From: "Education News Headlines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Education News Headlines Vol. 1 Issue 25 Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:22:08 -0700 (PDT)
News Headlines of the Week Newsletter ------------------------------------------------ Volume 1, Issue 25 September 20, 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 Education Humor newsletter is brought to you by Riverdeep Riverdeep is the leading publisher of K-12 interactive curriculum--featuring the Destination Series, and award-winning titles from Edmark and The Learning Company. The company mission is to offer a wide variety of engaging, research-based online and CD-ROM solutions to help meet the critical mandates of No Child Left Behind. For more information visit us at http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=DEF ******************************* 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: * Duhs and Don'ts for Today's Teachers Should you raise the bar or lower your standards? Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues344.shtml This week's Administrators Desk article: * Data is Making a Difference in These Schools Principals describe how they have used data to drive school improvement. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin280.shtml This week's School Issues article: * Voice of Experience Brenda Dyck looks back at the leadership of American teachers on September 11, 2001. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues343.shtml *************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS *************************************** * National PTA to Recruit More Hispanic Parents The National PTA in the U.S. is launching campaigns in Florida, Texas, and California to attract more Hispanic parents into its ranks. While about 15 percent of U.S. schoolchildren are Latino, only about 3 percent of the PTA membership is Latino. Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/16/education/16PTA.html * Majority of Canadians Happy with Schools More than one-half of Canadians surveyed recently said they are happy with the education system in their province. Residents of Manitoba and Saskatchewan had the highest level of satisfaction at 72 percent. Source: The Canadian Press http://www.canada.com/montreal/story.asp?id=46E214A9-3C32-4A74-A0A3-AF44E3CE0E2A * High Student Skills Likely Boost Technology The high level of technology skills and high expectations for technology of most college students could further push technology developments in the U.S. Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/16/technology/16NET.html * Dept. of Ed Creates Two New Offices The U.S. Department of Education this week announced the formation of two new offices within the department: the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and the Office of Innovation and Improvement. The first office will handle all issues related to safe schools and substance abuse prevention. The innovation and improvement office is charged in part with investing in promising practices and communicating the effectiveness of those practices. Source: U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/09-2002/09172002.html U.S ******************************** LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS ******************************** * Virtual Reality Helps Deaf Students An elementary school in Florida is using virtual reality technology to improve the academic skills of children who are hearing impaired. Source: Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0917/p12s01-lecs.html * New Courts Target Truancy Faced with a backlog of truancy cases, Dallas, Texas set up courts to handle truants exclusively. Source: The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/education/stories/wfaa020916_am_truancycourt .2bc52c99.html * Nurse Educates Students about Diabetes Risk Oakland, California, school officials have enlisted a diabetes nurse educator to work with teachers and students to help recognize and prevent the disease in children. District officials are concerned about the growing prevalence of diabetes in children. Source: San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/09/15/state152 6EDT0039.DTL&type=printable * College Seniors Get Jump on Teaching An internship program in the Kansas City, Missouri, school district allows college seniors to teach full time while receiving support from college and school staff. Source: Kansas City Star http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/living/education/4088715.htm Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio =================================== Education World (R) http://www.educationworld.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== ************************************************************************* If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS
