June 5, 2002
Education Week, Vol. 21, Issue 39
Federal
GOP, Democrats Vie for Education Bragging Rights
With mid-term elections approaching, many Republicans are hoping to capitalize on President Bush's emphasis on education, even as Democrats appear equally determined that the issue will continue to serve them well.
Curriculum
Students Polishing Their 'Table' Talk
A discussion-based instructional method created at Phillips Exeter Academy 70 years ago is finding its way into public schools.
Education
News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
- Administration Brief Calls for Dismissal of Title IX Lawsuit
- BIA School Privatization on Hold
- Bill Seeks G-Rated Web Haven
- Fla. Board's Appeal Declined
- Service Bill Filed by Hoekstra
- Agency Fills Literacy Panel
Education
Per-Pupil Spending
A new U.S. Census Bureau report on school finance includes the state per-pupil spending rates for 1999-2000, ranked below by amount.
Education
News in Brief: A National Roundup
N.Y.C. Board Extends Schools Chancellor's Term
State-Appointed Board Takes Over N.Y. District
Chicago Officials Probe Student's Drowning Death
Baltimore Teachers' Union Chief Loses Presidency to Rival
College & Workforce Readiness
Mass. Boys' Graduation Rates Lag Behind Girls', Study Says
Male students in Massachusetts' city schools are in trouble. At least that's one general conclusion that could be drawn from a recent report that finds that boys in the state's urban school systems are significantly less likely than girls to graduate from high school and earn a college degree.
School Choice & Charters
Home School Enrollment Surge Fuels 'Cottage' Industry
Parents who choose to home school their children have a wide choice of educational materials and services targeted just at them, as curriculum providers take note of home schooling's growing popularity.
Parents who choose to home school their children have a wide choice of educational materials and services targeted just at them, as curriculum providers take note of home schooling's growing popularity.
Teaching Profession
Headmaster Leaves 45-Year Legacy of Tradition
Jack Pidgeon made some changes at the Kiski School during his 45-year tenure as headmaster, but he is proudest of what he didn't change.
Education
English-Learners & Immigrants
Mustafa Jawadi, a 17-year-old high school student from Afghanistan, is a prime example of a refugee who experienced anguish and delays in beginning his new life in the United States because of security concerns after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a refugee-advocacy group says.
Resettlement Slows
Mustafa Jawadi, a 17-year-old high school student from Afghanistan, is a prime example of a refugee who experienced anguish and delays in beginning his new life in the United States because of security concerns after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a refugee-advocacy group says.
Education
Boards, Parents Seen as Powerful
In the view of American voters, students and teachers are most responsible for the success—and failure—of individual pupils. But school boards and parents have the most power to change the public schools.
Federal
Dozen States Interested In Latitude for Federal Dollars
Twelve states have told the Department of Education they may apply for a new pilot program that would provide some extra leeway in spending federal aid.
Education Funding
Money Woes Hitting Home for Schools
Scores of districts nationwide are considering raising property taxes and studying other local revenue sources just to fill the holes left by leaner state budgets and to meet the most critical areas of their own spending plans.
Education
Corrections
A story about the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools program in the May 22, 2002, issue of Education Week ("Ed. Dept. Weighs Changing Blue Ribbon Program") misnamed a recipient of the award from a rural area outside San Diego. It was the Julian Elementary School District.
School & District Management
Long Passage
Chicago's teachers' union president wants to push the organization in new directions. Many within the membership don't want to travel those routes.
Education
Retrospective
The government estimates the country has between 15,700 and 55,600 fewer bilingual education teachers than needed; seniors graduating from high school are entering the tightest job market in a long time; children in a Pa. community are taking philosophy courses to learn reasoning; the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the Reagan administration's proposed 1983 budget a "new low"; and more.
The government estimates the country has between 15,700 and 55,600 fewer bilingual education teachers than needed; seniors graduating from high school are entering the tightest job market in a long time; children in a Pa. community are taking philosophy courses to learn reasoning; the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the Reagan administration's proposed 1983 budget a "new low"; and more.
Education
International
Teachers in Africa are dying of AIDS faster than replacements can be hired, crippling efforts to enroll all children in primary school by 2015 in some nations, a recent World Bank report warns.
AIDS Impact
Teachers in Africa are dying of AIDS faster than replacements can be hired, crippling efforts to enroll all children in primary school by 2015 in some nations, a recent World Bank report warns.
College & Workforce Readiness
Study Finds Social Barriers To Advanced Classes
Simply opening up access to honors and advanced courses is not enough to encourage substantial numbers of poor or minority students to take them, a study suggests.
Equity & Diversity
Mich. Eyes New Sports Schedules To Help Girls
A court-ordered plan to restructure Michigan's high school sports seasons so they are more equitable for female athletes is getting a cool reception—even from some of those it is intended to help.
Law & Courts
Wyo. District Sues Teacher Who Quit After Signing On
In an effort to try to hang on to its teachers, the school district in Green River, Wyo., has filed a lawsuit against a teacher who resigned before she ever started her job.
School & District Management
DOD Studying Costs Of Domestic Base Schools
Teachers and parents in a far-flung school system overseen by the Department of Defense, worried that the future of the stateside system is threatened, are fighting to preserve their schools.
Education
Federal File
He went from Texas to Washington—before the deluge of Texans now peopling the Department of Education's executive floor. Now Joseph F. Johnson, who heads the agency's centerpiece Title I program to aid needy students, is leaving the nation's capital for Ohio.
Title I Turnover
He went from Texas to Washington—before the deluge of Texans now peopling the Department of Education's executive floor. Now Joseph F. Johnson, who heads the agency's centerpiece Title I program to aid needy students, is leaving the nation's capital for Ohio.
Education
State Journal
It looks as though Missouri school districts will foot the bill for some state assessments next year. A budget shortfall in the Show Me State has prompted the legislature to cut funds for the Missouri Assessment Program from $12.8 million to $5.1 million in the coming fiscal year.
Pay Up
It looks as though Missouri school districts will foot the bill for some state assessments next year. A budget shortfall in the Show Me State has prompted the legislature to cut funds for the Missouri Assessment Program from $12.8 million to $5.1 million in the coming fiscal year.
Education Funding
States Found to Vary Widely In School Spending
New York and New Jersey spend more than twice the amount that Utah and Mississippi spend on each student in elementary and secondary schools, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Student Well-Being
Georgia Poised to Raise The Stakes on Attendance Rates
Georgia schools will soon be held accountable for more than just raising student achievement. It appears that they also will be expected to make sure students get to class.
Education
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
- Ore. Funding Questions Grow With School Aid Measure Loss
- N.C. Studies Budget-Bailout Plan
- Ohio Charter Case Goes to Judge
- Dropouts Expensive to Ariz., Study Says
- Mass. Chief Drops Transcript Addition
- Calif. Bill to Ban Indian Mascots Dies