February 23, 2005

Education Week, Vol. 24, Issue 24
Curriculum Concept of ‘Work Readiness’ Credential Gains Supporters
A coalition of business organizations and state officials is working to establish a voluntary “work-readiness credential” that adults— and possibly students—could use to demonstrate their job skills to employers.
Sean Cavanagh, February 23, 2005
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Education Report Roundup Early-Childhood Education
More than 18,500 child-care providers nationwide in a recent year received scholarships to community colleges or universities through a program designed to improve child-care programs, and most of the recipients earned better pay and stayed in their jobs longer than workers who hadn’t received the scholarships.
Christina A. Samuels, February 23, 2005
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Gov. Mark Warner of Virginia reads The Cat in the Hat to 4- and 5-year-olds last spring at George Mason Elementary School in Richmond, Va. He will co-host the Feb. 26-27 high school summit.
Gov. Mark Warner of Virginia reads <i>The Cat in the Hat</i> to 4- and 5-year-olds last spring at George Mason Elementary School in Richmond, Va. He will co-host the Feb. 26-27 high school summit.
File Photo by Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch/AP
School & District Management Virginia Gov. Warner Takes School Lessons to the National Stage
Debating his Republican opponent for governor of Virginia in October 2001, about all that Mark Warner, a businessman and Democratic Party activist, could muster to say on K-12 education was that history questions on Virginia’s standardized tests might need some tweaking.
February 23, 2005
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Education Funding Judge Orders Billions for Schools in N.Y.C.
A New York judge has given state policymakers until May to craft a plan to add $5.63 billion to the New York City school budget and produce a $9.2 billion capital plan to fix the city’s school buildings.
David J. Hoff, February 23, 2005
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4 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Education Funding Athletic Budgets
Leaving no stone unturned in its effort to find money to improve schools, Arkansas asked districts to report how much they spent on athletics this past school year.
Vaishali Honawar, February 23, 2005
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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings tells the annual meeting of the American Council of Education that she just went through the college application process with one of her daughters.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings tells the annual meeting of the American Council of Education that she just went through the college application process with one of her daughters.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
Federal Spellings Backs Accountability in Higher Education
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings called on colleges last week to use the No Child Left Behind Act as a model for measuring the performance of higher education institutions and reducing the minority achievement gap.
Vaishali Honawar, February 23, 2005
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Federal A Washington Roundup PTA Members Are Split on NCLB’s Effectiveness
About one in three PTA members responding to an online poll believes the No Child Left Behind Act is having a positive effect on students’ academic performance, results released last week show.
Erik W. Robelen, February 23, 2005
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Special Education A Washington Roundup Districts ‘Bill’ Government on Special Education Costs
More than 35 school districts have started “billing” the federal government for what they say are unfunded costs of teaching students in special education.
Christina A. Samuels, February 23, 2005
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Home schoolers Steven and Kim Beach entertain their son Samuel, 5 months, as they join hundreds of others at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., for a rally supporting Gov. Mark Sanford's controversial tax-credit proposal. The couple educate their other two sons, who are 4 and 7, at home.
Home schoolers Steven and Kim Beach entertain their son Samuel, 5 months, as they join hundreds of others at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., for a rally supporting Gov. Mark Sanford's controversial tax-credit proposal. The couple educate their other two sons, who are 4 and 7, at home.
Christopher Aluka Berry
Law & Courts Legislatures Hit With Surge in School Choice Plans
Mark it down: 2005 may be a banner year for private school choice in state legislatures.
Alan Richard & Christina A. Samuels, February 23, 2005
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School & District Management Massachusetts Meets Education Guarantee, State High Court Says
Massachusetts is meeting its constitutional requirement to provide students with an adequate education and does not have to overhaul its school funding formula, the state’s highest court ruled in a closely watched case last week.
John Gehring, February 23, 2005
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Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas greets high school students at a town hall meeting on high school reform Feb. 1 in Conway, Ark. The meeting was a part of the preparation for this month's summit.
Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas greets high school students at a town hall meeting on high school reform Feb. 1 in Conway, Ark. The meeting was a part of the preparation for this month's summit.
Kirk Jordan/Courtesy of Arkansas governor's office
School & District Management High Schools in Limelight for Summit
When the nation’s governors gather in Washington this coming weekend for what is billed as a national education summit on high schools, many will come prepared to talk about initiatives already under way back home.
