September 10, 2008
Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 03
Federal
Opinion
The Best of Students, the Worst of Students
"Our best students and our worst students are likely to speak English as a second language," says Joanne Jacobs.
School & District Management
News in Brief
H.S. Leader Named Principal of Year
The leader of a high school in Madison, Ga., has been named the 2009 National High School Principal of the Year. And he did it, in part, by making his school work more like elementary and middle schools.
Teaching
Opinion
It's Not What We Teach, It’s What They Learn
It’s easier to concern yourself with teaching than with learning, says Alfie Kohn.
Federal
'Diploma Mill' Issue Roils Pay Debate in New Jersey
High salaries and generous benefits for superintendents and other administrators have drawn a backlash—and new rules from the state.
Federal
Networking Teachers Coaxing Colleagues to Use Technology
The Discovery Educator Network offers hundreds of webinars, blogs, meetings, and workshops to help explain and show how various devices and applications work and ways to adapt them to the curriculum.
Federal
McCain Promises to 'Shake Up' Schools
John McCain is offering positions on educational accountability and school choice that most of his fellow Republicans are likely to support. But those ideas don’t address the sharp divisions within his party over NCLB.
School Choice & Charters
Former D.C. Catholic Schools Start New Life as Charters
Seven parochial schools in the District of Columbia have been reinvented as publicly funded charters in a move that is drawing interest from Catholic educators around the country.
Curriculum
'Paperless' Approach Catching On
Across the country, more districts are making a variety of efforts to go cold turkey, or at least cut back, on their use of paper.
School & District Management
Broad Foundation Doubles Awards Under Urban Education Prize
The award is given annually to a city school district that has made notable strides in improving achievement, especially in closing gaps among students of different racial and ethnic groups.
School & District Management
No Major Damage Reported for New Orleans Schools
Education leaders say classes may resume next week after shutdown for Hurricane Gustav.
Federal
VP Choice Backed School Funding Overhaul
In tapping Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has selected an official who has supported increased funding for schools across her rural, frontier state and voiced support for school-choice programs that appeal to many conservatives.
School Choice & Charters
GOP’s Host State Made Its Mark on Education Stage
Besides being the birthplace of the charter school movement, Minnesota has long been known for supporting its schools, although some worry that commitment may be eroding.