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Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Arizona Republic
English-learner law challenged
GOP lawmakers got a long-awaited day in court Monday to defend a new state law that would pump $32 million into schools next year to improve instruction for students struggling to learn English.
We owe it to the kids
Arizona has an interest in improving child care because good quality care prepares kids to be stable, successful students.
ASU gives free ride to poor students
ASU Advantage is making a higher education an option for many students who would have never attended a four-year institution.
Hands-on program adds up for Arizona math students
About 13,000 students across Arizona are using hands-on materials to learn math.
Baltimore Sun
Threat to city schools plan
Funds loss at issue in Montgomery Co.
In an effort to quash a bill that would cost their county millions in education funding, some Montgomery County lawmakers have threatened to withdraw support for a moratorium on the state's takeover of 11 Baltimore City schools - a move that could damage the chances for overriding Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s promised veto.
Boston Globe
Music industry unleashes more lawsuits in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - The music industry launched a new wave of lawsuits and criminal proceedings against file-sharers across Europe on Tuesday, part of its drive to curb online piracy and encourage the use of legal music services.
Charlotte Observer
Guilford chief no stranger to controversy
Terry Grier isn't intimidated by the harsh politics and occasional nastiness that swirl around Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Race part of CPS admissions
Chris Kearney waited at Dater Montessori for 12 hours, hoping to enroll his son there. But Kearney was later told his son was on the "non-black male waiting list."
Dallas Morning News
Plan giving bonuses to principals is off agenda
DISD: Teacher groups lobby board, criticize linking reward with test scores
A week of intense lobbying by local teacher groups appears to have derailed a proposal to reward Dallas principals with hefty bonuses for improving their schools' academic performance.
Des Moines Register
Residents talk about bullying rule, gays
The Marshalltown school board fielded comments from the public about changing the harassment policy of the school district to include sexual orientation. The discussion comes after Statehouse legislation against bullying likely died for the year.
Deseret News
When's lunch? Could be as early as 10:40 a.m. in some Salt Lake high schools
While many office workers were taking their coffee breaks, 14-year-old Michelle Pagan was having lunch.
Detroit News
Statewide forums aim to curb underage drinking
With about 75% of teens having tried alcohol, gatherings hope to raise awareness about dangers
eSchool News
Mich. first to mandate online learning
Michigan became the first state in the nation to have students experience some form of online instruction before receiving a diploma when the state legislature on March 30 approved a bill to ratchet up the state's graduation requirements.
Hartford Courant
Who's Really Fit To Teach?
Thousands of Connecticut teachers, including some award-winning educators, could face new job reviews because they do not meet U.S. government standards as "highly qualified teachers," federal officials say.
Herald Tribune
Parents, students weigh in on choosing majors
SARASOTA -- An idea aimed at improving public education and making Florida schools more competitive in the global economy is receiving mixed reviews from parents and students.
Houston Chronicle
UH increases tuition, fees by nearly 10%
University of Houston students will pay nearly 10 percent more in tuition and fees for the coming school year, the university system's regents decided Monday.
Indianapolis Star-Tribune
Poster maker accused of scam
Businesses say firm lied about gifts to schools An Illinois publishing company that says it raises money for schools nationwide faces accusations of lying to Indiana businesses and pocketing nearly all of the money collected from them.
Inside Higher ED
Settlement in MIT Suicide Suit
Many experts had hoped that legal fight would offer guidance for other colleges on liability for students with serious mental health problems.
A Strike Falters
UAW and grad student leaders vow to press on, but NYU isn't wavering, many TA's are back at work and undergraduate support has lessened.
Much Ado About No Change
Some fret over seeming shift in Education Dept. policy on campus anti-Semitism, but U.S. says status quo holds.
Las Vegas Sun
Superintendent bets on education initiative
With 16 months left to prove himself to his bosses, Clark County Schools Superintendent Walt Rulffes has put educational reform on the fast track ...
Los Angeles Times
For Some, Hurdles Keep a Diploma Out of Reach
By Arin Gencer
A conference at UCLA focuses on ways to keep Latino students from falling through multiple cracks in the 'educational pipeline
Villaraigosa Pushes for Audit of L.A. Unified
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa reiterated his call Monday for an audit of the Los Angeles Unified School District, saying he would turn to state lawmakers if district officials refuse to cooperate.
Miami Herald
Miami-Dade School board chooses school names based on politics
BY MATTHEW I. PINZUR
Some of Miami's most recognizable places are the landmarks, great and humble, to the Cuban exile community that helped give the city its modern image: the majesty of the Freedom Tower, the energy of Versailles restaurant, the camaraderie of countless café cubano windows.
Newsday
TV makes the kids get fat
A steady diet of television can lead to weight problems in preschoolers, according to two new studies.
New York Daily News
School's out
Daily News Exclusive: A free Harlem private school hailed as an alternative to public education was shut by the city last month because it was operating illegally - for eight years, the Daily News has learned.
