EDNEWS> News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 1
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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 1
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:47:26 -0800 (PST)
News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
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Volume 3, Issue 1
January 8, 2004
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Dear Education Professionals,
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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
published by the New York Times), you might be required to register;
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Uniting Against Cheating
A principal talks about how a school and community have united against
cheating.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat087.shtml
This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* ABC Book of the Principal's Job
The essential guide to what principals do -- from A to Z!
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin337.shtml
* Teacher Training: Staff Development Through Peer Mentoring
Peer mentoring can facilitate staff development.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/teacher_training/teacher_training006.shtml
This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Math Achievement
How can NCLB affect math achievement?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB054.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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* Pediatricians Call for Soda Ban
School administrators should prohibit the sale of soda in their buildings to
help fight the childhood obesity epidemic, according to the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/05/education/05SODA.html
* Bush Marks Two Years of NCLB
Two years after the signing of the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush is
defending the law against critics who say it is too rigid and under funded.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/05/elec04.prez.bush.no.child.ap/index.htm
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* Memorable Assignments
Teachers and students reflect on assignments they remember as being most
effective and most interesting.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57473-2004Jan5.html
* Reforms Overlooking High Schools
School reforms and funding in the U.S. so far have been concentrated on
elementary and middle schools, and more of that aid needs to go to high
schools,
according to a recent study.
Source: The Tennessean
http://tennessean.com/education/archives/04/01/45110572.shtml?Element_ID=4511057
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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Parents Learn Math to Help Kids
Teachers at Madison Park Elementary School in Arizona are instructing parents
in
the school's mathematics curriculum so parents can be more involved in their
children's studies.
Source: The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0106edwhatworks06.html
* Snowball Ban Hits Schools
Snowballs are part of Canadian culture, but not on some school playgrounds
anymore. Schools in the greater Toronto area have banned snowballs, citing
safety concerns.
Source: The Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_T
ype1&c=Article&cid=1073344208094&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
* Early Literacy Program Combats Achievement Gap
Durham, North Carolina, public school officials are optimistic that a program
called the Literacy Collaborative, which stresses literacy skills in the early
grades, will help close an achievement gap by 2007.
Source: The News-Observer
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/3185189p-2864466c.html
* WebCams Help Suspended Students Keep Up
Students suspended from Coffeeville High School in Mississippi can keep up with
their studies via the Internet, thanks to WebCams that broadcast classes onto
computers in the suspension room.
Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-01-05-class-webcams_x.ht
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