August 29, 2012

Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 02
School & District Management Study: Vouchers Linked to College-Going for Black Students
But, for most of the students who won a tuition voucher, the New York School Choice Scholarship Fund didn't produce the same effect.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, August 28, 2012
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4 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Most Students Still Not College-Ready, ACT Report Finds
Only one-quarter of the class of 2012 that took the college-entrance exam met all the benchmarks that mark success in college.
Caralee J. Adams, August 28, 2012
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4 min read
Federal Poll Hints Tight Presidential Race on K-12
Independents favor Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama on education in the latest PDK/Gallup poll—but among all respondents, the president gets the nod.
Alyson Klein, August 28, 2012
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4 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Tobacco Use
A new report from the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the use of cigars is rising among some groups of students.
Nirvi Shah, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Discipline
Disability Rights Texas has flagged 30 districts for disproportionately using out-of-school suspensions to punish students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Student Health
Among 47 states and the District of Columbia that reported 2011-12 school vaccinations, many reported high rates of measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations among kindergartners entering school.
Nirvi Shah, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Standards
Revving up the quality of curricular standards doesn't necessarily increase overall student achievement, according to a study.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Time for Learning
Extended- and expanded-learning programs can have a positive impact on students but more research is needed to determine what and how significant those effects are.
Nora Fleming, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
International Report Roundup Global Competition
The United States' economy is weakening, and improving human capital through better education policies is a key to stemming the U.S.' decline.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management Local Foundations Shift Strategies on Schools
Philanthropies are positioning themselves to drive the conversation around school reform in their communities.
Christina A. Samuels, August 28, 2012
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6 min read
Speech-language pathologist Timothy Tipton, left, trains San Diego educators, with the use of a projector, on new techniques for identifying students in need of special education. Experts hope the new process will help reduce lopsided referral rates of English-learners to special education.
Speech-language pathologist Timothy Tipton, left, trains San Diego educators, with the use of a projector, on new techniques for identifying students in need of special education. Experts hope the new process will help reduce lopsided referral rates of English-learners to special education.
Sandy Huffaker/Education Week
Federal Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge
The difficulty of disentangling disabilities and language problems has spurred a new federal study that will explore how districts identify English-learners for special education.
Lesli A. Maxwell & Nirvi Shah, August 28, 2012
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8 min read
Volunteer Harvey Rothenberg, 88, jokes with 4th graders at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus in Sarasota, Fla., last week.
Volunteer Harvey Rothenberg, 88, jokes with 4th graders at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus in Sarasota, Fla., last week.
Chip Litherland/Education Week
Equity & Diversity In Districts Where Seniors Outnumber Children, Schools Adjust
Senior citizens now outnumber school-age children in more than 900 U.S. counties—and experts say that trend is growing.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 28, 2012
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8 min read
School Climate & Safety NSF Awards Grants for Climate-Change Education
The $33 million, multiyear grants come as climate change is identified in a draft of common standards as an important topic for students.
August 28, 2012
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4 min read
Recruitment & Retention Gallup: Student Success Linked to Positive Outlook
Roughly half of U.S. students are hopeful about their futures, while two-thirds are engaged in their learning and two-thirds have high well-being.
Liana Loewus, August 28, 2012
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Mid-Income Students Incur Higher Debt
Students from middle-class families are getting mired in more college debt than their peers from low- and high-income families, according to a paper presented last week at the American Sociological Association in Denver.
Caralee J. Adams, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief N.C. Appeals Court Upholds Pre-K Ruling
A state appeals court has upheld a lower court decision that says North Carolina cannot deny at-risk children admission to the state's prekindergarten program.
The Associated Press, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Teaching Profession News in Brief La. Supreme Court Rules for Vouchers
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state's new private-school-voucher system can go forward, denying a request to halt the program in its infancy.
Sean Cavanagh, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Data News in Brief Child-Health Issues Big Concern for Adults
Adults consider a lack of exercise to be the most pressing health problem for American youths, with childhood obesity trailing close behind, according to the sixth annual C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
Bryan Toporek, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Families & the Community News in Brief 'Parent Trigger' Row Resurfaces in Calif.
A California school board has approved a plan to restructure a school at the center of a closely watched "parent trigger" dispute, but it's not the plan that a group of parents wanted—nor the plan they say a judge ordered.
Sean Cavanagh, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Court: K.C. Transfers Violate Missouri Law
A Missouri circuit court judge has sided with three school districts that say they would suffer financial harm if students from the unaccredited Kansas City school system were allowed to transfer into their smaller, accredited districts.
Christina A. Samuels, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety News in Brief Coalition Seeks Halt to Suspension Policies
Several national groups are asking school districts to stop the practice of keeping suspended students off campus and instead to replace that form of discipline with what they consider to be "more constructive" approaches.
Nirvi Shah, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Equity & Diversity Court Rules That Ala. Can't Check Students' Immigration Status
A federal appeals court panel strikes down an Alabama immigration-law provision as unconstitutional.
Lesli A. Maxwell & Mark Walsh, August 28, 2012
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3 min read
Families & the Community Middle-Class Children Learn to Be Squeaky Wheels
Working-class parents, meanwhile, teach their children to problem-solve and avoid conflict, a new study says.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 28, 2012
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5 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Middle School Leader Gets National Award
Laurie Barron, who led a turnaround effort at Smokey Road Middle School in Newnan, Ga., has been named the 2013 MetLife/NASSP National Middle Level Principal of the Year.
Gina Cairney, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Education Funding Report Roundup Study Puts Price Tag on School Disparity
Public schools spend, on average, $334 more on white students than on nonwhite students, a new analysis of federal education data reveals.
Lesli A. Maxwell, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Private Foundation to Manage Catholic Schools
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has reached a deal to have a private foundation manage more than 20 of its schools, in what church officials in the city are calling a "first-of-its-kind" arrangement.
Sean Cavanagh, August 28, 2012
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1 min read
Gregory Taylor
Gregory Taylor
School & District Management Q&A: How Facebook Money Is Used for Newark Schools
Gregory Taylor, the president and CEO of the Foundation for Newark's Future, talks about how his foundation is managing $100 million in donations for the New Jersey school district.
Jason Tomassini, August 28, 2012
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4 min read
Standards Opinion Trimming the Cost of Common-Core Implementation
State leaders who make smart choices can shepherd standards implementation in a cost-effective manner, write Patrick J. Murphy and Elliot M. Regenstein.
Patrick J. Murphy & Elliot M. Regenstein, August 28, 2012
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5 min read
Standards Educator Cadres Formed to Support Common Assessments
Teams of educators from each state involved in the PARCC consortium will serve as "ambassadors" to teachers to prepare for the tests.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 28, 2012
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5 min read
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