EDNEWS> News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 13
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Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 13
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News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 13
April 1, 2004
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
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD
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This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World:
* Make Way for the New Report Cards
More detail, focused assessment, mark latest versions.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat098.shtml
This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Making Peer Mediation a Part of Campus Life
Expanding, improving students' peer mediation skills.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin348.shtml
* How I Handled...
Finding budget money to hire help to boost student achievement.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled030.shtml
This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Funding for the Arts
How does NCLB affect funding for the arts?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB066.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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* Dept. of Ed. Announces New Testing Exemptions
Seriously ill students can be exempt from high stakes testing; and schools can
average three years of student test participation figures, rather than using
one
to meet the required 95 percent participation rate, according to changes in the
No Child Left Behind Act.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/politics/30CHIL.html
* Thoughtful Operating Principles Benefit All
Ever complained to a coworker about a colleague in the faculty room? Steamed
over what you consider unfair treatment? Designing school-wide operating
principles that enhance communication, cooperation, and decision-making can
help.
Source: National Association of Secondary School Principals
http://www.principals.org/publications/pl/pl_high_road_0404.cfm
* Many Children Sleep Deprived
Children of all ages are getting less sleep than recommended, according to a
recent study by the National Sleep Foundation, and the adults around them are
not happy about it. Lack of sleep in children can lead to irritability and
problems with attention span.
Source: MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4630443/
* Tips for Reading Tutors
Be positive. Be attentive. Be precise. These are just some of the suggestions
for reading tutors included in the free U.S. Department of Education
publication, Tips for Reading Tutors
(http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/read/tutors.html?exp=0).
Source: U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* New Report Cards Track Performance, Effort
Beginning in the fall, all 17 Portland, Oregon, middle schools will issue
report
cards noting if students met grade-level expectations in individual subjects.
Students also will receive separate marks for the effort they put into class
projects, participation, and homework.
Source: The Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1080565080279421.xml?orego
nian?lced
* Students Show Gains With Peer Tutors
Many struggling students show improvement with peer tutoring. Belzer Middle
School in Indianapolis, Indiana, trains students to tutor their classmates; it
is the only peer tutoring program in the U.S. certified by the National
Tutoring
Association.
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34782-2004Mar29.html?referrer=ema
ilarticle
* Boys Only Book Club Spawns Readers
To entice more boys to read, Delhi Middle School in Ohio formed the "All Guys
Book Club," which also lures boys in with pizza and ice cream. About 55 boys
have participated this year; the school now has book clubs for girls and
teachers.
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/29/loc_loc3book.html
* Students "Reverse" Race for Photo Project
As part of a photo documentary project, students at Shepard Middle School in
Durham, North Carolina, take a picture of themselves that reflects their racial
identity, and one photo intended to show them as a different race. The project
helps them think about stereotypes.
Source: The News & Observer
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/3405020p-3026079c.html
Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio
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