April 11, 2001

Education Week, Vol. 20, Issue 30
School Choice & Charters Senate Deal Would Allow Vouchers For Tutors
Key senators and the White House have negotiated a tentative agreement on an education bill that, while it excludes a White House proposal to spend public money on private schools, would allow students in persistently failing schools to take federal dollars for private tutoring.
Erik W. Robelen, April 11, 2001
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School & District Management In Big-City School, Books Take Back Seat
The students scheduled to give persuasive speeches in Erva Curtiss' 9th grade English class were acting as if they'd rather be at the dentist than speak in front of their peers.
Robert C. Johnston, April 11, 2001
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Education Texas Districts Merge Health Plans
Hoping to drive down their insurance costs, the two largest school districts in Texas have formed a partnership to seek out health-care coverage for their 47,000 employees.
Robert C. Johnston, April 11, 2001
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School Choice & Charters School Choice Groups Team Up
The Goldwater Institute and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, two state-based think tanks that share similar agendas, announced plans last week to join forces on education issues.
Debra Viadero, April 11, 2001
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School Choice & Charters Chile's Longtime Voucher Plan Provides No Pat Answers
The father of the world's most ambitious school voucher program doesn't get a lot of mention from proponents of such arrangements. He's Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the Army general who hijacked Chilean democracy in 1973 and may yet stand trial for political crimes.
Bess Keller, April 11, 2001
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7 min read
Education New York City Votes Are a Blow to Edison
The overwhelming failure of a plan to turn five New York City public schools over to private management has left Edison Schools Inc. licking its wounds and city officials bickering over tactics.
Mark Walsh, April 11, 2001
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5 min read
Teaching Profession Union-Backed Candidates Win Milwaukee Board Seats
In a marked turnabout of public opinion last week, Milwaukee voters ousted the school board president, while voting in a pair of new board members and re-electing two incumbents backed by the teachers' group.
Robert C. Johnston, April 11, 2001
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School & District Management Getting Serious About High School
When Rachael Oberdalhoff thinks of her high school years, she remembers crowded hallways, inaccessible guidance counselors, "gut" courses on floral design and marriage, and the social life. Especially the social life.
Debra Viadero, April 11, 2001
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Education A Widening Gap

Below are the point changes in the gap between top- and bottom-quartile scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for 4th grade reading, 1992-1998. The numbers shown in red indicate statistically significant changes. Down arrows represent widening gaps.

April 11, 2001
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Education Organizations Working on Ways To Improve American High Schools
Organizations working on ways to improve American high schools include:
April 11, 2001
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters
  • Title II: Sorting Out Teacher Diversity
  • Superintendents Are Central to Change
  • 'Locating Difficulty'Is Part of Teaching
  • District 2 Critique: No Ideology Involved
  • Parents' Extra Costs
  • High School and the SAT
April 11, 2001
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Whatever It Takes 2 Motivate 2-Daze Youth
Why would the president of a prestigious black boarding school make a rap CD? Charles Beady explains.
Charles Beady, April 11, 2001
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Education Opinion Letters
With University of California President Richard C. Atkinson's proposal to drop the sat as an entrance requirement to that system's campuses ("Uc President Pitches Plan To End Use of sat in Admissions," Feb 28, 2001), it may be time to delve further into the impact of having college acceptance as the purpose of our high schools.
April 11, 2001
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Education Opinion Should States Subsidize National Certification?
Michael Podgursky argues that national board certification for teachers is of dubious value and should be put to the 'market test.'
Michael Podgursky, April 11, 2001
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Standards & Accountability Opinion A Critical Fork in the Road
To create better incentives for meaningful learning and teaching, say Tony Wagner and Tom Vander Ark, we need a fundamentally different system of accountability.
Tony Wagner & Tom Vander Ark, April 11, 2001
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8 min read
Education Corrections
An article in the April 4, 2001, issue of Education Week about a Washington conference organized by the Center for Education Reform ("Activists Trade Tales From Charter Wars") understated the number of participants at the conference. The center reports that more than 100 people attended. The conference took place on March 28.
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