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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:00:15 -0800 (PST)


News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
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Volume 2, Issue 86
December 18, 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 

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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Singing for Societal Change... Again
Singer Peter Yarrow gives a voice to Operation Respect.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat086.shtml

This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Signaling an End to Classroom, Cafeteria Chatter
Yacker Tracker devices put the brakes on noisy classrooms, cafeterias.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin336.shtml

* How I Handled...
A student-with-a-broken-leg emergency.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled018.shtml

This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Charter School Teachers
Must charter school teachers be highly qualified?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB053.shtml

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which provides answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about 

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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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* District Sues Over NCLB Requirements
The Reading (Pennsylvania) School District is the first in the U.S. to sue a
state education department over No Child Left Behind requirements. Reading
officials claim they face unfair sanctions under the federal law.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20031217nclb1217p3.asp

* West, Midwest, Have Most H.S. Graduates
Rural Western and Midwestern U.S. states have the highest percentages of
residents with high school diplomas. Wyoming is tops with 90.2 percent of its
residents 25 and older having graduated from high school.
Source: Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2001813195_diplomas12m1.html

* IQs Are Better College Selectors
Research recently released in Great Britain indicated that IQ-type tests could
be better predictors of how students will perform in college than national
exams. Using the IQ-style tests could help more working-class students earn
acceptance to college, researchers said.
Source: The Independent
http://education.independent.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=471813

* Teachers Learn More of What They Teach
A new master's degree program for high school teachers at Bard College in New
York, will require candidates to take as many courses in the subjects they are
going to teach as in pedagogy. Most graduate programs focus on teaching
methods.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/nyregion/14BARD.html


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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* School Installs Face-Scanning Technology
Royal Palm Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona, is installing a face-scanning
system in its office to identify registered sex offenders and children who have 

been reported missing.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/12/12/facial.recognition.ap/index.html

* After 18 Months, Laptops Declared a Hit
Almost 18 months after the state of Maine opted to give laptops to all seventh
and eighth grade students and teachers, educators and parents report gains in
achievement and new attitudes towards teaching and learning.
Source: Edutopia
http://www.glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1119&key=137

* Assessment for Pre-Schoolers Sought
As Florida prepares to launch a universal pre-kindergarten program in summer
2005, educators continue to struggle to find the best way to assess the skills
of 4-year-olds. State officials want a way to assess programs without unfairly
judging children.
Source: The Miami Herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/education/7500294.htm?template=conte
ntModules/printstory.jsp

* Knowing Learning Styles Helps Students Excel
Students at Gateway High School, a charter school in San Francisco, California, 

use knowledge about their individual learning styles to help them succeed. 
About
25 percent of the school's students have identified learning disabilities.
Source: Edutopia
http://www.glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1118&key=020


Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio



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