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News Headlines of the Week Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 1, Issue 19 August 2, 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 Subway For 37 years, the Subway restaurant has established itself as one of the most successful franchising models in the world. Today, Subway restaurants are located in 73 countries, with nearly 17,000 restaurants operating. In fact, the franchise recently surpassed McDonald's as the largest fast-food chain in the United States and Canada. Key ingredients to the franchise's success are the low investment and the operational simplicity. Subway provides its franchise owners with strong brand recognition and a proven business formula. Fresh, great tasting, made-for-you sandwiches and salads, many of which have 6 grams of fat or less, offer customers a healthful alternative to fatty fast food. This has made Subway a popular destination for health-conscious consumers. http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=SUB ******************************* 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/. If you get an error message when you click on any link, copy and paste that URL into your browser window. To access some links (for example, links to articles published by the New York Times), you might be required to register; registration is free. ******************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD ******************************************** This week's Starr Points column: * ABC's For Teachers Being a teacher isn't so hard. Just know your ABCs! Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues333.shtml This week's School Doodle editorial cartoon: * First-Day Reflections What did you do this summer? Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles41.shtml This week's Administrators Desk article: * Is Your School Culture Toxic or Positive? Tips for turning a school culture from "toxic" to "positive." Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin275.shtml *************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS *************************************** * Battling the Obesity Epidemic Educators, doctors, and nutritionists from across the U.S. plan to discuss schools' roles in combating obesity among schoolchildren at the first Healthy Schools Summit, slated for Oct. 7-8 in Washington, D.C. Source: NAESP http://www.naesp.org/comm/p0502b.htm * Survey: Cruelty Concerns Kids More than Violence A survey of 1,000 fifth-through-12th graders in the U.S. conducted by the Families and Work Institute revealed that emotional abuse in school is a bigger concern to students than physical violence. Source: CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/parenting/07/30/young.bullies/index.html * Group Wants Standards Changed Saying the federal criteria are unfair to states with high academic standards, a plan by a Michigan coalition of education groups would halve the state's number of schools designated as failing, a total of 1,513, under the new U.S. education law. Source:Mlive.com http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.x sl?/base/news-0/1028110203263470.xml * New Scrutiny for Education Research? A bill pending in the U.S. Congress would for the first time try to establish quality control standards for government-funded education research. The bill calls for peer review of federally funded studies and research guidelines similar to those of other federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Source: Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/stories/072902dnmetedresearch.846ec.html ******************************** LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS ******************************** * Failing Schools' List Halved Ohio's preliminary list of schools considered failing under the U.S. education law has been cut in half from 415 to 203 after further study. An incorrectly applied computer calculation has been blamed. Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/30/loc_schools_wrongly.html * Lawyer Picked to Run NYC Schools An attorney and publishing executive has been named by New York City's mayor to head the city's school system. The new schools' chancellor, Joel I. Klein, is best known for leading the antitrust prosecution of Microsoft. Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/nyregion/30CHAN.html * Fewer than Half of Chicago Elementary Students Eligible for Transfer Students at only 50 of Chicago's 179 elementary schools designated as failing will be allowed to transfer to better school this fall, and only to schools within three miles of their home school. Schools that are further away, including some of the city's best schools, are full, school officials said. Source: Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-educ30.html * Software Helps Teachers Share Lesson Plans About 24 teachers from the Greater Boston area are using software that allows them to produce their own CD library of best teaching practices using text, digital video, still photographs, and links to Web pages. Source: The Boston Globe online http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/209/learning/Program_helps_teachers_share_ lesson_plans-.shtml 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 **********************************************************
