June 24, 1998
Education Week, Vol. 17, Issue 41
Education Funding
Failed N.Y. Power Plant Fuels Budget Battles
Eight years ago, one--and perhaps only one--of 71 school districts in Suffolk County, N.Y., was sitting pretty.
Science
Taking Root
In a rising number of schools, gardens are providing students with new opportunities for hands-on learning.
Reading & Literacy
House Passes Education-Savings Bill, But Veto Promised
The House passed a compromise plan to create "education savings accounts" last week, but the measure quickly drew a renewed promise of a veto from President Clinton.
Education
State Journal
Calling his state's new school finance law "Marxism," novelist John Irving has joined a growing number of Vermonters who are speaking out against it.
The author and Act 60
Calling his state's new school finance law "Marxism," novelist John Irving has joined a growing number of Vermonters who are speaking out against it.
Ed-Tech Policy
'Selected Standards for Grades Pre-K-2
- Use input devices (e.g., mouse, keyboard, remote control) and output devices (e.g., monitor, printer) to successfully operate computers, VCRs, audiotapes, telephones, and other technologies.
Student Well-Being
Storage, Dispensing of Medication Varies, Study Says
At least once a day, Principal Stephen M. LeClair sees them--fidgeting students lined up outside the nurse's office, "yapping in the hallway," and waiting for the prescription medication they need to control the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Equity & Diversity
Legal Issues Complicate Efforts To Integrate School Staffs
Shortly after a federal judge declared this city's schools officially desegregated in 1995, the school board here sent a message to anyone wondering whether its commitment to affirmative action would outlive the court order that had held sway for the past two decades.
Special Education
Spec. Ed. Designation Varies Widely Across Country
In Compton, Calif., a Los Angeles suburb that has long been mired in poverty and poor achievement, one of every 12 students--about 8 percent--is classified for special education.
Teaching Profession
NEA Delegates Down to Final Days To Weigh Merits of Merger With AFT
For months, they've been the subject of heated debate--at state meetings, across phone and fax lines, and on World Wide Web pages.
Assessment
State Graduation Tests Raise Questions, Stakes
Throughout her four years at Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta, Tabitha Whittaker made B's and C's. She participated in the band, the chorus, and cheerleading.
Education
NSF Official Settles Suit, Retains Post
A high-ranking National Science Foundation official who oversees K-12 education grants has agreed to pay $24,900 to settle a federal civil lawsuit. The suit stems from charges that he illegally accepted speaking fees while on duty.
School & District Management
New Superintendent Brings Hopes Home to East St. Louis
Fresh leadership heading to the East St. Louis schools has restored an almost forgotten sense of optimism in the beleaguered Illinois district.
School & District Management
Opinion
Comprehensive School Reform Can Debunk Myths About Change
After more than a decade's worth of intense agonizing over what doesn't work in education, we could all be forgiven for losing heart. We have watched reform experiments soar in the ether of academic theory, only to crash in the more earthly atmosphere inhaled by real-life students in actual classrooms. We have seen schools and instruction dismantled piece by piece, rotated by degrees, then reassembled. We have downed multiple doses of education tonic, each marketed as the latest miracle cure for what ails our schools. Little has changed.
Education
Opinion
Comprehensive School Reform Will Need Comprehensive Support
As a national movement, comprehensive school reform is on the verge of unprecedented growth. With new federal aid available this summer, the number of schools reshaping themselves using campuswide models and external assistance could quadruple over the next three years.
Education
Opinion
The Evolution of 'Nerd Discipline'
As with most schools, our overall experience with computer technology, classroom applications, networks, and controlled Internet access has been positive and productive. There is, however, a small, smart, and venturesome segment of our student population whose actions sometimes make it otherwise.
Education
Letter to the Editor
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