June 3, 1992

Education Week, Vol. 11, Issue 37
Education Milestones
Sidney P. Marland Jr., who served as the top U.S. education official in the Nixon Administration, died last week at his home in Hampton, Conn. He was 77.
June 3, 1992
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Education Major Role Urged for L.A. Schools in Stopping Gangs
Improving public education is "by far the most significant'' long-term strategy Los Angeles County, Calif., can employ to fight gangs, a study by the county district attorney's office concludes.
Millicent Lawton, June 3, 1992
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Education Calif. Educators Gear Up for Bruising Budget Battle
California educators are bracing for an intense fight as lawmakers turn their attention to the state's projected budget shortfall, which forecasters say has doubled to more than $11 billion in the past few months.
Lonnie Harp, June 3, 1992
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Education Job Training Did Not Boost Youths' Earnings, Study Finds
The federal program designed to provide employment training for youths not planning to attend college and for adults who need special services appears more successful at boosting the earnings of its adult participants than those of the youths enrolled, a study has concluded.
Mark Pitsch, June 3, 1992
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Education Column One: Research
Researchers at the Educational Testing Service have developed a method of testing that allow test takers to construct their own responses while permitting the answers to be cored by computer.
Robert Rothman, June 3, 1992
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Education Child-Care Woes Called Threat to Welfare Overhaul
Glitches in federal 8.!I.d state welfare- reform policies are making it "virtually impossible" for parents to get high-quality child care while they participate in education and training programs, a study released last week by the Children's Defense Fund contends.
Deborah L. Cohen, June 3, 1992
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Education News in Brief
The Michigan House has upheld Gov. John Engler's veto of a bill that would have forced school energy- improvement contractors to pay workers union wages even for modest- scale projects.
June 3, 1992
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Education Report Documents Alexander's Business Dealings
When he was president of the University of Tennessee, U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander steered university business to political associates and an inn in which his wife held an interest, while intentionally concealing the connections, the Tennessee state comptroller has concluded.
Julie A. Miller, June 3, 1992
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Education News Updates
The State of Maryland has been accepted as a member of an international organization of government agencies concerned with school construction, Gov. William Donald Schaefer announced last week.
June 3, 1992
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Education Maryland Should Invalidate the Results Of New Testing Program, Teachers Say
A new statewide assessment administered to 170,000 Maryland students last month was so flawed that state education officials should invalidate its results, the state's largest teachers' union has urged.
Ellen Flax, June 3, 1992
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Education Parental Involvement
Nearly one-quarter of American high-school students believe that parents in their neighborhoods rarely are involved in preparing their children for school and schoolwork, a national survey concludes.
June 3, 1992
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Education Milwaukee Plan Calls for New School-Funding Formula
The Milwaukee school system would more evenly distribute its resources among schools, and less evenly distribute its black teachers, under a broad plan for change in the coming school year proposed by Superintendent of Schools Howard L. Fuller.
Peter Schmidt, June 3, 1992
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Education Urban Schooling Linked To Lower Pay in Report
Differences between urban and suburban schools are evident in the paychecks of young workers, according to researchers at Wichita State University, who say a study detected significant differences in the quality of schooling inside and outside the nation's cities.
Lonnie Harp, June 3, 1992
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Education Board Postpones Announcing Winners of New-Schools Grants
The New American Schools Development Corporation has postponed selecting the winners of its design competition to reinvent American schools until July 7.
Lynn Olson, June 3, 1992
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Education Students Read Little In or Out of School, NAEP Survey Finds
In what President Bush called ''troubling statistics," the National Assessment of Educational Progress last week reported that U.S. students do very little reading in or out of school.
Robert Rothman, June 3, 1992
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Education Bus Safety at Issue for Preschoolers and Disabled
Worried that they are placing preschoolers and disabled students in danger by transporting them on buses without proper restraints, transportation and school officials are moving to develop safety guidelines.
Peter Schmidt, June 3, 1992
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Education Opinion Watching Parents React to Test Scores
Have you ever watched the faces of a set of parents to whom you've just shown their child's standardized-test scores?
James T. English, June 3, 1992
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Education Opinion Changing the System Means Changing Ourselves
We are, perhaps, at another crest of one of the continuing waves of education reform that wash over the country. The number of reports, conferences, articles, and proposals is overwhelming. Educators are addressing important issues.
Julian Weissglass, June 3, 1992
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