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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 12
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:59:43 -0800 (PST)

News Headlines of the Week Newsletter

Volume 3, Issue 12
March 25, 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 

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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Author Says Technology Brings False Promises to Schools
Does heavy technology use teach the wrong lessons?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat097.shtml

This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Homework Study Hall: Mandatory "Make Up" for Missed Work
Principal David Chambers of Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High School made
making up missed work a mandatory activity. The policy has produced more honor
students, raised the average GPA, and improved teacher morale.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin347.shtml
* How I Handled...
A teacher's excessive absenteeism.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled029.shtml

This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Spending Flexibility
Does the No Child Left Behind Act put new constraints on school spending?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB065.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
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(http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NELB.shtml).


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NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS
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* Urban Schools Show Gains Under NCLB
Students in the largest urban school districts in the U.S. showed significant
gains in reading and mathematics after a year under the federal No Child Left
Behind Act, according to a study by the Council of the Great City Schools.
Source: Yahoo!News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=1&u=/ap/20040322/
ap_on_re_us/city_schools_1

* More States Adopt Anti-Bullying Laws
More U.S. states are using the legal system to try to curb bullying in schools. 

Seventeen states have passed anti-bullying legislation, and 11 other states
considered proposals this year.
Source: Stateline.org
http://www.stateline.org/stateline/?pa=story&sa=showStoryInfo&id=358154

* Retention Benefits Some Students
Remedial summer programs and repeating a grade can help the performance of some 

young, disadvantaged students, according to researchers who studied a program 
in
Chicago, Illinois. Some educators argue that retaining students leads to them
dropping out.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16520-2004Mar22.html

* Impact of Pre-School Unclear
While poor children who attend high-quality pre-school programs do better in
school, the affects of large-scale pre-school on a variety of populations is
still unclear, according to some researchers.
Source: The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2004/03/23/the_promise_of_pre
school


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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Pay-for-Performance Plan Passes
The Denver (Colorado) Classroom Teachers Association became the first teachers' 

union in the U.S. to approve a pay-for-performance salary system. Voters still
need to approve spending an extra $25 million a year for the plan to be
implemented.
Source: Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E2031673,00.html?search=fi
lter

* Women's History Class Draws Mothers, Daughters
To mark Women's History Month, Ursuline Academy, an all-girls Roman Catholic
school in Ohio, invites mothers and daughters to attend an elective course,
Women in American History. Each week, one or two mothers share information 
about
their lives.
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/23/loc_loc3a.html

* State to Study Textbook Weights
A proposal in the Tennessee General Assembly calls for a study of textbook
weights at all grade levels, and then setting weight limits for books.
Legislators are concerned about the increasing heaviness of student 
backpacks.

Source: The Tennessean
http://tennessean.com/education/archives/04/03/48661868.shtml?Element_ID=4866186
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* Mentor Teachers Ease the Way
Teachers retired from the Chicago, Illinois, public schools are coming back to
the classrooms to help new teachers in hard-to-staff schools. Mentors help with 

everything from classroom management to structuring the daily lesson.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-teach24.html

Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio


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