November 8, 1989
Education Week, Vol. 09, Issue 10
Education
Despite Increase in Research Spending, Number of FederalAwards Declines
Washington--Continuing a trend documented in 1987, the number of federal awards for independent research in education declined in the past two years, as did the amount of federal resources devoted to evaluating education programs, a General Accounting Office official reported last week.
Education
Capital Digest
President Bush would accept permanent across-the-board spending reductions in defense and domestic programs rather than sign a deficit-reduction bill that does not include the capital-gains tax cut he has pushed for aggressively, White House officials said last week.
Education
Iowa Poll Spurs Guide To Pare Dropout Rate
After surveying dropouts on the reasons they left school, the Iowa education department has developed an apparently unique guide aimed at helping educators determine if their policies and practices actually encourage young people to quit.
Education
Illinois Lawmakers Pass on Proposals To Provide Property-TaxRelief
The Illinois legislature last week considered but decided not to approve a property-tax relief measure that educators charged would have eliminated a substantial portion of the new funding that school districts are set to receive under an income-tax increase passed this year.
Education
In K.C., 'Prevention Works'
Recognized as one of the few drug-education programs to undergo rigorous scientific evaluation, Project Star in the Kansas City, Mo., area has been heralded as one of the most promising efforts in the nation's war on drugs.
Education
All-Time Best-Selling Children's Books
Following are the all-time best-selling children's books in the United States, according to Publishers Weekly. The numbers of copies sold reflect domestic sales from the date of original publication through the end of 1988; books in the public domain generally are not included, the magazine says, since aggregate sales figures are unavailable.
Education
Publishing: Business Week Issues Paper on Reform
As part of a two-year initiative on education, Business Week has published a white paper by Denis P. Doyle calling on the business community to "take the reins" of school reform.
Education
Keep Small Schools 'Relevant,' Rural Educators Told
Manhattan, Kan.--At the 11th annual Rural and Small Schools Conference here last week, different speakers repeatedly delivered the same message: Rural America is changing, and so must rural education.
Special Education
Special Education Column
More than half of all states now guarantee special-education services to disabled preschoolers, according to a survey by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.
Education
State News Roundup
Chicago and 33 other Illinois school districts can sue asbestos manufacturers and suppliers for damages, the state supreme court has ruled.
Education
News Updates
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Thomas K. Gilhool's quest to become a teacher in the Philadelphia school district has been put on hold while officials investigate allegations of irregularities in the administration of the written and oral segments of the district's teaching examination. (See Education Week, Sept. 27, 1989.)
Education
House Backs 'Training' Wage, Increase in the Minimum Rate
The House last week voted overwhelmingly to raise the hourly minimum wage from $3.35 to $4.25 beginning next April and to create a "training" wage for teenagers with less than six months of work experience.
Education
District News Roundup
A series of racial incidents at a high school in Evergreen, Colo., has drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and sparked concern among students, school officials, and community residents.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
News in Brief
Wisconsin school districts would receive $43 million to help repair and replace deteriorating schools, under a plan unveiled last week by Gov. Tommy G. Thompson.
Education
Business Leaders Challenge Bush's School Priorities
Washington--In a heated exchange with President Bush's domestic policy adviser, Roger B. Porter, several prominent business leaders active in school reform took a swipe last week at the Administration's educational priorities.
Education
Federal File: Low grade; Student aid; Name change
In the current issue of the Heritage Foundation's education newsletter, the conservative think tank's education analyst gives President Bush a "C+" for his efforts in education thus far.
School Climate & Safety
Shootings Cause 11% of Youths' Deaths, Study Finds
Washington--Shootings accounted for 11 percent of all deaths among children in 1987, and the number of such deaths among teenagers is increasing, a new study has found.
Education
Idaho Board Rejects Alternate Route to Teacher Certification
Advocates of an alternate route to teacher certification in Idaho have vowed to press the issue in the legislature next year in the wake of a defeat before the state board of education.
Education
Houston Officials Develop 'Action Plan' for School AfterStudents Walk Out To Protest 'Benign
The Houston Independent School District has developed an emergency "action plan" for Stephen F. Austin High School following a walkout last month by hundreds of students at the school, which has been in turmoil since classes opened.
Education
People News
Walter H. Annenberg, the billionaire former publisher of "TV Guide" magazine and ambassador to Great Britain, recently announced plans to donate an additional $9 million to the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., the boarding school from which he graduated in 1927.
Education
Proposed Split of Federal Voc.-Ed. Funds Stirs Panel Debate
Washington--Despite vigorous lobbying by higher-education groups, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved a bill directing the bulk of federal vocational-education funds to secondary schools.
Education
Measures To Bolster Teaching Ranks Move to the Fast Track After Hearing
A Senate panel last week held the first of a planned series of hearings on proposals designed to improve teacher training and recruitment.
Education
An Architectural Gem On the Auction Block
Next week, the River Valley School District in rural southwestern Wisconsin plans to put a surplus elementary school on the auction block.
Education
Capital Digest
In an apparent setback for the child-care bill, President Bush and Congressional leaders were negotiating late last week to pass a $14-billion deficit-reduction bill that is "clean" of amendments.
Education
Report Calls for 4-Year Programs To Train Teachers
Washington--Proposals to shift teacher training to the graduate level would reinforce "the current schism between liberal and professional education" and frustrate efforts to stem teacher shortages, a new report contends.
Education
States Turn to Student Performance As New Measure of School Quality
Spurred by political and business leaders, states and the federal government are moving rapidly toward what one leading educator calls a "paradigm shift" in the way schools are judged.
Education
Setting the Record Straight
Two weeks ago, Hayao Shishino took possession of something he had been wanting for 47 years--his 1942 high-school diploma.
Education
Home Schooling Doubles in N.D. Since Deregulation
The number of North Dakota children being taught at home apparently has doubled in the seven months since the legislature loosened the state's home-schooling laws, advocates of such instruction said last week.