October 24, 2007
Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 09
School & District Management
Heat on L.A. Schools to Fix Payroll Errors Still Riling Teachers
Problems with the district's computerized payroll system resulted in thousands of teachers being overpaid or underpaid for the first two months of the 2007-08 school year.
School Climate & Safety
Gender Affects Response to Teacher-Student Sex
Girls often are ostracized for bringing down educators, while boys are seen as ‘lucky’.
School Climate & Safety
Sex Abuse a Shadow Over U.S. Schools
The Associated Press investigates a widespread problem in American schools: sexual misconduct by the very teachers who are supposed to be nurturing the nation’s children.
Student Well-Being
Calif. Rules Mask Details of Sex-Related Misconduct
More than 300 California educators had their teaching licenses revoked or suspended because of sex-related offenses from 2001 through 2005. But you can’t tell that from the state’s enforcement records.
Student Well-Being
Overview: How Project Unfolded
Associated Press reporters in every state and the District of Columbia worked for months to provide a national look at sexual misconduct among educators.
Federal
Bush, Democrats Face Education Spending Showdown
The administration has threatened a presidential veto of a number of appropriations bills because they contain more
money than the president requested for fiscal 2008.
Student Well-Being
Resistant Staph Germ Poses School Health Concerns
A national report indicates that infections from a virulent strain of bacterium may be more common than previously thought.
Federal
Bush Says He Would Veto NCLB Reauthorization Bill That Lacked Key Elements
This week marked the first time President Bush said he would veto a reauthorization bill that did not include the accountability rules and school choice measures that he favors.
Teaching Profession
N.Y.C. Unveils Merit-Pay Plan for Teachers in High-Need Schools
The plan would give cash bonuses to teachers at high-needs schools that raise student test scores.
Law & Courts
‘Moment-of-Silence’ Generates Loud Debate in Illinois
Public schools in Illinois are grappling with how to go about providing a moment of silence for students each day, after the state legislature this month overrode the governor’s veto of the requirement.
Federal
California Offers Long-Term Help on Exit Exams
Districts will be eligible to receive a share of more than $70 million for supplemental instruction and counseling services targeting students who have not passed the state’s high school exit exam.