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News Headlines of the Week Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 1, Issue 6 April 26, 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 ESPN SportsFigures ESPN SportsFigures is a half-hour weekly program presented commercial-free on ESPN or ESPN2 since 1995 (check your local listings for time and channel). 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Please click here http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=ESP ******************************* 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: * A Forgotten Genocide Recalled Adam Bagdasarian talks about Forgotten Fire, his memorable novel recalling the often-forgotten Armenian genocide. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr401.shtml This week's Starr Points column: * Too Many Elephants? Over the years, schools have become the places where kids go to get everything they might not get at home. But is all that really the role schools should play? Read what Linda Starr has to say! Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues306.shtml This week's School Doodle editorial cartoon: http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/sd32_popcyclesticks_46 0w.gif Source: Education World This week's School Issues article: * Races Meet Separately to Address Achievement Gap California middle school principal Philip Moore is dealing with parent groups separately to find a school-wide solution. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues304.shtml This week's Administrators Desk article: * Coaching Sparks Change in Boston Schools "Change coaches" lead a reform effort driven by student needs. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin267.shtml ********************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FROM OTHER NEWS SOURCES ********************************************** * Retired Colonel Named Teacher of the Year Chauncey Veatch, who entered teaching after retiring as a colonel in the U.S. Army, is the 2002 Teacher of the Year. Veatch teaches social studies at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, California. Source: CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/23/teacher.of.year.ap/index.h tml * World Bank Approves Global Education Initiative International finance ministers this week approved a World Bank plan to enroll children worldwide in elementary school. Source: The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2002/04/22/international/22GLOB.html (may require free registration.) * Philly Teachers' Union: Brace for Resignations Teachers' union officials in Philadelphia warn that "hundreds" of teachers could leave the 70 city schools slated to be privatized or reorganized by the fall. Source: CNN.com http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/20/philadelphia.schools.ap/in dex.html * Forget the Pigskin, Grab a Rook! Some universities are seeking top high school chess players for competitive teams, and are willing to offer them scholarships. Source: CNN.com http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/21/chess.recruiting.ap/index. html More Education News Headlines! * Student Privacy Rights Before Supreme Court The court is reviewing a case of an education student denied a teaching license because of his involvement in a court case. Source: Ctnow.com http://www.ctnow.com/news/education/hc-private0421.artapr22.story?coll=hc%2D headlines%2Deducation * Survey: Students' Financial Knowledge Limited A national survey suggests that students' knowledge of financial matters has declined since a 1997 survey. Source: CBSNews.com http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/23/backtoschool/main506950.shtml * Georgia School to Hold First Integrated Prom For the first time since it became integrated in the early 1970s, Taylor County High School in Butler, Georgia, is planning one prom for all students. Students lobbied for the change; for 31 years, students and parents had organized separate proms for white and black students. Source: CNN.com http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/22/integrated.prom.ap/index.h tml * Schools Could Receive Federal Aid for Tutoring Between 3,000 and 5,000 schools nationwide this fall may be deemed ''failing'' by states under the new federal education bill, which would make their students eligible for federally paid tutoring or transportation to other public schools, Congress was told this week. Source: Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-skul24.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 **********************************************************
