Issues

March 11, 2009

Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 24
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School & District Management 9th Grade, By the Numbers
With an eye on key statistics, educators work to keep students on a path to graduation.
Catherine Gewertz, March 10, 2009
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10 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Community College Transfers

"Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies: Looking Beneath the Surface"

Catherine Gewertz, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Education Report Roundup Middle Schools
Research reviews of two middle school programs that were released last week by the federal What Works Clearinghouse found mixed results.
Dakarai I. Aarons, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
English-Language Learners Report Roundup Research Report: English-Language Learners
How students score in reading and writing on an English-language-proficiency test is a good indicator of how they will score on the reading, writing, and mathematics tests that their states give to all students.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Education Report Roundup Dropping Lead Levels
Far fewer children in the United States have high lead levels than 20 years ago, reports new federal research.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup The Power of Gestures

"Gesturing Gives Children New Ideas About Math"

Sean Cavanagh, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Teacher Sex With Teenage Students Would be Felony Under S.C. Bill
South Carolina teachers who have sex with students 16 and older could be sent to prison for up to five years, under a bill that won initial approval from state lawmakers.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Texas Board Halts Guarantees of Bonds
The Texas state board of education said last week the continuing economic downturn is causing it to halt the school bond-guarantee program until at least September.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Education News in Brief N.Y. Governor Offers College Aid to Dependents of Crash Victims
New York Gov. David Paterson says the state is willing to pay for college for the children and other dependents of the 50 people killed when a commuter plane crashed near Buffalo.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief High Court Rejects Prayer Appeal
Coach Marcus Borden used to bow his head and drop to one knee when his football team prayed. But the U.S. Supreme Court ended that tradition last week when it refused to hear the high school coach’s appeal of a school district ban on employees joining a student-led prayer.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Hawaii Teachers' Union Shuts Down 'Mismanaged' Benefits Subsidiary
The union that represents Hawaii's public school teachers says a subsidiary corporation that had been "grossly mismanaged" has been shut down.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief N.C. School Governance Changes With Dual Role for Appointed CEO
Gov. Beverly Perdue's choice to lead North Carolina's public school system has a second title after being elected chairman of the state board of education.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Student Armband Protest
The U.S. Supreme Court last week refused to hear the appeal of an Arkansas school district over students’ black-armband protests against a school uniform policy.
Mark Walsh, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Pa. School Boards, State Reach Compromise on Graduation Tests
Pennsylvania school boards would relinquish some control over locally designed graduation tests, under a compromise with state education officials that was announced last week.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Lynn, Mass., Schools Exchange Layoffs for Unpaid Work Day
A Massachusetts city has rescinded school layoffs after its teachers’ union voted to work one day without pay.
The Associated Press, March 10, 2009
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1 min read
Federal Pots of Education Stimulus Cash May be Found in Unlikely Spots
Some are "in line like Baskin-Robbins to collect this money," one school budget official says—and not just from the usual funding sources.
Michele McNeil, March 10, 2009
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4 min read
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Federal Debate Brews on Federal Aid for Florida Schools
The governor says the economic recovery package offers badly needed relief, but others warn deeper fiscal changes are needed.
Erik W. Robelen, March 10, 2009
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2 min read
Federal Stimulus Aid: More Questions—and Answers
Education Week's Alyson Klein and Michele McNeil continue gathering answers to questions on the $115 billion in education aid under the recent economic-stimulus package.
Alyson Klein & Michele McNeil, March 10, 2009
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3 min read
Teaching 'Depth' Matters in High School Science Studies
High schoolers who focus more intensely on core science topics fare better in beginning college science than those who delve a bit into a longer list of topics, a study found.
Sean Cavanagh, March 10, 2009
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6 min read
Federal Maryland Tackles Ways to Tap Into 'Heritage' Languages
While other states have enacted policies to discourage students from building on their native-language skills, Maryland has completed an audit of the opportunities the state has to leverage the "heritage language" skills of its residents.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 10, 2009
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Photo Gallery: 9th Grade, By the Numbers
With an eye on key statistics, educators work to keep students on a path to graduation. Photos by John Zich for Education Week.
Christopher Powers, March 10, 2009
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Equity & Diversity President Envisions Anti-Poverty Efforts Like Harlem's 'Zone'
Proposed 2010 budget would fund 'Promise Neighborhoods' to address poverty.
Dakarai I. Aarons, March 10, 2009
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4 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Out-of-School Factors Seen as Key
A new report makes a case for paying more attention to the critical role that out-of-school factors—such as inadequate health care, food insecurity, or environmental pollutants—have on children's school success.
Debra Viadero, March 10, 2009
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2 min read
Federal Effect of Stimulus on NCLB Renewal Mulled
A top lawmaker says the funding infusion may boost the Obama administration’s credibility with educators and the public.
Alyson Klein, March 9, 2009
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6 min read
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Federal Great Depression a Timely Class Topic
Because of the parallels teachers are able to draw between the current economic crisis and the Depression, students can see history is relevant.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 9, 2009
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6 min read
Budget & Finance Market Thaws Some For Districts' Bonds
When voters in the Salem-Keizer school district in Oregon approved $242.1 million for school construction bonds in November, the market for such bonds was difficult for school districts to navigate.
David J. Hoff, March 9, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management Oregon Teachers Scrap for Snacks
Lawmakers are weighing whether to exempt teachers from a rule banning junk food in in school vending machines.
The Associated Press, March 9, 2009
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1 min read
Assessment Opinion Purpose and Performance in Teacher Performance Pay
“How about defining student and teacher performance based on what parents and citizens actually want for their children—all of the goals, not just one,” suggests Donald B. Gratz.
Donald B. Gratz, March 9, 2009
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6 min read
Federal Opinion Stimulating a Race to the Top
"Even big-ticket bribes aren’t likely to do the trick if these same states still face perverse incentives under No Child Left Behind," write Chester E. Finn Jr. & Michael J. Petrilli.
Chester E. Finn Jr. & Michael J. Petrilli, March 9, 2009
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3 min read
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