Issues

November 4, 2009

Education Week, Vol. 29, Issue 10
Recruitment & Retention R.I. Chief Launches Effort to Soften Seniority's Grip
Deborah A. Gist has told districts to work to eliminate teacher-assignment practices based on seniority when their collective bargaining agreements come up for renewal this year.
Stephen Sawchuk, November 2, 2009
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1 min read
School & District Management Crisis in School Leadership Seen Brewing in California
Policy experts say the state lacks comprehensive human-resources policies for principals.
Lesli A. Maxwell, November 2, 2009
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Ed. Innovation on the Agenda at Google HQ
A forum at the Internet company focused on ways to use technology to improve schools.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, November 2, 2009
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4 min read
Federal Conflict of Interest Arises as Concern in Standards Push
A literacy group says that many of the writers are "representatives of multiple commercial entities that stand to profit."
Mary Ann Zehr, November 2, 2009
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
School & District Management Opinion Accept No Substitutes for Real Decentralization
William G. Ouchi writes that true decentralization is hard to implement, seldom put in place, but effective when it is.
William G. Ouchi, October 30, 2009
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6 min read
Protesters demonstrate against school furloughs at an Oct. 23 rally at the state Capitol in Honolulu.
Protesters demonstrate against school furloughs at an Oct. 23 rally at the state Capitol in Honolulu.
Deborah Booker/The Honolulu Advertiser/AP
School & District Management Hawaii Copes With Disruption From School Furloughs
The money-saving school closures have begun amid legal challenges, parent protests, and general uncertainty.
Ian Quillen, October 30, 2009
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4 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Teaching An Ala. High School Makes Literacy a Schoolwide Job
As concern over teenagers' reading and writing skills mounts, an Alabama high school shows how to teach literacy in every subject.
Catherine Gewertz, October 30, 2009
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10 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal 'Funding Cliff' Looms Large for States
States and school districts already worry about how they’ll fill the budget gap once federal stimulus aid runs out.
Erik W. Robelen, October 30, 2009
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6 min read
School & District Management Opinion What Ted Sizer Meant to Us
Patrick J. McQuillan, who as a graduate student worked with Theodore R. Sizer, documenting the impact of his newly formed Coalition of Essential Schools, shares his reflections on the man.
Patrick J. McQuillan, October 29, 2009
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6 min read
Assessment NCES Finds States Lowered 'Proficiency' Bar
Proficiency standards became less rigorous from 2005 to 2007 in a number of states, says a study by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Debra Viadero, October 29, 2009
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Blair, Duncan Push Schools as Community Hubs
Britain’s former Prime Minister joined the U.S. Education Secretary in touting the role of school as a social anchor.
Michele McNeil, October 28, 2009
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3 min read
Families & the Community L.A. Gives Parents 'Trigger' to Restructure Schools
New rules will give parents of children in low-performing schools the power to open up targeted schools for outside management.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 28, 2009
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5 min read
Federal Study Urges Regional Focus on Rural Schools
Rural schools are more diverse and need more help from programs for disadvantaged students than they typically receive, a new report says.
Michelle R. Davis, October 28, 2009
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5 min read
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Federal Chicago School Closings Found to Yield Few Gains
Most students were sent to low-performing schools like those they left, and performed no better in their new ones, a study finds.
Dakarai I. Aarons, October 28, 2009
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6 min read
Federal STEM Defection Seen to Occur After High School
Schools produce a strong supply of STEM candidates, but many go into other fields once they graduate from high school, a study says.
Sean Cavanagh, October 28, 2009
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4 min read
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