November 14, 2001
Education Week, Vol. 21, Issue 11
Education
Events
November 2001 | December 2001 | January
** marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of Education Week.
Standards & Accountability
Group to Take Texas Reform Tools Nationwide
Just for the Kids Inc., a Texas group, is launching an effort to review test scores, identify schools that do not meet expectations, and show troubled schools practices that work elsewhere.
Professional Development
Opinion
Lessons From a Fish Market
The Seattle fish market is showing up in school districts in the form of a 17-minute video. Deanna Burney tells why.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
Shortcuts to the Classroom
More states are turning to quick-fix programs to get more teachers into classrooms. But they're missing the crux of the problem and often doing more harm than good, says David Haselkorn, president of Recruiting New Teachers Inc.
Assessment
Opinion
Multiple Measures?
"Multiple measures" has become almost a mantra in discussions about how to improve state assessments, but there is no consensus on what it means, says S. Paul Reville. He proposes a set of criteria as a starting point.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters
- Assessment Panel: Checking the Facts
- Praise for 'Eloquent Argument' on Tests
- Good Alternatives to 'Pledge' Abound
- Scholars Need Help in Taking Criticism
- 'Teach a Little History' With the Democracy
- Quaker Schools Offer Young 'Another Way'
- Responses to a Call for Hard Questions
- E-Learning Is More Than Simply an Aid
- Nurturing Leaders:
'Accentuate the Positive' and Update Programs
Law & Courts
Court to Look at Drug Testing Of Nonathletes
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to review an Oklahoma district's policy of random testing of not just athletes but also students involved in other interscholastic activities, such as cheerleading, band, and the Future Farmers of America.
Education
Corrections
In the "People in the News" column in the Nov. 7, 2001, [print] issue of Education Week, a photo of Gregory C. Malhoit, the director of the Rural Education Finance Center, was incorrectly identified as James W. Kohlmoos, the president of the National Education Knowledge Industry Association.