June 19, 1996
Education Week, Vol. 15, Issue 39
Teaching Profession
Head to Head
The two presidential candidates have crisscrossed the country for months, giving speeches, handing out campaign literature, and seeking delegates who will vote for them. They've raised funds, picked up endorsements, and learned about the outside-the-Beltway issues facing the voters.
Education
Federal File
Television executives are being summoned to a White House meeting this summer to discuss the amount of educational television the networks air for children.
More Barney?
Television executives are being summoned to a White House meeting this summer to discuss the amount of educational television the networks air for children.
Families & the Community
School Opens Doors to Hispanic Community
The sun is setting on the city's Mission district as Maria Truba hesitantly pushes her baby stroller into the computer lab at Cesar Chavez Elementary School and stands patiently waiting for attention.
Education Funding
Bills To Close Funding Gap Fall by Wayside in Ill.
As it turns out, 1996 will not be remembered as the year Illinois closed its gaping disparity in school funding. But talk of a major change will generate an additional $291 million for the 1996-97 school year.
Teaching Profession
High Teacher Attrition Grabs Attention in N.C.
For school administrators in North Carolina, a recent survey of the state's new teachers brought bad news and worse news.
School Climate & Safety
L.A. Mulls Asking for Vote on $2.4 Billion Bond Issue
Los Angeles school officials are hoping to reverse years of deterioration in their aging buildings with an unprecedented $2.4 billion bond issue.
School & District Management
Gift Aims To Open College Door for Kindergartners
The State University of New York at Stony Brook is a mere 65 miles from the Washington Heights section of New York City. But to most children in the tough neighborhood, the tree-lined campus would seem light years away.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Educators Express Relief Over Ruling Rejecting Decency Act
Many educators were relieved last week by a federal court's decision that a new law restricting "indecency" on the Internet violates the constitutional guarantee of free speech.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Study Tracks Violent Deaths At School or Related Activities
Someone dies violently at a school or on a school-related outing an average of once a week in the United States, a federal report says.
School & District Management
Court Rejects Appeal in Chicago School-Council Case
Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court last week removed the final legal cloud over the landmark Illinois law that created local governing councils for each of Chicago's public schools.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week removed the final legal cloud over the landmark Illinois law that created local governing councils for each of Chicago's public schools.
Education
Cost of Teen Pregnancy Put at $7 Billion a Year
Researchers put a price tag last week on the amount society pays to deal with the problems associated with teenage pregnancy: $7 billion a year.
Education
News In Brief
The Senate this month approved two nominations by President Clinton to posts in the Department of Education.
Forgione Is Confirmed For Top NCES Post
The Senate this month approved two nominations by President Clinton to posts in the Department of Education.
Assessment
Study Assails Waste in Oversight of NAEP
Time and taxpayer dollars have been wasted because of confusion over who is really in charge of "the nation's report card," a newly completed report concludes.
School Choice & Charters
Impact of Ga. College-Aid Program Debated
When President Clinton proposed a federal college-tuition tax credit earlier this month, he spoke of making higher education affordable and accessible for all Americans. But when he pointed to Georgia's HOPE scholarships as a model, the president may have muddied his message.
Education
Minority Enrollment Rises
The American Council on Education last week released the 1995-96 "Minorities in Higher Education" report, which includes the following breakdown of increases in minority enrollment in colleges from 1993 to 1994:
Education Funding
Intense Scrutiny Taking Its Toll On the Municipal-Bond Industry
The municipal-bond industry operates at a rarefied level of finance that public school officials venture into when they need big money to build new schools.
Federal
Time Crunch Seen Threat to Spec.-Ed. Bills
After voting to block any amendments, the House last week passed a bill by voice vote that would reauthorize the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
Families & the Community
N.H. Parents Organize To Take Aim at Discipline
Nashua, N.H.
Mary Sousa and her husband, Chris, were lured here five years ago by this New England city's highly rated public schools. Now, the couple is on a crusade to make them safer.
Mary Sousa and her husband, Chris, were lured here five years ago by this New England city's highly rated public schools. Now, the couple is on a crusade to make them safer.
Education
Correction
An article in the May 29 issue of Education Week about the U.S. Department of Education's regional technical-assistance centers incorrectly identified an official at one of those centers. LaMar P. Miller is the principal investigator and a co-executive director of the New York Technical Assistance Center.
School & District Management
District Chief Is Fired After Failing Exam
The Jackson, Miss., school board voted last week to terminate
Superintendent T.C. Wallace's contract as of June 30 after the
superintendent failed one section of the National Teachers
Examination.
Education
People Column
Students at a Georgia elementary school had one person in mind when they raised more than $4,000 for the fight against cancer: their principal.
School Choice & Charters
Charter Schools Touted for 'Community Building' Role
Until now, much of the talk about charter schools has centered on their ability to free teachers and administrators from red tape.
Education
Testing Column
Getting information about the National Assessment Governing Board just got easier. The board, which sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has created a site on the Internet's World Wide Web.
School Climate & Safety
School Deaths
There were 105 school-associated deaths from 1992 to 1994, with victims ranging in age from 4 to 62. The following breakdown lists characteristics of the fatalities: