October 19, 1988

Education Week, Vol. 08, Issue 07
Education Drug and Tax Bills Force Congress To Extend Session Another Week
The 100th Congress planned to remain in session into this week in an attempt to complete action on an omnibus anti-drug bill that is likely to contain new education programs and could also carry a controversial provision barring drug offenders from receiving student aid.
Julie A. Miller & Nancy Mathis, October 19, 1988
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Education E.D. Plans To Mail 80,000 Copies Of 10 Anti-Drug Films to Schools
The Education Department plans to mail nearly 80,000 videotaped copies of 10 short films aimed at curbing drug abuse by students to schools this month.
October 19, 1988
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Education Dukakis Unveils $420-Million Proposal for Sciences
Gov. Michael S. Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic Presidential nominee, last week proposed a $420-million science-and-technology effort that includes two separate programs to improve science teaching.

The Governor unveiled his invest proposal, which stands for "Investment in Education, Science, and Technology," with a promise to "make the United States number one again."

October 19, 1988
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Education News in Brief: California Governor Vetoes Driver's License Measure; Ohio Panel Eyes Evidence Of Trade-School Fraud

Gov. George Deukmejian of California has vetoed a proposed measure linking driver's licenses to school attendance, contending that it would usurp the authority of parents.
October 19, 1988
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Education Economic Shifts, Federal Aid Cuts Could Imperil States, Study Finds
State governments are holding the line financially, but sudden shifts in the economy or reductions in federal spending could place many in a precarious position, a new study concludes.
Tom Mirga, October 19, 1988
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Education Study Urges Dropout-Prevention Efforts in Middle Grades
Efforts to keep children from dropping out of school must begin in the middle grades, a new report advises, and should include school-based reforms that enhance achievement, promote self-esteem, and provide personalized, rather than punitive, discipline.

The report, prepared by the Massachusetts Advocacy Center and the Center for Early Adolescence at the University of North Carolina, attempts to merge what its authors say have until now been two mutually exclusive areas of research: effective middle-school practice and dropout prevention.

October 19, 1988
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Education People News
Speaking this month to a group of nationally recognized teachers and principals, U.S. Secretary of Labor Ann McLaughlin criticized the combative nature of labor-management relations within the nation's schools and urged educators to emulate the more cooperative relationships that have been forged in the private sector.

"The last area of really adversarial relations between labor and management is within our school systems," Ms. McLaughlin told a symposium in Key Biscayne, Fla.

October 19, 1988
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Education Suicide-Prevention Efforts Are Questioned
Oak Brook, Ill.--School suicide-prevention programs may be doing mentally-ill teenagers more harm than good, according to a national expert on trends in youth suicide.
Ellen Flax, October 19, 1988
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Education Little Rock Drops 'Controlled Choice' Desegregation Plan
After operating for little more than a year under a controversial desegregation plan, the Little Rock school board has unveiled yet another student-assignment plan that it hopes to implement next fall.
William Snider, October 19, 1988
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Education District News Roundup
The Jefferson County school district, the largest in Colorado, is considering whether to cut more than 500 jobs next year.

The cuts are needed to provide the funding for a 2 percent pay raise for teachers, according to a spokesman for the district.

October 19, 1988
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Education Court's Ruling Seen Spurning Settlement of Asbestos Claims
More than 6,000 public and private schools will benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this month not to review the financial reorganization plan of the Johns-Manville Corporation, a former asbestos manufacturer.
Ellen Flax, October 19, 1988
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Education Opinion The Value of Teaching Experience for Principals
New Jersey recently became the first state to remove prior teaching experience as a qualification for becoming a principal. Advocates of the new policy--which only requires new principals with little or no teaching experience to teach one class a day during a one- to two-year residency period--hope this change will enlarge the pool of able candidates.
James W. Guthrie, October 19, 1988
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor
In the controversy over the National Diffusion Network's "Facing History and Ourselves" program ("Bias Charged in Denial of History Course," Sept. 14, 1988), supporters of the curriculum accuse Shirley Curry, who oversees the program, of bias in denying funds for the course.

As a former junior-high social-studies and history teacher, I consider "Facing History" a poorly conceived curriculum. It teaches little history and uses the horrors of the Holocaust as an entree to issues of nuclear armament and other political and social controversies.

October 19, 1988
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