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From: "Education News Headlines" <newsheadlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:43:14 -0800 (PST)

News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
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Volume 2, Issue 85
December 11, 2003

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NEWS HEADLINES OF THE WEEK
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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
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* "Not Much, Just Chillin'," a Window on Middle School Life
An author shares the secrets of middle school life.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat085.shtml

This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* A "Signature Event": The Autograph Auction as a School Fundraiser
Manor Hill Elementary raised money by selling celebrity signatures.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin335.shtml

* How I Handled...
Helping bus drivers feel an important part of the community.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled017.shtml

This week's School Issues article:
* Soapbox
Buying technology is wasting money if administrators aren't trained.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/soapbox/soapbox004.shtml

This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: School, Teacher Rewards
How does NCLB reward successful schools and teachers?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB052.shtml

Don't be left behind! Read Education World's No Educator Left Behind series,
which provides answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about 

the federal No Child Left Behind Act and how it will affect educators. To read
past questions, go to No Educator Left Behind archives
(http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NELB.shtml).


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NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS
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* Changes for Testing Disabled Students
School systems now will have more flexibility in testing students with severe
disabilities, according to adjustments made to the No Child Left Behind Act.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/12/12092003.html

* Teaching Drivers to Be Organ Donors
Some states now are including lessons in how to become organ and tissue donors
as part of their high schools' driver education programs.
Source: CBSNews.com
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/30/health/main575941.shtml

* Housing Costs Forcing Out Teachers
Skyrocketing housing costs in many wealthy school districts are forcing some
teachers to move or teach elsewhere because they cannot afford housing.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1209/p13s01-legn.html

* Voucher Bill Passes in U.S. House
A five-year, federally funded education initiative that would pay for District
of Columbia children to attend private and parochial schools passed this week 
in
the U.S. House of Representatives.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47376-2003Dec8.html


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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* School Dress Code Would Apply to Kids, Adults
A new dress code under consideration in the Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, 

school district, would cover everyone, including parents and teachers. It could 

take effect next year.
Source: Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=c9e87bc7-4b74-42be-979d-6c1767d0d2fa 



* Melding History, Literature
Pairing up literature and history curriculums is increasingly popular among
students and teachers in high schools, but teachers say testing requirements
make it harder to use this approach.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47027-2003Dec8.html

* Students Show Gains in Single-Sex Classes
Middle school students in single-sex classrooms showed improvement in
attendance, behavior, and academic performance during a yearlong pilot program.
Source: Rocky Mountain News
http://insidedenver.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_2485807,00.html

* A History of Success
Geri Hastings of Catonsville (Maryland) High School, one of the top two social
studies teachers in the U.S., uses activities and experimental learning to help 

her students earn top scores on AP tests.
Source: The Baltimore Son
http://www.sunspot.net/news/education/bal-te.md.hastings09dec09,0,6164126.story?
coll=bal-education-top


Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio


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