January 17, 2001

Education Week, Vol. 20, Issue 18
Kevin P. Chavous
Special Education Report by City Leaders Criticizes D.C.'s Special Education Services
The District of Columbia's public school system still lacks adequate special education programs—and school officials haven't identified ways to fix the problem in their four-year special education plan, two elected city leaders conclude in a new report.
Lisa Fine, January 17, 2001
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Curriculum Ignoring Advisory Panel, Calif. Adopts Skills-Based Math Textbooks
The California state school board last week approved a slate of mathematics textbooks that heavily favors a skills-based approach to instruction and, for the first time, meets the state's 3-year-old math standards and the frameworks that guide curriculum in the subject.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 17, 2001
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Curriculum Immigrant Students Find U.S. Schools Less Demanding
The view that school in America is less demanding than in other countries is common among immigrant teenagers.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 17, 2001
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7 min read
Education Funding Broken College-Scholarship Promise Strands D.C. Students
For 63 teenagers in a hardscrabble stretch of Washington, Christmas was a time to lose a bit of their faith in humanity. A local businessman had inspired them since kindergarten, promising to pay for college. Six months shy of graduation, they learned his words were hollow: There was no money.
Catherine Gewertz, January 17, 2001
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4 min read
English-Language Learners New York City Modifies Bilingual Education
People on both sides of the bilingual education debate raging in New York City have forged an agreement to modify programs for students with limited English proficiency while, at the same time, keeping bilingual education programs intact.
Mary Ann Zehr, January 17, 2001
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6 min read
Education State of the States 2001: California, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming
Gov. Gray Davis of California called last week for adding six weeks to the school year for middle school students, saying the extra time for academics would help students more successfully bridge the years between elementary and high school.
January 17, 2001
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Early Childhood Ed. Dept.'s Early-Childhood Advocate Eyes Bush Agenda
Naomi Karp wants to persuade the incoming Bush administration to continue supporting what she sees as effective preschool initiatives.
Linda Jacobson, January 17, 2001
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6 min read
Standards Kansas Board Likely To Reinstate Evolution in Standards
A newly constituted Kansas state school board debated the merits of yet another set of science standards last week, this time vowing to reinstate references to evolution deleted a year and a half ago.
Julie Blair, January 17, 2001
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3 min read
Tom Smith
School & District Management Law Giving Principals New Powers Under Fire in Arizona
Some Arizona principals could gain far-reaching powers, including the ability to hire and fire teachers, under a new law that education groups are rallying to change.
Mark Stricherz, January 17, 2001
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Education News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
  • CHIP Rules Revised To Help More Children Obtain Health Insurance
  • Bush Names New Choice for Labor Post
January 17, 2001
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters Charter Schools
Too Many, Too Fast?: The Texas legislature may be headed for a showdown over the future of charter schools in the Lone Star State.
Darcia Harris Bowman, January 17, 2001
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2 min read
Special Education Opinion The Death of Special Education
Having the right to fail in regular education is no entitlement, says Laurence M. Lieberman.
Laurence M. Lieberman, January 17, 2001
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11 min read
Education Opinion Real Losses
We have diminished the prophetic religious tradition, says William A. Proefriedt, which defined schooling as an essentially moral enterprise, and substituted for it the vulgar chatter of political and educational leaders about the economic purposes of education.
William A. Proefriedt, January 17, 2001
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8 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion Still Disagreeing With Uncle Mike
Not to be swayed by either his uncle or Milton Friedman, teacher Burt Saxon believes vouchers are a bad idea. But, he writes, those who oppose vouchers have failed to correct the conditions that have given rise to their current vogue.
Burt Saxon, January 17, 2001
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7 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters
  • Colleges Have Evaded K-12 Responsibilities
  • England's Reforms: Accentuate Positive
  • Paige Commended For Security Stance
  • 'Battered Teachers': A Small Sliver of Hope
January 17, 2001
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7 min read
Gloria Cardenas Cudia
Equity & Diversity Budget Deficit Threatens Rockford, Ill., District
Looking at a budget shortfall of some $61 million over the next two years, the Rockford, Ill., school board may close schools, eliminate sports programs, and ask residents to raise property taxes to make ends meet.
Robert C. Johnston, January 17, 2001
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4 min read
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