From: "Education Week on the Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EdWeek Update, May 30, 2002 Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 00:37:42 -0400 (EDT)
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/a15864a59135a89281709a17 ***************************************************** May 30, 2002 In This Issue: * Top Stories * The Daily News * Technology in Education * Retrospective ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Are Your Test Scores Below State Requirements? We can help! Attend the MEETING STANDARDS course at Ruby Payne's Training Center - Implement 5 processes for systemic change for school or district - Achieve critical mass. Develop strategies for at-risk students! - Get results fast! (800) 424-9484. Register at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a14 ***************************************************** TOP STORIES The May 29 issue of EDUCATION WEEK is now online. Read these and other stories at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a16 More Districts Hiring D.C. Lobbying Firms As state budgets tighten, small and medium-sized school districts are joining their bigger counterparts in turning to Washington lobbyists for assistance in obtaining federal aid. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a9 Novice Principals Put Huge Strain on N.Y.C. Schools With about half the city's public schools being led by someone with less than three years' experience on the job and more than 260 principals eligible to retire at the end of this school year, the New York City school system is scrambling to prepare new leaders. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a6 Edison: More Schools in Fall, Investors in Wings Executives of Edison Schools Inc. said last week that they were in serious discussions with at least five potential investors to provide the $30 million to $50 million the company needs to take control of schools in Philadelphia and elsewhere in the fall. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a7 Eastern Europe Pressured to Integrate Roma Students Gypsies have about as much access to high-quality education in Central and Eastern Europe as African-Americans did in the United States in the early days of the civil rights movement, according to the education director for the European Roma Rights Center--a situation she is working to improve. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a11 **************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Summertime is School Spending Time More principals than ever are working -- and buying -- throughout the entire summer. 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Updated by 12:00 p.m., EST. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a15 This week's highlights: Ed Chief Pulls Plan for MCAS on Record From the Boston Herald: May 29. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a4 Schools Challenge Mandatory Testing From the Los Angeles Times: May 29. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a0 Republicans Find Vouchers Alternative From The Washington Times: May 28. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a10 Trying to Bridge the Exam-Diploma Divide From The Washington Post: May 28. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a3 Special Education Teacher Shortage Grows Critical From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: May 26. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a1 ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Order TECHNOLOGY COUNTS 2002 in print! Now you can conveniently review EDUCATION WEEK's comprehensive 100-page report by ordering "Technology Counts 2002: E-Defining Education" in print. * Easy reference * Expertly printed and bound * Quick delivery * FREE shipping and handling * Quantity discounts Act now--quantities are limited. Click on the link below to place your order! http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a5 ***************************************************** TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION EDUCATION WEEK provides in-depth coverage of the impact of technology on schools, teachers, and students. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a2 ***************************************************** RETROSPECTIVE Travel back in time, as we celebrate 20 years of EDUCATION WEEK. Selected stories from June 2, 1982: Applications to many of the nation's most prestigious college-preparatory schools increase; the average IQ among Japanese youths is now 11 points higher than those of their American and European counterparts; unemployment among disadvantaged youths could be reduced if it weren't for welfare regulations, the GAO says; the N.J. Supreme Court upholds a state regulation requiring public schools to provide sex education; and more. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59135a89281709a8 ****************************************************** From EDUCATION WEEK on the WEB. 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