September 17, 2008

Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 04
Federal Fact Check: Obama Ad: ‘What Kind’
An Education Week analysis of the campaign ads of Sen. Barack Obama.
Alyson Klein, September 15, 2008
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4 min read
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Federal McCain, Obama Spar on Education
The campaigns of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama have engaged in a sharp and testy exchange on education, making the topic the center of debate for the first time since the long race for the presidency began.
David J. Hoff, September 15, 2008
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9 min read
Student Achievement New Kentucky Vow: Top 20 or Bust!
Kentucky isn’t shooting to be No. 1 in education—or even in the Top 10—but for a state that consistently ranked near the bottom in almost all public school metrics nearly two decades ago, officials would see reaching the Top 20 as a considerable improvement.
Michele McNeil, September 15, 2008
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1 min read
Federal Federal File Spellings Creates Education Index
The latest unemployment rates, inflation rates, and other economic indicators are staples of TV and radio newscasts.
David J. Hoff, September 15, 2008
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1 min read
Federal New TEACH Grants May Come at a Price For Many Recipients
This fall, hundreds of teacher candidates will undergo their training with the backing of federal dollars from a new scholarship program that will be a boon to some and a burden to others.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 15, 2008
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7 min read
Special Education In Advocacy Realm, Specific Disabilities Gain in Prominence
Groups that advocate on behalf of specific disabilities are proliferating, fueled by a medical establishment that can trace disorders down to their very genes and a communication system that can easily connect people around the globe.
Christina A. Samuels, September 15, 2008
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8 min read
The new Spore computer game allows users to choose traits for living things to help them survive. Scholars caution the game is not a substitute for learning science directly.
The new Spore computer game allows users to choose traits for living things to help them survive. Scholars caution the game is not a substitute for learning science directly.
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Science Game Enables Users to Guide Evolution on Screen
A much-anticipated commercial computer game about evolution is getting a favorable response from some scholars, even though a few of its features sacrifice strict scientific accuracy to fun.
Sean Cavanagh, September 12, 2008
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3 min read
Science Projects Try to Prepare Students To Succeed at STEM in College
A National Science Foundation program is focused on keeping students on the path to success in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Sean Cavanagh, September 12, 2008
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7 min read
California Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata reacts Sept. 8 during debate over a Republican plan for the state’s budget, now more than two months late. Senate Democrats later defeated the GOP proposal.
California Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata reacts Sept. 8 during debate over a Republican plan for the state’s budget, now more than two months late. Senate Democrats later defeated the GOP proposal.
Photograph by Rich Pedroncelli/AP
Education Funding California Schools Squeezed in Fiscal Vise
In anticipation of a funding cutoff, some districts already are canceling bus routes, increasing class sizes, raising school lunch fees, and dipping into reserve accounts to operate schools.
Linda Jacobson, September 12, 2008
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5 min read
Teacher Preparation Texas Eyes Tighter Rules for Teacher-Candidates in Alternative Pathways
A boom in providers that offer alternative routes to teacher credentials in Texas has sparked a move by the state to set higher standards for preparation programs.
Vaishali Honawar, September 12, 2008
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4 min read
School & District Management Miami Board Buys Out Leader's Contract
The school board ousted Rudolph F. Crew on a wave of criticism about his management style and financial acumen.
Catherine Gewertz, September 11, 2008
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5 min read
Reading & Literacy Middle School Reading Coaches Found to Build Teachers' Skills
The deployment of specialists in Florida helped build teacher capacity and improve students’ motivation to read, but did not always lift test scores, a study shows.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, September 11, 2008
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4 min read
Student Well-Being Boston, Chicago Teacher 'Residencies' Gaining Notice
Preparation programs are seen as a promising strategy for staffing city schools.
Vaishali Honawar, September 11, 2008
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4 min read
Ruth Petkaitis, a graduate of Connecticut’s Alternate Route to Certification, teaches kindergartners music at Mary M. Hooker School of Environmental Sciences in Hartford, Conn.
Ruth Petkaitis, a graduate of Connecticut’s Alternate Route to Certification, teaches kindergartners music at Mary M. Hooker School of Environmental Sciences in Hartford, Conn.
Photograph by Christopher Capozziello for Education Week
Teacher Preparation Study Details Barriers to Career-Changers Going Into Teaching
To tap into the large pool of potential teachers outside the field, policymakers should rethink the training and recruitment of midcareer professionals and address pay and working conditions, a new report suggests.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 10, 2008
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7 min read
Teaching New Skills Seen Essential For Global Competition
To remain internationally competitive, group argues, schools must teach innovation and cultural competency.
Dakarai I. Aarons, September 10, 2008
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3 min read
Federal Tribal Representatives Complain of Little Help on NCLB Flexibility
Native American representatives told members of Congress that the federal government has been slow to help them devise alternative academic standards allowed tribes under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Mary Ann Zehr, September 9, 2008
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4 min read
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