August 4, 1993

Education Week, Vol. 12, Issue 40
Education Hearings Explore Federal Role in Finance Equity
A Senate panel last week dipped its toe in the politically treacherous waters of state school-finance equity, an issue that could make waves during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Mark Pitsch, August 4, 1993
•
1 min read
Education Teachers in U.S. Found To Clock More Class Time
Teachers in the United States typically teach longer hours and more classes than do their peers in other economically advanced countries, a study concludes.
Ann Bradley, August 4, 1993
•
3 min read
Education House Panel Approves Reorganization of O.E.R.I.
The House Education and Labor Committee last week unanimously agreed to reorganize the Education Department's research branch, but there is still some doubt whether the Clinton Administration will go along with the plan.
Julie A. Miller, August 4, 1993
•
2 min read
Education Goals Panel Pushes NAEP-Like Test for College Graduates
The National Education Goals Panel last week recommended the development of a national assessment to test the skills of college graduates.
Debra Viadero, August 4, 1993
•
3 min read
Education Elders Explains Views on Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, Disease
The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee voted 13-4 last week to approve the nomination of Dr. Joycelyn Elders to be Surgeon General.
Jessica Portner, August 4, 1993
•
3 min read
Education E.S.E.A. Plan Would Retool Chapter 1, Eliminate Block Grant
The Clinton Administration plans to call for major changes in the Chapter 1 remedial-education program and elimination of the Chapter 2 block grant when it unveils its proposal for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Julie A. Miller, August 4, 1993
•
8 min read
Education Drug Cuts Passed by House 'Shock' Prevention Advocates
When the House voted last month--with the apparent acquiescence of the Clinton Administration--to slash $231 million from drug-treatment and -education programs, supporters of the programs were incensed.
Jessica Portner, August 4, 1993
•
5 min read
Education E.D. Ordered To Release Papers in Special-Ed. Case
In a decision that could increase the public's access to information about how states comply with federal laws, a federal judge here has ordered the Education Department to release documents from its 1986 review of Maryland's special-education programs.
Debra Viadero, August 4, 1993
•
2 min read
Education Lawmakers Back Off Direct Student-Loan Proposal
In a major concession and a setback for one of President Clinton's priorities, House negotiators late last week backed off from their insistence that the federal government replace the current student-loan program with one in which the government makes loans directly to students via institutions.
Mark Pitsch, August 4, 1993
•
3 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
In a "Letter From a Special-Education Parent: Separate Is Not Equal,'' (Commentary, June 23, 1993), David Krantz bitterly attacks current special-education practices in his response to my co-authored article, "The Dumbing of Special Education'' (Commentary, May 26, 1993).
August 4, 1993
•
17 min read
Education Opinion Malaise and America's Schools
One of these days, somebody is going to run for local office in this country on the basis of an education-reform idea so dramatic that everyone would have to pay attention to it.
Alan Ehrenhalt, August 4, 1993
•
7 min read
Education Opinion Renewing Our Delight
Another excellent teacher, a good friend and colleague of many years, is leaving the profession.
Perry Oldham, August 4, 1993
•
4 min read
Education Opinion 'How Is My Child Doing?'
One of the most destructive things a parent can do is compare one child with another.
Samuel J. Meisels, August 4, 1993
•
5 min read
Load More ▼