New York Post
'KID-TAUNT' SCHOOL-BUS MATRON SURRENDERS
By DAN MANGAN A school-bus matron who cruelly taunted a 7-year-old autistic boy as he repeatedly slammed his head on a seat turned herself in to Brooklyn prosecutors yesterday and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
New York Times
Report Finds Patronage Rife at a University
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
Job applications at New Jersey's state medical school were marked with an indicator of the applicants' political connections, a report says.
Palm Beach Post
Sole bidder gets juvenile-hall deal
The firm has had a history of problems with Palm Beach County, but will run boys' facility.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Balanced schools budget draws fire
Council will hold hearings on the $2.04 billion spending plan. Parents criticized the cuts that are likely to result.
By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Philadelphia School District will present a balanced $2.04 billion budget to City Council this morning, and part of that balancing act is likely to be seen and felt by students and teachers at many schools.
N.J. moves to protect the arts from school budget cutbacks
By Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press
New Jersey officials announced plans yesterday to take stock of arts programs at every public school in the state as a first step toward ensuring that instruction in music, drawing, theater and dance survives even lean budget years.
Rocky Mountain News
Colorado ranked 32nd in student spending
Colorado public school districts rank 32nd in per-pupil expenditures, according to a report issued Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Rutland Herald
Vt. spends more per pupil than all but 2 states, D.C.
MONTPELIER - Vermont's public schools spent more for each student in 2004 than all but two other states and the nation's capital, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Monday.
Sacramento Bee
State faulted rehab center - but kept silent
Determined to help her addicted teen, Sacramento retail clerk Cathi Taylor unwittingly spent more than $22,000 on a drug treatment program one state agency tried to shut down and another allowed to remain open.
San Antonio Express-News
Kerr's juvenile detention faces cuts
Money-losing center may see staff trimmed nearly in half
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Kids may be getting media overdose
Children's exposure to the media should be considered a public health issue, much like smoking or violence, one expert says.
Seattle Times
Review of WASL scoring to begin in next few weeks
In the wake of the problems that have plagued the SAT college-entrance exam, an independent, top-to-bottom review of how the Washington...
Tallahassee Democrat
FCAT scores now on Internet
Parents potentially will have faster, easier access to their children's FCAT reading and math scores this spring.
Washington Post
Blackboard Blogging
By Valerie Strauss
The blogosphere is the new lounge where teachers gather to talk about vicious administrators, educational reform, marriage, divorce and, yes, students.
Washington Times
UMBC wins college chess Final Four (Michael Hunsberger)
Forget basketball. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is celebrating its own Final Four victory -- in chess.
Audit reveals school project in Northwest overdue, costly (Jim McElhatton)
A recent government audit has found millions of dollars in cost overruns and months of delays in the construction of Barnard Elementary School by the D.C. public school system and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Wichita Eagle
Schools allow protesting kids to return
BY ICESS FERNANDEZ, The Wichita Eagle
All Wichita school district students who participated in a walkout and march to City Hall for immigration reform will be allowed to return to school today, district officials said.
International Articles
The Australian
Girls, regional schools top score
A REPORT card on Queensland schools shows small rural state schools outshine city state schools and some of the most exclusive colleges don't rank in the top 100.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Marking boycott 'starts to bite'
A lecturers' marking boycott is "starting to bite", potentially disrupting thousands of students, unions warn.
The Globe and Mail
BIBLES OFFERED TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS RAISE ROW
PETTI FONG
B.C. mother asks trustees to reconsider distribution among pupils in 'neutral zone'
VANCOUVER -- Renate Gepraegs thought she had stepped back in time when she opened her son's public-school newsletter and read a notice from the Gideon Society about free Bibles.
The Guardian
The new McCarthyism
Are liberal academics being silenced in the US? Gary Younge reports.
After the screenwriter Walter Bernstein was placed on the blacklist during the McCarthyite era he said his life "seemed to move in ever-decreasing circles". "Few of my friends dropped away but the list of acquaintances diminished," he wrote in Inside Out, a memoir of the blacklist.
The Gulf Times
Popular Lanka band for school charity gig
LEADING Sri Lankan music band Bathiya 'N Santhush will perform at the Sri Lankan School on Friday, April 7. The band has performed in many countries. However, this will be their first visit to Doha. The vocalist duo will be joined by popular singer Ashanthi De Alwis for the Doha event.
Shell research lecture focus on environment
SHELL organised its first research and technology lecture on the Texas A & M University Qatar campus recently
The Korea Herald
Education minister under fire for remarks on English villages
Education Minister Kim Jin-pyo has come under fire for his pronounced skepticism about English learning camps, .
The Peninsula
Indian schools see increase in number of students leaving
DOHA: With more expatriates sending their families home due to the increasing cost of living in Qatar, several Indian schools have reported a drastic increase in the number of students leaving at the beginning of the new academic session.
The Press New Zealand
Father reacts over bullying claim
A Christchurch man faces an assault charge after he confronted a boy accused of bullying his daughter at school.
Varsities lag on gender balance
South Island universities have ranked worst in New Zealand for the proportion of female senior academics on their staff, a new report shows.
The Toronto Star
Disabled find their sound
There is only one thing that can help relieve the pain of seeing a severely disabled child: a smile.
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