December 4, 1996

Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 14
Education State Journal

Reinforcements


Kentucky officials are learning that under their system of handing out rewards or penalties to schools based on test-score trends, most schools are going to go up or down, not progress at a prescribed pace.
December 4, 1996
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English Learners Bilingual & Immigrant Education
A battle over academic standards--and how students who are not fully proficient in English are included in those standards--is brewing in California.
December 4, 1996
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Education Top Test Administrator Switching Sides, Joining ETS

As the Department of Education's research chief, Sharon Robinson watched almost 5 percent of her office's budget go to the Educational Testing Service to write and analyze a student-achievement test in 45 states.

David J. Hoff, December 4, 1996
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Assessment Vt. To Combine Standardized Tests With Portfolios
The state that pioneered the use of portfolios to assess student performance has decided to return standardized tests to the mix.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, December 4, 1996
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Equity & Diversity Achievement Gap Widening, Study Reports

The achievement gap between white and minority students is widening again after decades of progress, warns a comprehensive analysis of the 50 states that is scheduled to be released this week.

Lynn Olson, December 4, 1996
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Education Funding Ga. Districts To Seek Voter Approval of Sales Tax
In Henry County, Ga., a fast-growing suburban area south of Atlanta, about 2,000 new students crowd into the schools each year.
Linda Jacobson, December 4, 1996
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Education News in Brief: A Washington Roundup

Trade School Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud

The head of a national chain of computer schools has pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the Department of Education of student-aid money.

December 4, 1996
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Equity & Diversity Student Transfers Proposed in Conn. Desegregation Plan
Connecticut could wind up with one of the country's most far-reaching student-transfer programs as officials try to eliminate racial imbalances between urban schools and their suburban neighbors.
Jeff Archer, December 4, 1996
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Education Appointments

In the Districts


Larry J. Corbett, from principal, East Kentwood High School, Kentwood, Mich., to superintendent, Mason (Mich.) Public Schools.
December 4, 1996
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Education Events
A symbol (*) marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of Education Week.
December 4, 1996
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Education News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
Colorado Adopts Tuition Savings Plan; Utah Lawmakers Rethink Appointments; Virginia Plan Would Free Construction Funds
December 4, 1996
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Law & Courts Opinion In Defense of Passion
When I agreed to give a talk to my colleagues about language that creates a hostile environment for women, I expected some negative reaction, no matter what I did or didn't say. Many people have, after all, been working conscientiously to avoid discriminating speech and action, and so it's understandable that some people feel thanklessly harangued whenever they hear more about what not to do.
Patricia H. Hinchey, December 4, 1996
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Losing Wisdom In Information
Internet. The World Wide Web. Cyberspace. Computer literacy for the 21st century. Say this string of words aloud. Repeat. Repeat again. Listen to the euphonic quality of the consonance, assonance, and off-rhyme. Memorize. Make it your private mantra, or cherish it as you would your daily beads. Carry it into your classroom, into your meetings, into the polling booth, into your life. Then you are on your way along with untold others toward the altar of the great god, Technology.
Francis E. Kazemek, December 4, 1996
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School Choice & Charters Opinion Which Charters Are Smarter?
Two hostile camps dominate debate about the future of American public education. One camp seeks to reform and revitalize public schools, while the other seeks to dismantle them through tuition vouchers and privatization. Curiously, both sides agree that charter schools are a terrific idea. University of California at Los Angeles professor Amy Stuart Wells calls this the "strange bedfellows" phenomenon. What's going on?
Bob Chase, December 4, 1996
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

Headline Obscures Meaning of Supreme Court Action

December 4, 1996
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