January 30, 2008

Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 21
Equity & Diversity News in Brief Acting Director Promoted to Lead Federal Office for Indian Education
Margaret Spellings has tapped Cathie Carothers to be the director of the Indian education office within the U.S. Department of Education’s office of elementary and secondary education.
Alyson Klein, January 29, 2008
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Mica Pollock, an associate professor of education at Harvard University, is the editor of a forthcoming volume of essays on race in schools.
Mica Pollock, an associate professor of education at Harvard University, is the editor of a forthcoming volume of essays on race in schools.
Courtesy of Rose Lincoln/Harvard University News Office
Federal Teachers Advised to ‘Get Real’ on Race
In an era when the U.S. Supreme Court is putting sharp limits on race-conscious student-assignment policies, the guidance from an upcoming book is bound to draw detractors.
Debra Viadero, January 29, 2008
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Assessment News in Brief Baltimore Schools to Pay Students for Gains on State Graduation Test
Students in Baltimore’s high schools will get a cash incentive to boost their scores on the state graduation exams.
The Associated Press, January 29, 2008
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School & District Management News in Brief Oklahoma City Chief, Board Chairman Quit
The school board accepted the resignation of suspended Superintendent John Q. Porter last week in an agreement in which board Chairman Cliff Hudson also resigned.
Katie Ash & The Associated Press, January 29, 2008
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Curriculum News in Brief Coalition Calls for Opening Access to Publicly Funded School Materials
Releasing educational materials into the “open education” arena would give students, regardless of income level or geographic location, access to valuable curricula, and help educators continually improve and update learning materials, advocates say.
Katie Ash, January 29, 2008
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Curriculum Opinion Why Arts Education Matters
Stephanie Perrin lauds the quality of the intellectual, spiritual, cultural, and professional skills developed by an education in and through the arts.
Stephanie Perrin, January 29, 2008
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Special Education Some States Shift IEP Burden of Proof to School Districts
The move is considered a success by those interested in chipping away at the public-policy change made by a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue.
Christina A. Samuels, January 28, 2008
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School Choice & Charters Study: Milwaukee Voucher Students Have Diploma Edge
A new study contends that the city's private-school-voucher program produces high school graduates at significantly higher rates than those who attend regular secondary schools
Catherine Gewertz, January 28, 2008
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Federal Teachers' Unions Take Own Path on Election
The National Education Association is ready to spend $40 million this election year. But it isn’t ready to endorse a candidate for president.
David J. Hoff, January 28, 2008
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Standards & Accountability Iowa Moves on Content Standards for Core Subjects
State education officials are working on a model curriculum for K-8 as required by legislation adopted last year that set state standards in core subjects.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 25, 2008
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Families & the Community Attendance Effort May Use Parents
Georgia's governor wants to add parental aides to his anti-dropout initiative.
Linda Jacobson, January 25, 2008
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Sparring Continues Over NCLB Legal Ruling
A court ruling that revived a major legal challenge to the No Child Left Behind Act is drawing sharply differing interpretations from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and advocates for states and school districts.
David J. Hoff & Mark Walsh, January 24, 2008
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Student Well-Being & Movement Justices Mulling Fewer Education Cases This Term
This term will be substantially less momentous for education than the court’s 2006-07 term.
Mark Walsh, January 24, 2008
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Curriculum Arts Education Touted as Key to U.S. Innovation Agenda
A majority of U.S. voters agree that building students’ imaginations is as important as teaching them the academic basics, a poll found.
Andrew Trotter, January 24, 2008
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Teaching Profession N.Y.C. Schools Collecting Pupil Test Data on Teachers
New York City is collecting data to measure the performance of 2,500 teachers based on how well their students perform on tests, but the experiment is under fire from the local teachers’ union.
Vaishali Honawar, January 24, 2008
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