January 30, 2002

Education Week, Vol. 21, Issue 20
Curriculum Linking Their Thinking
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, researchers are studying ways to link new technologies to student learning.
Andrew Trotter, January 30, 2002
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Assessment Budget Makes NAEP Testing Possible for 5 Urban Districts
A sample of students in five urban districts—Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City—were scheduled to take part in a federal testing program this week, as a result of a little-noticed provision in the fiscal 2002 budget Congress approved.
Lynn Olson, January 30, 2002
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3 min read
Student Achievement School Gains Incomplete, Industry Report Finds
A report from the nation's information-technology industry pats educators on the back for raising student achievement and the availability of classroom technology over the past decade, but suggests there is much more work to be done to prepare the nation's future workforce.
January 30, 2002
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Charlotte Families Rush To Pick Their Schools For First Time
As three decades of court-ordered desegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., schools wind down, a new era of choice has begun with a bang. Nearly every family in the district is clamoring for a chance they have never had before: the chance to select which schools their children attend.
Catherine Gewertz, January 30, 2002
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5 min read
Equity & Diversity Muslim-Led Schools Say Sept. 11 Affected Charter Decision
A lawyer for a Muslim-led group of charter schools based in Fresno, Calif., is calling a decision to revoke the school's charter a reaction to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, and is seeking a court injunction that would allow the schools to continue receiving public funds.
Linda Jacobson, January 30, 2002
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3 min read
Education An 'Earmark' Sampler
The hundreds of congressional "earmarks" in the fiscal 2002 budget for the Department of Education cover a wide range of projects and programs. They are scattered across the country, and together total about $440 million, according to the department. Supporters defend such allocations as being tailored to legitimate needs; opponents dismiss them as "pork" secured without public scrutiny by well-placed lawmakers. Below is just a sampling.
January 30, 2002
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Education Holding the Purse Strings
Shown below are the members of the two congressional subcommittees with direct jurisdiction over spending for the Department of Education.
January 30, 2002
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1 min read
Early Childhood California Promotes Access To Preschool Records
Many kindergarten teachers in California are likely to get a close look at the talents and needs of some of their future students even before the youngsters set foot in their classrooms.
Linda Jacobson, January 30, 2002
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4 min read
Education State Journal

Teachers Snub Reno

When the Florida Education Association interviewed this year's candidates for governor, few thought the union would choose Tampa lawyer Bill McBride as its favorite.
January 30, 2002
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1 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion Ending Chance In Classroom Teaching
Reliability in classroom teaching plays a critical role in improving student learning and must be fostered through rigorous school-management systems, writes Leon M. Lessinger.
Leon M. Lessinger, January 30, 2002
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10 min read
Teacher Preparation Opinion Quick to Criticize, Slow to Train
No other investment in education would have as great an impact on student achievement as formal training of substitute teachers, says Geoffrey G. Smith.
Geoffrey G. Smith, January 30, 2002
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4 min read
Education Opinion Anxiety Dreams
As we move further away from Sept. 11, observes school superintendent Suzanne Tingley, a new and unexpected concern is beginning to emerge—not that everything has changed, but that, in terms of schooling our children for the future, nothing has changed.
Suzanne Tingley, January 30, 2002
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters
  • ESEA Testing Intent and Normed Exams
  • Leaving Students' Privacy Behind?
  • 'Full Funding': Doubly Defined
  • Suggested Reading on Eden Alternative
January 30, 2002
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8 min read
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