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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 11
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:59:10 -0800 (PST)

News Headlines of the Week Newsletter

Volume 3, Issue 11
March 18, 2004

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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:
* NMSA's Vision of Middle School Excellence
Fourteen suggestions for dramatically improving middle-level education.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat096.shtml

This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Hold the Fries! Three Programs Are Improving Student Nutrition
Halting the trend toward child obesity is a challenge, but some schools are
meeting that challenge with more than food that is nutritionally balanced.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin346.shtml
* How I Handled...
Improving student attendance rates.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled001.shtml

This Week's Soapbox article:
* Why I Said "No" to an Invitation from the Secretary of Ed
Terrorist remark, NCLB prompt Teacher of the Year to skip D.C. meeting.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/soapbox/soapbox006.shtml

This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Pre-School Help
How does NCLB prevent children from falling behind?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB064.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 

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NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS
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* Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Eased
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that teachers in rural areas
who teach multiple subjects will be given more time to meet the No Child Left
Behind requirements for highly qualified teachers in all the subjects they
teach.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/education/16CHIL.html

* Dept. of Ed Offers More NCLB Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education is providing links to more than 50 policy
letters to help states implement the requirements of the No Child Left Behind
Act. The letters are available at 
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/stateletters/index.html
NCLB Policy Letters to States.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/03/03102004a.html

* Poll: Parents Value Science Education
U.S. parents are overwhelmingly interested in their children's science 
education
and understand its importance, yet American performance in the sciences does 
not
meet most parental expectations, according to a recent survey.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/03/03162004.html

* Career Programs Focus Students
At-risk students who enroll in career academies or vocational programs in high
school have higher rates of employment and higher salaries than their peers,
according to a recent study.
Source: The Miami Herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/education/8187447.htm


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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Challenge to Exit Exam
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Alaska Board of Education by
disabled children and their parents, who claim requiring students to pass an
exit exam to earn a high school diploma discriminates against students with
disabilities.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/education/17ALAS.html

* Use of Hand-Held PCs Grows
More students have hand-held PCs in Michigan's Macomb Intermediate School
District, after administrators urged parents to consider purchasing them as 
part
of an effort to better integrate technology in the classroom.
Source: The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/2004/schools/0403/15/c05-91849.htm

* Lights Out for Naps?
Some Washington, D.C., area pre-kindergarten programs are discussing 
eliminating
nap times for 4-year-olds, because school officials say more time is needed for 

academics.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58706-2004Mar14.html

* Chess, Anyone?
The Seattle, Washington-based America's Foundation for Chess has provided
in-class chess instruction to 15 schools in Washington and hopes to branch out. 

The foundation promotes the educational benefits of learning chess.
Source: The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2001879251_chess15m.html


Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio


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