December 19, 2007

Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 16
STANDING ALONE: State school board members in Texas cast aside only the 3rd grade edition of the popular series, the sole elementary text of 164 reviewed that not quite half the board gave a thumbs down.
STANDING ALONE: State school board members in Texas cast aside only the 3rd grade edition of the popular series, the sole elementary text of 164 reviewed that not quite half the board gave a thumbs down.
Curriculum Texas’ Decision to Reject Math Textbook Reflects Debate Over Teaching Methods
State officials have rejected one of the most widely used elementary textbooks in the country in that subject.
Sean Cavanagh, December 18, 2007
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6 min read
School & District Management Better Data Tracking, Expanded Pre-K at Core of Colorado School Proposal
A tight budget situation could prevent Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. from getting all his plans enacted.
Erik W. Robelen, December 18, 2007
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4 min read
School & District Management Georgia to Set Higher Bar for School Administrators
The state is requiring that school leaders complete an education specialist’s degree within five years of becoming an administrator.
Mary Ann Zehr, December 18, 2007
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5 min read
Federal Tiered Licensing Systems Being Used by States to Help Teacher Quality
As states explore how to get, keep, and improve the practice of teachers, one popular change has been to do away with lifetime licenses.
Bess Keller, December 17, 2007
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
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School & District Management Governors Cite Education Records
Despite ideological differences, three gubernatorial veterans in the 2008 presidential race share some experiences in dealing with education.
Michele McNeil, December 17, 2007
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10 min read
Federal Amid Pessimism on NCLB, Talks Continue
Some observers blame President Bush and the NEA for the lack of progress on reauthorization this year.
David J. Hoff, December 17, 2007
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4 min read
Teacher Preparation New Teachers Outdo Peers of Last Decade on Academic Scales
A new study concludes that teachers entering the profession today have higher academic qualifications than their counterparts a decade ago.
Bess Keller, December 14, 2007
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5 min read
International U.S. Middle-Grades Teachers Found Ill-Prepared in Math
The gap in teacher preparation, coupled with curricular differences, could help explain achievement disparities between American students and their peers in other industrialized nations, researchers say.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, December 14, 2007
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5 min read
Assessment Poll Raises Questions About Extent of Teen Cheating
The results of a recent online poll are raising questions about the extent of academic dishonesty among the nation’s teenagers.
Catherine Gewertz, December 13, 2007
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4 min read
Assessment Bush Signs Head Start, With Qualms
The president criticized the measure for terminating a system of tests for children in the federal preschool program.
Alyson Klein, December 13, 2007
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3 min read
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