From: "Education News Headlines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:12:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: Education News Headlines Vol. 1 Issue 3
News Headlines of the Week Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 1, Issue 3 April 5, 2002 ********************************************** 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(R). You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates of News Headlines of the Week. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml. To unsubscribe, see instructions at the bottom of this newsletter. ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by The Virtual Teachers' Lounge At the Virtual Teachers' Lounge you can network with peers, discuss current education topics, and share with colleagues. On this site you'll find lesson plans, health/nutrition curriculum, teacher recommended books, web sites and more! Click here to visit. http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=VLT ******************************* NEWS HEADLINES OF THE WEEK ******************************* 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. Some of the headlines also appear in Ellen's weekly column, EDscoops, at http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/. ******************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD ******************************************** This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World: * Who Moved My Cheese? Message Continues to Spread Bruce Bracken, of Who Moved My Cheese.com, talks with Education World about why he thinks the book is so popular. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues296.shtml Source: Education World This week's Starr Points column: * Measuring the Effects of Effective Teaching Standardized tests are not the answer to the question of how to increase student performance. They may, however -- properly developed and analyzed -- be a tool that can help us find the answer. Read what Linda Starr has to say! http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues297.shtml Source: Education World This week's School Doodle editorial cartoon: *Biting the Bullet http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/sd29_bulletbite_460w.g if Source: Education World This week's School Issues article: * California Colleges, High Schools, Collaborate In an effort to reduce the number of students who come to campus needing remedial help in reading, writing, and mathematics skills, the California State University system is pairing with some high schools in the state. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues295.shtml Source: Education World This week's Administrators Desk article: *Schools Get Tough on Attendance Administrators define attendance incentives, penalties. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin263.shtml Source: Education World ********************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FROM OTHER NEWS SOURCES ********************************************** * Plagiarism Ruling Upheld The Piper, Kansas, Board of Education declined to reverse its December 11 mandate to a high school biology teacher to raise the grades of students she had failed for committing plagiarism. http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/03/plagiarism.dispute.ap/inde x.html Source: CNN.com * NYC May Use Governors Island for College President Bush said Monday he could turn over Governors Island, an off the southern end of Manhattan that housed a Coast Guard station, to New York. City officials hope to convert the buildings to a college campus for teacher training. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/nyregion/02ISLA.html Source: The New York Times (May require free registration.) * British Parents of Unruly Students May Face Sanctions Parents of children who repeatedly misbehave in school could be ordered to appear in court, attend parenting classes, or pay fines under a proposal from the British education secretary. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1896000/1896924.stm Source: BBC News * Ohio to Revamp Charter School System Ohio's five-year-old charter school system is due for review, state officials say, as two Cincinnati schools deal with allegations of mismanagement. http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/04/01/loc_state_to_overhaul.html Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer More Education News Headlines! * Illinois Bill Would Give Teachers Free Tuition A bill passed Monday by the Illinois state House would give free tuition to aspiring teachers who agree to work five years in areas with teacher shortages. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/BAD6CFF6A28120CC86256 B8F0020CA8C?OpenDocument&Headline=House%20passes%20bill%20to%20give%20future %20teachers%20free%20tuition Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Bush Seeks Money for Early Literacy President Bush this week asked Congress to spend $45 million over the next five years to research child literacy programs and called for improvements in teacher training for Head Start programs. Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/education/03BUSH.html (May require free registration.) * Chicago to Weigh Merit Pay for Principals A task force has recommended linking Chicago school principals' pay to student performance and administering an exam to principal candidates to help determine whom should be hired. Source: Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-teach04.html Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio =================================== Education World (R) http://www.educationworld.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
