October 30, 1996
Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 09
Ed-Tech Policy
Wider Use of Computers in Schools Brings Confusion Over Copyrights
When students working on a geography project download a colorful map from the Internet or pluck a regional folk song from a CD-ROM, can their teacher or principal be sued for breaking copyright laws?
Education
Woman in Md. Home-School Case Acquitted
A state judge in Maryland last week acquitted a woman who teaches her child at home of criminal charges filed against her for refusing to comply with home-schooling regulations.
Education Funding
Under New Budget, Charter Schools Cash In
Charter school advocates say this year's federal budget offers them something almost as important as a generous increase: a vote of confidence.
Special Education
Research Report: Special Education
A new center devoted to research by minority scholars about minority students with disabilities will delve into thorny issues such as why some minorities are overrepresented in special education.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Gifted-Education 'Elitism' Seen in Categorization
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Unqualified Teachers: A Predictable Finding
The study released last month by the National Commission on Teaching
and America's Future, aptly titled "What Matters Most: Teaching for
America's Future," reports that a significant percentage of the
nation's newly hired teachers are undertrained and ill-prepared to meet
their responsibilities ("Teaching
Focus Called the Key in Reform Push," Sept. 18, 1996.)
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
This 'Card-Carrying Liberal' Endorses School Choice
All of us, at times, find that our view on an issue puts us with
people that make us uncomfortable. For me, a card-carrying liberal
social worker, the issue that most reflects this "politics makes
strange bedfellows" scenario is school choice.