Issues

May 16, 2007

Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 37
Education Report Roundup Pre-K Programs
Southern states may not be leaders in some education statistics, but the region is ahead of the rest of the country in providing publicly financed preschool, according to a report by the Atlanta-based Southern Education Foundation.
Linda Jacobson, May 14, 2007
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1 min read
Federal In Whole-School Reform, Staying True to Model Matters
The Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration program effectively died in 2006, but a new study offers a fitting epitaph for the program: Models matter.
Debra Viadero, May 14, 2007
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7 min read
Federal NCLB Rules on ‘Quality’ Fall Short
Even those champions of the teacher-quality provision of NCLB want it overhauled.
Bess Keller, May 14, 2007
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8 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Teaching Opinion Public Rhetoric, Public Responsibility, and The Public Schools
Current public rhetoric about public education does not serve us well, says Ellen Condliffe Lagemann.
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, May 14, 2007
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8 min read
Federal Migrant Education Program Draws Scrutiny
Proposed new rules are intended to keep closer tabs on eligibility for the federal migrant education program.
Mary Ann Zehr, May 11, 2007
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5 min read
Federal States Mull Best Way to Assess Their Students for Graduation
Most states with exit exams use a broad-based test aligned to their academic standards.
Catherine Gewertz, May 11, 2007
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8 min read
Education Report Roundup Child Abuse
Children of deployed soldiers may be at a higher risk for emotional, physical, and sexual abuse than children of soldiers who aren’t deployed, a study suggests.
May 11, 2007
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Education Report Roundup Financial Literacy
Ninety-five percent of middle and high school teachers believe financial literacy is important to teach in schools, a survey has found.
Katie Ash, May 11, 2007
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1 min read
Federal Report Roundup Television Time
Ninety percent of U.S. 2-year-olds are regular television watchers, and 40 percent of infants experience some daily screen time, according to a study published in the May edition of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Andrew Trotter, May 11, 2007
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1 min read
Education Report Roundup Data Use Improves ELL Achievement
A study of a representative sample of schools in California shows that schools where the principal and the district extensively used test data to improve instruction and student learning had the highest achievement for English-language learners.
Mary Ann Zehr, May 11, 2007
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1 min read
Education People in the News Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson has been named a senior adviser for the education division of B&D Consulting, a Washington-based consulting firm.
May 10, 2007
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1 min read
Education People in the News Margaret A. Honey
Margaret A. Honey recently started as the senior vice president of strategic initiatives and research for Wireless Generation, a New York City-based company that develops mobile technologies for use in schools.
May 10, 2007
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1 min read
Paul D. Houston
Education People in the News Paul D. Houston
Paul D. Houston plans to retire as the executive director of the Arlington, Va.-based American Association of School Administrators.
May 10, 2007
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Calif. Center Gauges Novice Teachers With Tools, Mentors
A California organization has developed a set of tools focused on what beginning teachers are learning.
Lynn Olson, May 10, 2007
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9 min read
Education Conference Focuses on 'Silent Epidemic' of Dropouts
Organizers sought to draw widespread public attention, including that of young people, to the issue.
Lesli A. Maxwell, May 10, 2007
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4 min read
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