October 6, 1993
Education Week, Vol. 13, Issue 05
Education
Nation Still Falling Short of Education Goals, Report Finds
WASHINGTON--For the second year in a row, the annual report on the national education goals shows that the nation is making only "modest progress'' toward meeting those targets by 2000.
Education
School-to-Work Proposal Gets Favorable Reception On Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON--The Clinton Administration's proposed "school-to-work opportunities act'' received a warm reception on Capitol Hill last week, as committees in both the House and the Senate held their first hearings on the bill.
Education
District News Roundup
Many of the Milwaukee school system's alternative and partnership schools are a waste of the district's resources, according to a study prepared for the school board.
Education
Books: New in Print
Curriculum and Methods
Catch Them Thinking in Science: A Handbook of Classroom Strategies, by Sally Berman (I.R.I./Skylight Publishing, 200 E. Wood St., Ste. 274, Palatine, Ill. 60067; 110 pp. $15.95 paper). Suggests interactive- and cooperative-learning techniques to use in teaching students the scientific method, how to perform lab experiments, and specific science topics, such as biology, chemistry, and astronomy.
Catch Them Thinking in Science: A Handbook of Classroom Strategies, by Sally Berman (I.R.I./Skylight Publishing, 200 E. Wood St., Ste. 274, Palatine, Ill. 60067; 110 pp. $15.95 paper). Suggests interactive- and cooperative-learning techniques to use in teaching students the scientific method, how to perform lab experiments, and specific science topics, such as biology, chemistry, and astronomy.
Education
Health Column
Obesity in adolescence may have serious consequences for financial and social success in later life, especially for women, according to a study published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Education
Study Urges More Support For Women Superintendents
While there is no one reason why women leave their jobs as school district superintendents, school boards, universities, and professional organizations can build support networks to help retain women in such jobs, a new report concludes.
Education
Teachers Turning to Children's Literature To Help Teach Math
When the roll of the world's great mathematicians is called, it is doubtful that the list will feature the names of Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl, or Sharon Bell Mathis.
Education
Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Education
Capital Digest
The U.S. Department of Justice has ended a multi-year probe of higher-education financial-aid practices without bringing charges against any college or university.
Education
Nike Tournament May Cost Star Ball Players Their Eligibility
Some of the nation's top high school basketball players may have
endangered their eligibility to play this season by participating in a
competition sponsored by the Nike Corporation in Oregon last month.
Education
Federal File
A new item was added last week to the list of things you didn't see during Republican Administrations but do see now: Education Department officials attending the annual Committee for Education Funding awards dinner.
Education
News Updates
The Oregon state education board has approved a list of definitions of standards students must meet to receive a "certificate of initial mastery'' under the state's school-restructuring plan.
Education
State Journal
The Massachusetts school-reform law meant to even disparities among wealthy and poor school districts may translate into less equity for one school district that had attempted to balance local wealth on its own.
Education
Court Set To Weigh Spec.-Ed. Private-Placement Case
Elaine Carter knew something was wrong when her daughter Shannon altered a bad report card during her first year of high school.
Education
Chicago Teachers, Board Meet Again As Court Deadline Nears
As a new deadline for shutting down the Chicago school system approached, negotiators for the school board and the Chicago Teachers Union met late last week for another round of talks in Mayor Richard M. Daley's office.
Education
Vouchers' Impact On Calif. Schools Tough To Predict
The controversial school-voucher initiative on the California ballot next month could save the fiscally pressed state billions of dollars, or cost it more than $1 billion a year, according to two reports released last week.
Education
Surveys at Odds On Public's View Of School Choice
Three-quarters of the American public opposes sending children to private schools at public expense, a poll released by Phi Delta Kappa International and the Gallup Organization last week has found.
Education
Long-Lost Voucher Law Stirs Choice Movement in Ga.
Advocates of school choice in Georgia have unearthed a long-forgotten school-voucher law that they hope to revive in order to win public funding for private school tuition.
Education
Disabled Children Included In Reports on Skills Goals
All children--disabled and nondisabled--should be able by age 3 to participate in group activities and follow directions, and by age 6 to demonstrate some basic mathematical concepts and listening skills, a federally funded research center has recommended.
Education
Column One: Curriculum
The National Building Museum in Washington is offering a teaching guide to secondary school educators leading students on expeditions to the nation's capital.
Education
N.Y. Regents Decry Erosion of Public, Private Colleges
A commission appointed by the New York State Board of Regents warned
last week of a "developing crisis'' in the state's public and private
higher-education systems.
Ed-Tech Policy
Publisher Launches Computer Network for Schools
Scholastic Inc., the well-known publisher of classroom periodicals, last week launched what it says is the nation's first computer network aimed exclusively at teachers and students.
Education
Youth Group Seeks To Rid Schools of Commercial Messages
A new grassroots youth organization has formed to work to rid schools of such commercial intrusions as the daily Channel One classroom television show.
Education
State News Roundup
Gov. L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia has endorsed a proposal by the Virginia Military Institute to establish a state-funded military-training college for women.
School Climate & Safety
Federal Court Strikes Down Gun-Free School Zones Law
Congress overstepped its powers under the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause when it enacted a 1990 law that established "gun-free school zones,'' a federal appeals court has ruled.
Education
D'Nealian Handwriting Method Abandons 'Ball-and-Stick' Approach
In the old days, they called it penmanship. It was that part of the school day set aside to hone handwriting skills. For most of this century, it was pretty much the same in classrooms everywhere.
Education
First Lady Highlights Benefits of Health Reform for Children
As she launched the Administration's drive to sell its health-care-reform proposal by testifying before several Congressional committees last week, Hillary Rodham Clinton emphasized the need to provide all Americans--particularly young ones--with high-quality, affordable care.