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Education News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
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Volume 2, Issue 83
November 20, 2003
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Dear Education Professionals,
Welcome to Education World's News Headlines of the Week Newsletter. This EDlines newsletter is published weekly as a free service by Education World®. The news stories referenced in this newsletter are collected by Education World news editor Ellen "Scoop" Delisio. They are gathered from Education World and a wide variety of other education news sources. To access some links (for example, links to articles published by the New York Times), you might be required to register; registration is free.
Note: You will likely run into some dead links in the sample newsletter below. All links are live at the time the newsletter is sent out. But many news sites only keep articles fresh for a short time.
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Teaching Self-Control: A Curriculum for Responsible Behavior
Martin Henley chats about teaching students self-control skills.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat084.shtml
This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* In the Loop: Teachers and Students Sticking Together for a Second Year, or More!
The power of "looping" knocks teachers, students, and parents for a loop!
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin332.shtml
This week's Soapbox article:
* NCLB: If It's Sauce for the Goose...
Veteran teacher Max Fischer asks if NCLB should be a model for all federally funded agencies.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues254.shtml
This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Subject Area Competency
Can a single test measure competency in many subjects?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB050.shtml
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NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS
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* U.S. Principals, Superintendents Rail Against Torrent of Mandates
U.S. school leaders say funding and the time it takes to comply with local, state, and federal mandates are top concerns. Ninety-three percent of superintendents and 88 percent of principals say their district's responsibilities and mandates have increased but not the resources to meet them.
Source: Public Agenda
http://www.publicagenda.org/research/pdfs/rolling_up_their_sleeves.pdf
* Who Benefits from Technology in Schools?
As the debate about the role of technology in education continues, some critics wonder if corporate underwriting of equipment for schools has more to do with self-interest than improving education.
Source: News.Com
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-5103805.html
* Nation's Report Card Shows Gains
Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released this week
showed improvement among U.S. fourth and eighth graders in mathematics, and gains by minority and low-income students.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
* Rich Nations Fail to Educate the Poor
The U.S. is third from last and the Netherlands first when it comes to funding education for the world's poorest children, according to a Global Campaign for Education report.
Source: Yahoo! News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=41&u=/
nm/20031118/ts_nm/economy_education_aid_dc_1
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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Students Tune in to Algebra
A show on a Houston cable television channel features teachers reviewing algebra lessons and problems to help students complete their homework. Students also can call in questions.
Source: Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/education/2232992
* Protesters Call for More Afro-Centric Curriculum
Demonstrators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, recently called on school officials to include more African and African-American studies in the district's curriculum. About two-thirds of the district's students are African-American.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/education/7288606.htm
* Lawmakers Mull Dropping Senior Year
Colorado legislators have asked education officials to study the possibility of dropping the 12th grade in the state's schools and replacing it with a year of preschool. Some lawmakers think preschool would be more beneficial than a fourth year of high school.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/11/18/no.senior.year.ap/index.html
* Zero Tolerance Means More Expulsions
A zero tolerance policy for bad student behavior has led to a spike in the number of children suspended and expelled from Connecticut schools, even kindergarteners. The expulsion/suspension rate for kindergartners doubled over a two-year period.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/nyregion/16CONN.html
Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio
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Education World®
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