March 26, 2008
Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 29
Federal
Program Design Called Crucial Across Array of School Choices
A new volume of research papers makes the case that innovations aimed at giving families more say in where their children go to school can be whatever their architects make of them.
Federal
Nebraska Bill Would Boost State Tests' Status
Less than a year after mandating statewide reading and math tests as an alternative to Nebraska’s unique grassroots assessments, state lawmakers are poised to neuter the district-level tests altogether.
Student Well-Being
Chicago District Ponders Residential Program for Homeless Teens
The Chicago school district is exploring the possibility of opening a residential program for homeless teenagers who attend one of its charter high schools, officials said this week.
School & District Management
Loss of Accreditation Looming in Georgia for Troubled District
The troubled Clayton County, Ga., school district is now on the brink of being the first school system in nearly four decades to lose its accreditation.
Federal
States Get Flexibility on Targets
Up to 10 states will be allowed to overhaul the way in which they spend federal K-12 funds to intervene in low-performing schools, under a pilot project.