May 23, 2007
Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 38
School & District Management
Scholarship's Political Punch Examined
Policymakers and educators are urged to become better ‘consumers’ of knowledge born from studies in education research.
School Climate & Safety
Headache Night
The excesses of prom season require principals to play the roles of police, fashion arbiters, and even parents. Striking a balance between creating fun and ensuring safety is tough
Classroom Technology
Cheap Laptops Getting Tryouts in Small Pilot Projects
Critics argue that nations would be better off spending their money on teachers, classrooms, and textbooks.
Education
Opinion
Fund Preschool Where It’s Needed Most
Why is there a lag in preschool availability in our wealthy United States?, wonders public school tutor Vicky Schippers.
Education Funding
Fiscal Chill Puts Squeeze on Several States
The financial squeeze is tightest in Michigan, where public schools face significant cuts.
Education
Report Roundup
D.C. Vouchers
A federally funded school choice scholarship program in the District of Columbia encourages greater parental involvement in their children's education, concludes a study by the Washington-based School Choice Demonstration Project.
Teaching Profession
Report Roundup
Teacher Training
Teacher education in community colleges should be viewed as a four-year process that combines content and pedagogical training over that time, says a report.
Education
Report Roundup
Early-Childhood Education
State-by-state information on policies that promote healthy development and school readiness for young children is now available in a report from the New York City-based National Center for Children in Poverty.
Education
Report Roundup
School Choice
Schools of choice often do a better job of boosting civic values among their students than assigned public schools, according to a study published in the Summer 2007 issue of Education Next.
Education
Report Roundup
Core Curriculum Seen Falling Short
Three-fourths of students who take a standard core curriculum in high school will graduate unprepared for college, concludes a study by the Iowa City, Iowa-based act Inc.
Education
People in the News
Fadhilika Atiba-Weza
Fadhilika Atiba-Weza has been named the superintendent for the 4,300-student Enlarged City School District of Troy, N.Y.
Education
People in the News
Walter F. Mondale
Walter F. Mondale has stepped down as the chairman of the board for the Secaucus, N.J.-based Panasonic Foundation, which aims to improve education for children in poverty.
Assessment
Opinion
Assessment in the Age of Innovation
The information-based economy calls for substantially new forms of assessment, and therein lies a major hurdle for American schools.
Families & the Community
N.C. District Polling Parents on Year-Round Schools
The 128,000-student district, which includes the city of Raleigh, is worried it won't have enough seats for all its students.
Federal
Miller Signals Support for Change on NCLB
Twenty-five House members formally presented their ideas for revising the law to senior members of the Education and Labor Committee.