May 2, 2007
Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 35
Teaching Profession
A National Roundup
New Orleans Board Rebuffs Move to Restore Collective Bargaining
A motion to introduce the resolution in favor of bargaining by Orleans Parish school board member Cynthia Cade garnered one vote in support.
School & District Management
A National Roundup
D.C. Mayor Signs Bill on Control of City’s Public School System
Congress must still approve a change to the city’s Home Rule Charter before Mayor Adrian M. Fenty can assume full control, but the mayor pledged to move ahead immediately.
Teaching Profession
Calif. Walkout Ends in Draw
Videos posted on YouTube add a twist to the labor dispute.
School & District Management
Idling Bus Engines Eyed as Pollutants
Legislators in Vermont look to rein in diesel exhaust from school buses.
Education
Events
3-7—Arts education:International Educator Workshop, sponsored by the Lincoln Center Institute, for teachers, at the Queen’s University Faculty of Education in Ontario, Canada. Contact: Teresa Froelich, Lincoln Center Institute, 70 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023; (212) 875-5436; fax: (212) 875-5539; e-mail: tfroelich@lincolncenter.org; Web site: www.lcinstitute.org.
June
3-7—Arts education:International Educator Workshop, sponsored by the Lincoln Center Institute, for teachers, at the Queen’s University Faculty of Education in Ontario, Canada. Contact: Teresa Froelich, Lincoln Center Institute, 70 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023; (212) 875-5436; fax: (212) 875-5539; e-mail: tfroelich@lincolncenter.org; Web site: www.lcinstitute.org.
Equity & Diversity
Mental-Health Aid for Immigrant Children Lags
The Virginia Tech gunman’s immigrant background is focusing attention on what immigration workers say is a lack of services tailored to such groups.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
How Do We Care?
Bernice Lerner, director of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University’s school of education, wants teachers to care about helping students achieve what most educators strive for: a good life.
School & District Management
Study Sheds Light on Qualities of Best Training for Principals
It’s widely accepted that principals are vital to school success, but few studies have closely examined how to train effective school leaders.
Ed-Tech Policy
Opinion
Technology Can Transform Schools
There’s no doubt that American students expect to learn from technology—after all, they revel in it outside of school, writes Henry Kelly.
Federal
Math-Science Bills Advance in Congress
Separate measures are aimed at boosting American competitiveness.
Education
Report Roundup
Childhood Obesity
Access to playgrounds and athletic facilities at schools can help combat childhood obesity, says a report by the Santa Monica, Calif.-based RAND Corp.
Education
Report Roundup
Education Demoted as California Issue
A much smaller percentage of California residents see education as the most important issue in the state, compared with last year, a survey shows.
School & District Management
Gates Foundation Taps Superintendent as Education Head
Vicki L. Phillips, the superintendent of the Portland, Ore., school system, is stepping down to become the head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s education division.