From: "Education Week on the Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EdWeek Update, June 5, 2002 Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:44:28 -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/a15864a59454a89281709a19 ***************************************************** June 5, 2002 In This Issue: * Top Stories * The Daily News * Special Series: Changed by Charters * Retrospective ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Summertime Is School Spending Time More principals than ever are working--and buying--throughout the entire summer. In fact, over 40% of them work a full 12 months! That's why it's so important to advertise in Education Week's FOUR summer issues. They're all on your buyers' top Summer Reading List! Click on the link below for Education Week's summer advertising schedule. Or call Jennifer Haley at (800) 346-1834. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a16 Requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Download it here: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a13 ***************************************************** TOP STORIES The June 5 issue of EDUCATION WEEK is now online. Read these and other stories at: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a18 Money Woes Hitting Home for Schools As state budgets tighten, scores of districts nationwide are considering raising property taxes and studying other local revenue sources just to fill the holes left and to meet the most critical areas of their own spending plans. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a11 GOP, Democrats Vie for Education Bragging Rights Following the reauthorization of the ESEA, Republicans feel they have bragging rights on an issue that voters have traditionally identified with Democrats. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a5 Study Finds Social Barriers to Advanced Classes Simply opening up access to honors and advanced courses is not enough to encourage substantial numbers of poor or minority students to take them, a study suggests. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a8 States Found to Vary Widely in School Spending New York and New Jersey spend more than twice the amount that Utah and Mississippi spend on each student in elementary and secondary schools, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a12 Thanks for the High-Tech Memories: Student Yearbooks Go on CD-ROM Anecdotal evidence suggests that the digital yearbook is catching on in more than a few places. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a6 **************************************************** 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/a15864a59454a89281709a3 ***************************************************** 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/a15864a59454a89281709a17 This week's highlights: Whatever Happened to Home Economics? From The Christian Science Monitor: June 4. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a15 Study Says Girls Less Interested in Math, Not Less Able From the Detroit Free Press: June 4. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a7 Stakes High for Hispanics to Raise Achievement Bar From the Houston Chronicle (requires free registration): June 4. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a4 Dot-Coms' Bust Is a Boon to Classrooms From the Los Angeles Times: June 3. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a0 The Elderly Man And The Sea? Test Sanitizes Literary Texts From The New York Times (requires free registration): June 2. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a10 ***************************************************** ADVERTISEMENT Don't Miss Out--Subscribe to EDUCATION WEEK Today! No other publication provides more trusted coverage, has more expert or experienced correspondents, or has more wide-ranging stories on who's doing what, where, why and when to avoid the pitfalls and reap the rewards of education success. Don't miss out--subscribe to EDUCATION WEEK today! http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a14 ***************************************************** EDUCATION WEEK SPECIAL SERIES CHANGED BY CHARTERS Charter schools still serve only a tiny fraction of the students enrolled in public schools in the United States. But, by introducing more choice and competition into the public school environment, their impact may far exceed their scale. This new three-part series examines how various education interests--teachers, school districts, and management companies--have been affected by charter schools. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a2 ***************************************************** RETROSPECTIVE Travel back in time, as we celebrate 20 years of EDUCATION WEEK. Selected stories from the week of June 9, 1982: The government estimates the country has between 15,700 and 55,600 fewer bilingual education teachers than it needs; new high school graduates are entering a tough job market; children in a Pa. community are taking philosophy courses to learn reasoning; the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the Reagan administration's proposed 1983 budget a "new low"; and more. http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15864a59454a89281709a9 ****************************************************** TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Do you enjoy reading the EDWEEK UPDATE? We need your feedback, comments, and suggestions. 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