June 13, 2001
Education Week, Vol. 20, Issue 40
School Climate & Safety
Out in the Cold
Alaska's struggle to define the state's role in paying for school construction is compounded by the long distances between its communities, and the drastic differences in how its people live.
States
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
- Study in Mass. Finds Payoff in Schools Sensitive to Gays
- N.J. Considers Pre-K Hiring Bonuses
- New State Board Named in Fla.
- Ky. Adopts Performance Standards
Education
Administration Eyes New Rules For Blue Ribbon Schools
The popular National Blue Ribbon Schools program run by the Department of Education will survive in its present form—but maybe for just another year.
School & District Management
City Attorney Elected Mayor Of Los Angeles
City Attorney James K. Hahn sailed to a 9-point victory over one-time teachers' union organizer Antonio Villaraigosa last week to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.
School & District Management
Leadership
Growing a Journal
Most scholarly journals can't trace their roots to a food co-op where cherries, strawberries, and lettuce were sold. But an upcoming new quarterly on school leadership does.
Markets
Houghton Mifflin Acquisition Extends Industry Trend
Mark Twain, meet Eminem and the Mummy. Houghton Mifflin Co., one of the nation's oldest independent trade and educational book publishers, is being acquired by Vivendi Universal SA, a French media conglomerate with major interests in movies, publishing, video games, and music.
Mark Twain, meet Eminem and the Mummy. Houghton Mifflin Co., one of the nation's oldest independent trade and educational book publishers, is being acquired by Vivendi Universal SA, a French media conglomerate with major interests in movies, publishing, video games, and music.
Education
Table: Franco-American Education Publisher
| Franco-American Education Publisher | |
| Houghton Mifflin | Vivendi Universal SA |
| Founded: 1832, as Ticknor & Fields | |
Budget & Finance
'Free Market' in Pa. District Wanes As Edison Buys Rival Company
With three different companies running its 10 schools, the Chester-Upland district was supposed to be Pennsylvania's one-of-a-kind laboratory for free-market competition in education.
Education
About This Series
This report concludes a two-year examination of leadership issues in education. The series was underwritten by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and in part by the Ford Foundation. Recent articles in the series include:
School Climate & Safety
Town and Country
Urban and rural communities across the country have gone to court in search of more help from their states in constructing and upgrading schools. A look at schools in Alaska and New Jersey shows why. The second of three parts. Includes:
Urban and rural communities across the country have gone to court in search of more help from their states in constructing and upgrading schools. A look at schools in Alaska and New Jersey shows why. The second of three parts. Includes: 
Federal
ESEA Bill on Track As Senate Changes Hands
Although the political shakeup in Washington may pose new challenges for President Bush's overall agenda, it seemed to have little more than a cosmetic effect last week on the Senate debate over his plans for education.
Although the political shakeup in Washington may pose new challenges for President Bush's overall agenda, it seemed to have little more than a cosmetic effect last week on the Senate debate over his plans for education.
School & District Management
Bard To Start Public 'Early College' In N.Y.C.
A New York City public high school managed by Bard College will grant graduating students an associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences, instead of a high school diploma.
School & District Management
At Delta State U., Principals Find Focus
Thanks to a determined educational administration program at Delta State University, principals in the impoverished Mississippi Delta area are learning to tackle their jobs with better preparation, stronger skills, and greater inspiration.
Thanks to a determined educational administration program at Delta State University, principals in the impoverished Mississippi Delta area are learning to tackle their jobs with better preparation, stronger skills, and greater inspiration.
States
Urban Renewal
At the ripe old age of 106, Hawthorne Elementary School is a fitting symbol of the widespread deterioration of this city's public schools.
 | Over the next decade, Newark plans to build 45 new schools and renovate all 30 others. Some see an urban renaissance. Others fear that hopes are too high. |
Education
Federal File
Moore or Less
Doling out billions in federal funding for telecommunications services in thousands of schools and libraries is nothing. Kate L. Moore will now do something really hard: ride herd on a classroom of elementary students.
Teaching Profession
N.Y.C. Principals' Union Takes Issue With Bonus Plan
Only days after New York City officials announced a merit-pay plan for top school leaders, the administrators' union is threatening to sue to stop part of it from taking effect.
School & District Management
Out-of-School Influences On Learning Debated
Sociologist James S. Coleman ignited a national debate in 1966 when he issued a landmark study concluding that differences in children's academic achievement had more to do with background characteristics, such as family wealth, than with anything that went on in schools.
Education
News in Brief: A National Roundup
- Harassment Increasing for Boys AAUW Says
- Houston Names Superintendent
- Students Charged in Bus Prank
- Two Fla. Schools' Rankings Slip
- Broward Missing Equipment
- New Orleans Sees Gains
- School Accountant Charged
Education
People in the News
The Education Commission of the States has hired Dewayne A. Matthews, the former director of programs and services for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, to be the organization's vice president for state services. Beginning this month, Mr. Matthews, 50, will coordinate efforts by the ecs to provide services and products to state education officials.
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Education
ACT vs. SAT
Some 1 million students took the ACT college-admissions test last year, compared with 1.3 million students who took the SAT test. The ACT dominates in much of the Midwest and West, while the SAT is favored by colleges and universities on the East and West coasts.
Education
Events
June 2001 | July 2001 | August 2001
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School & District Management
Rural Education
Church and School: Rural high school students who were significantly involved in church activities generally got better grades and were more popular than their less involved counterparts, say researchers who looked at 450 families in north-central Iowa.
Student Well-Being
Sports League To Reconsider School's Rejection
Officials of a Chicago athletic league for Catholic schools plan to reconsider a widely criticized vote denying membership to a predominantly black grammar school on the city's South Side.
School & District Management
Chicago Schools' Chief Executive Will Step Down
Paul G. Vallas' six-year run as the high-profile chief executive officer of the Chicago public schools ended last week with the much-anticipated announcement that he will resign.