From: "Education Week on the Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 15 May 2002 00:32:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: EdWeek Update, May 15, 2002
Welcome to the EDWEEK UPDATE, brought to you by EDUCATION WEEK on the WEB--winner of the 2002 Editor and Publisher EPpy Award for Best U.S. Newspaper Service (Weekly, Community, Alternative & Free). http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a23 ***************************************************** May 15, 2002 In This Issue: * Top Stories * Technology Counts 2002 * The Daily News * PEN-EDUCATION WEEK Poll * Technology in Education * Retrospective ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Have Poverty? Lots of Special Ed students? High Mobility? Come to Ruby Payne's training center - for effective, fast strategies: - Teaching students from poverty & identifying poor gifted students - Meeting standards, raising test scores with little time or money - Fast decoding for slow readers, special ed. 800-424-9484 Click at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a18 ***************************************************** TOP STORIES The May 15 issue of EDUCATION WEEK is now online. Read these and other stories at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a22 U.S. History Again Stumps Senior Class For the second time in seven years, American high school students turned in what officials described as an "abysmal" or "awful" performance on the national assessment in U.S. history. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a13 Includes a sample of responses, "Civil War Savvy": http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a9 N.Y. District Braces for State Takeover For many in the mostly African-American, working-class community of Roosevelt, N.Y., an impending state takeover of schools signals an ominous blow to local control, and has come to symbolize the historical neglect of predominantly black districts. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a7 Apple Struggles to Regain Share of School Market Apple Computer Inc. is trying to reverse a steady decline in its share of the U.S. school market, as school districts increasingly buy computers that run the Windows operating system, rather than the Macintosh systems used by Apple machines. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a12 Teacher Probed for Role in Anti-Testing Activity A San Jose, Calif., teacher has been placed on administrative leave while her district investigates her role in anti-testing activities, an example of the fine line teachers and school administrators who oppose assessment policies must walk in performing their official duties. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a14 Department Aims to Promote Single-Sex Schools Instead of cracking down on single-sex public schools and classes as it has in the past, the Department of Education said last week it should be easier to educate some boys and girls separately. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a10 **************************************************** TECHNOLOGY COUNTS 2002 "Technology Counts 2002: E-Defining Education," the fifth edition of EDUCATION WEEK's annual 50-state report on educational technology, was released May 9, 2002. This year's report focuses on how state and district e-learning initiatives--such as online teaching and testing, virtual schools, and Web-based curricula--are changing education. It also includes the latest state-by-state data on access, capacity, and use of technology in America's public schools. The complete report is available online: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a21 To order a print copy, go here: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a6 Plus, Tech Counts Online Chat! On Friday, May 10, 2002, The Washington Post hosted an online chat featuring Kevin Bushweller, Technology Counts project editor, and Jenni Haygood, a student the Florida Virtual School. The two fielded questions on e-learning issues and developments. Read the transcript of the discussion: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a3 ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Transform your future at CEO&I Teachers College! This summer TC offers you more choices than ever before! Take your career to the next level, or explore new topics and fresh ways of thinking. CEO&I offers a variety of courses and workshops in Leadership & Higher Ed, The Arts, and Technology. CALL 800.209.1245! http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a19 ***************************************************** THE DAILY NEWS Get education news from around the country in "The Daily News." Updated by 12:00 p.m., EST. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a20 This week's highlights: Spotlight on Single-Sex Schooling >From The Washington Post: May 14. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a5 Financial Crisis for Largest Private Operator of Schools >From the Chicago Tribune (requires free registration): May 14. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a1 Arts in Classes Rise From Ashes >From the San Francisco Chronicle: May 13. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a4 Graduation Rate Rises for Students With Disabilities >From The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: May 11. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a0 Also, for news from around the globe, visit our International News Page, updated every Wednesday. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a17 ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Don't Miss Out--Subscribe to EDUCATION WEEK Today! 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Don't miss out--subscribe to EDUCATION WEEK today! http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a16 ***************************************************** PEN-EDUCATION WEEK POLL Poll: Public Sees Schools As a Priority The second annual opinion poll co-sponsored by the Public Education Network and EDUCATION WEEK found that Americans place education issues second only to jobs and the economy and ahead of other pressing concerns, including Social Security, health care, and the United States-led anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a15 See also a follow-up article, "Voters Want K-12 Budgets Protected": http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a8 ***************************************************** TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION In our regularly appearing "Technology Page," as well as in numerous news stories and feature articles, EDUCATION WEEK provides in-depth coverage of the impact of technology on schools, teachers, and students. View a compilation of our stories on technological issues from the current volume: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a2 ***************************************************** RETROSPECTIVE Travel back in time, as we celebrate 20 years of EDUCATION WEEK. Selected stories from May 19, 1982: The Secretary of Defense says national security will be threatened if math and science education aren't improved; Michigan finds that the four-day school week doesn't save much money; high school students worry about employment opportunities; and more. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a58321a89281709a11 ****************************************************** >From EDUCATION WEEK on the WEB. 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