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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 9
Date: Thu,  4 Mar 2004 09:47:28 -0800 (PST)


News Headlines of the Week Newsletter

Volume 3, Issue 9
March 4, 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 

in Ellen's weekly column, EDscoops, at http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/. 

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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Cold Mush: Serving Stories from the Iditarod Trail
The Iditarod teacher shares his plans.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat094.shtml

This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Using Satellites to Track Wandering Students
How Global Positioning technology can keep track of students.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin345.shtml
* How I Handled...
A complaint about a teacher's use of sexual innuendo.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled027.shtml

This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Teaching English-Language Learners
Does NCLB mandate the curriculum for English-language learners?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB062.shtml

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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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* Easing Regulations on Single-Sex Classes
The U.S. Department of Education is proposing regulations that would make it
easier to establish single-sex schools and classes. The department is seeking
public comment on the proposed regulations.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/03/03032004.html

* Vacations During School Terms Earn Parents Fines
Parents in Britain who withdraw their children from school for trips or outings 

without administrators' permission now face fines from the school.
Source: The Independent
http://education.independent.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=495165

* Leaving Gifted Children Behind
Cuts to school budgets and pressure to meet No Child Left Behind mandates are
prompting many districts and states to eliminate programs for gifted students.
NCLB does not address education for gifted children.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/education/02GIFT.html

* Another Paige Apology
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige apologized again this week for calling 
the
National Education Association a "terrorist organization." Paige wrote in a
published article that he made "a very poor word choice."
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/03/02/paige.apology.reut/index.html


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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Dropouts to Sign Out
The Chicago, Illinois, school district now requires students dropping out of
high school and their parents to sign a consent letter listing possible 
negative
consequences of quitting school.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/27/dropping.out.ap/index.html

* Getting Men Involved at School
The Jefferson Parish public school district in Louisiana is recruiting and
training men to volunteer in local schools. The men tutor and supervise 
students
and also help with projects in the buildings and on school grounds.
Source: The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1078126043128290.xml

* Phasing Out Middle Schools
As part of a sweeping overhaul of middle level education, New York City school
administrators plan to eliminate most of the city's middle schools and replace
them with K-8 schools. About half of New York City middle schools are 
designated
as needing improvement.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/03/education/03SCHO.html

* A Walk in Students' Sneakers
Parents got to squeeze into tiny desks, color, and wear Cat in the Hat hats
during "Walk a Day in Your Child's Shoes" week at Sixth District Elementary
School in Ohio.
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/03/loc_kyparents03.html

Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio


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