Lynn Olson, February 23, 2005
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Education Table: Taking Action
The “Action Agenda for Improving America’s High Schools” outlines strategies states can take to ensure that high schoolers graduate ready for work or college.
Lynn Olson, February 23, 2005
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Education Table: Teacher Transitions by Teacher Experience
A study of teacher turnover in an urban district in Texas found that the percent of teachers who left the district was higher among less experienced educators.
February 23, 2005
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Education Table: Getting Ready for School
The National School Readiness Indicators Initiative identified a number of factors to indicate whether children have the tools to succeed in school. Those indicators are divided into six categories:
February 23, 2005
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Education Report Roundup Higher Education
Public higher education is becoming increasingly market-driven, and the trend could seriously affect its ability to serve students, a report warns.
Vaishali Honawar, February 23, 2005
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Science A State Capitals Roundup Utah House OKs Bill to Trump NCLB Law
The Utah House approved two bills last week aimed at putting state education priorities ahead of requirements mapped out in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Michelle R. Davis, February 23, 2005
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Science A State Capitals Roundup Kansas Attorney General Would Back Evolution Sticker
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has promised to defend the Kansas state board of education should it choose to place stickers in textbooks stating that evolution is a theory and not a fact.
Jessica L. Tonn, February 23, 2005
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Education A State Capitals Roundup Ala. House Awaits Advisory on Segregation Measure
The Alabama House has asked the state supreme court for an advisory opinion on whether a measure to strip segregation-era language from the state constitution would have produced court-mandated tax increases.
Erik W. Robelen, February 23, 2005
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Federal Federal File Hope and Faith
A former White House official leveled criticism at the Bush administration last week over its so-called faith-based agenda, saying that efforts to promote the initiative have been more public relations than substance.
Michelle R. Davis, February 23, 2005
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Teacher Preparation Alternative Routes Attracting Unlikely Candidates
Although tremendous differences exist in the features of alternative-certification programs that are now operating across the country, new research shows that they are attracting people who would not have entered teaching otherwise.
Linda Jacobson, February 23, 2005
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Education Rules of the Road
Drivers in North Carolina have apparently forgotten one of the cardinal rules of the road: Do not pass a stopped school bus.
February 23, 2005
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Education A National Roundup Archdiocese of New York Plans to Close 6 Elementary Schools
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has announced it will close six of its 232 elementary schools at the end of the academic year.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 23, 2005
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Curriculum A National Roundup Pa. Court Dismisses Reading District’s Suit Over ‘No Child’ Assistance
A Pennsylvania court has dismissed a school district’s second attempt to sue the state for failing to provide enough help in complying with the main federal law in precollegiate education.
David J. Hoff, February 23, 2005
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Education People in the News Richard W. Riley and Ted Sanders
Richard W. Riley and Ted Sanders are the new co-chairs of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.
Jessica L. Tonn, February 23, 2005
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Education A National Roundup Schrenko Faces New Charge
Former Georgia state schools Superintendent Linda C. Schrenko was charged Feb. 8 in a new indictment that adds money laundering to the charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and theft of public funds she faces.
Ann Bradley, February 23, 2005
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Education People in the News John L. Myers
John L. Myers has rejoined the Denver-based education consulting firm Augenblick, Palaich & Associates as the vice president of development.
Jessica L. Tonn, February 23, 2005
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Federal A National Roundup New Orleans Schools Face State Oversight
The New Orleans school district, which has failed to properly account for the spending of federal Title I money, should be placed under the authority of a state oversight committee, Cecil J. Picard, the Louisiana state superintendent of education, said last week.
Ann Bradley, February 23, 2005
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Education A National Roundup Va. School District Votes to Keep Religion Program
The school board in Staunton, Va., voted last week to keep its practice of allowing elementary pupils to attend Bible study classes during the instructional day.
Ann Bradley, February 23, 2005
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School Choice & Charters State Faults 3 Charter Proposals From Buffalo
The Buffalo, N.Y., school district has sparked controversy from many quarters in its unusually aggressive bid to operate a group of its own charter schools. Now its first official step toward building that network of schools has been very publicly rebuffed by the state department of education.
Catherine Gewertz, February 23, 2005
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