March 8, 2000

Education Week, Vol. 19, Issue 26
School & District Management State Ferries’ Budget Problems Worry Island Schools
For the past 13 years that he has worked in the Vashon Island school district in Washington state, Monte L. Bridges has taken a ferry to work.
Mark Jennings, March 8, 2000
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Glenn W.
Education News in Brief: A National Roundup
  • Pa. District To Post Religious Documents
  • Cleanup Proves Costly in Wash.
  • Alleged Hazing Leads to Charges
  • Fla. Checking Calculator Glitch
  • Drawings in Ill. Test Questioned
  • Youth Imprisonment on the Rise
  • Mass. Cites Testing Irregularities
March 8, 2000
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Education Take Note

Real-world reading

Although it may not be obvious from its title, No Books Day 2000 was intended to encourage children to read more.
March 8, 2000
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1 min read
Equity & Diversity Fired Beverly Hills Superintendent Claims Anti-Gay Bias
In a lawsuit believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, the former superintendent of the Beverly Hills, Calif., schools claims that the district accused him of financial wrongdoing to justify firing him and to cover up the real reason for his dismissal: He is gay.
Catherine Gewertz, March 8, 2000
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Curriculum State Capitals Stirred By Evolution
The Kansas board of education guaranteed that the battle over teaching evolution ended the 20th century with a bang.

David J. Hoff, March 8, 2000
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8 min read
Eugene Paslov
Assessment States Face Limited Choices In Assessment Market
At a time when state officials are under increasing pressure to implement high-stakes assessments, they turn to the same pool of testing contractors—regardless of some embarrassing glitches—because of the dominance of a few large companies.
Ulrich Boser, March 8, 2000
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8 min read
Thomas W. Payzant
Education Teaching & Learning
  • Boston To Revamp Staff Development
  • Framing Math
  • African 'Blackboard'
  • Award-Winning Lessons
  • Sounding Off for Music
March 8, 2000
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5 min read
Federal Ed. Dept. Issues Rules on Using Title I Funds To Improve Schools
The Department of Education has issued guidance to help districts use $134 million in new Title I funds designated for turning around failing schools.
Joetta L. Sack, March 8, 2000
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3 min read
Education Funding Gates Gift Builds on ‘Excellence,’ Tech Access
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation unveiled a $350 million gift last week to finance four initiatives over three years to improve K-12 public and private schools nationally, with a special focus on Washington state.
Julie Blair, March 8, 2000
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Teacher Preparation Opinion Teacher Education's Empty Suit
Kevin Ryan and Karen Bohlin maintain that targeted preparation on character development and the teaching of core ethical values is missing from teacher education.
Kevin Ryan & Karen Bohlin, March 8, 2000
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9 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion An Overnight Solution
Would residential charter schools counter urban underachievement?
Carole Boston Weatherford, March 8, 2000
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters
  • Public Schools and 'Distinctive Choices'
  • Vouchers Fragment School Populations
  • Foreign Languages: Fearing a Cutback
  • Educating Teachers: 'Sweeping Judgments and Generalizations'
March 8, 2000
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