget
Initiatives intended to improve teachers' skills in the use of technology and to bridge the "digital divide" would be cut under President Bush's proposed fiscal 2003 budget.
Andrew Trotter & David J. Hoff, February 13, 2002
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Education Opening Bid
President Bush has requested $50.3 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Education for fiscal 2003 (which begins Oct. 1), an increase of $1.4 billion, or 2.8 percent. That would be less than a fifth of the 15.9 percent increase for the department approved by Congress and signed into law for the current fiscal year. This graph shows the recent appropriations for the department by fiscal year.
February 13, 2002
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Education Bush Budget Scorecard
Here are some highlights from President Bush's proposed Department of Education budget for fiscal 2003 and comparisons with current funding levels.
February 13, 2002
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Education State of the States 2002: Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah
In his drive to increase the number of charter schools in Georgia, Gov. Roy E. Barnes said in his State of the State Address last week that he wants to make it easier for parents and communities to get through the application process.
February 13, 2002
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Education State Journal

Native American First

Jack Norton III recalls a question on his 5th grade history quiz: Who discovered America? It seemed like a no-brainer. The Indians, he wrote.
February 13, 2002
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Education Law Update
  • Student Expelled for Violent Poem Loses Court Appeal
  • Broken Bones
  • Choice Ruling
February 13, 2002
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Education Correction
An article in the Feb. 6, 2002, issue of Education Week on Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Fairfax County, Va., incorrectly reported details about Louise Epstein, the parent of a 7th grader who hopes to go to the school. Ms. Epstein, who is half-white and half-Japanese, in her youth lived in a largely African-American public-housing project on Staten Island. She and other children from the New York City borough were bused for desegregation purposes to a school in a predominantly white working-class neighborhood.
February 13, 2002
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Education News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
  • Student Exposure to Drugs
    On the Rise in Nevada
  • Interim Illinois Chief Resigns
  • Pa. Eyes Tracking of Buses
  • La. Schools Get New Awards
February 13, 2002
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School Choice & Charters Cato Institute Launches New Center To Support School Choice Efforts
The Cato Institute, a Washington-based think tank that promotes limited government and the value of free markets, is looking to carve out a niche in the school choice debates with a new Center for Educational Freedom.
John Gehring, February 13, 2002
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Education Teaching & Learning
  • Access to Educators' Qualifications
    Now a Click Away in Kentucky
  • A Smaller Math Gap?
  • Literacy Revisited
  • Home Sweet Home
  • 'Teacherages'
  • Strings Attached
February 13, 2002
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Education Administrative Spending Outpaces Teacher Salaries, Mich. Study Says
In the average Michigan school district, spending rose three times faster on central-administration costs between 1997 and 2000 than it did on teachers' salaries, new data show.
Catherine Gewertz, February 13, 2002
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Suellen K. Reed
School Climate & Safety Critics Question Fairness of Ind. Graduation-Retesting Policy
Sophomores who failed Indiana's high school graduation test because of the trauma spawned by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States will get a second chance on the reading and mathematics exam next month.
David J. Hoff, February 13, 2002
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Education Study: Mexicans Likelier to Enroll If They Arrive Early in U.S.
Immigrant children from Mexico are much more likely to be enrolled in school by the time they become teenagers if they moved to the United States at roughly 10 years old or younger, according to a study conducted by a University of Washington researcher.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 13, 2002
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School Climate & Safety Teen Drug Use and Terror Linked In Television Spots
The Bush administration has launched $10 million multi-media anti-drug campaign seeking to link drug use and terrorism. Some experts say the it carries a significant risk of backfiring.
Darcia Harris Bowman, February 13, 2002
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Education Florida Breaking Down Walls Between K-12, Higher Ed.
Even here in Florida, most people don't know the state's secretary of education, Jim Horne. But they should. Hired last summer by Gov. Jeb Bush, he is the engineer behind one of the nation's most ambitious state overhauls of education.
Alan Richard, February 13, 2002
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Education Federal File

Research Research

The normally arcane topic of education research drew a hefty crowd to a meeting last week hosted by the Department of Education.
February 13, 2002
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Education News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
  • Reynolds, After Five Months,
    To Get Senate Hearing
  • Bush Education Aide Leaves White House
February 13, 2002
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