EDNEWS> News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 14
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News Headlines of the Week Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 14
April 8, 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:
* Starting School Reform from the Inside
Why all educators must be school reform leaders.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat099.shtml
This week's Administrators Desk articles:
* Would You Switch Schools for More Money?
Districts offer more money to work in low-performing schools.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin349.shtml
* Walking School Bus Paves Way to Healthier Kids
Your school could be the next stop for the "walking school bus," -- groups of
children who are led to and from school by adult volunteers.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin350.shtml
This week's No Educator Left Behind article:
* No Educator Left Behind: Charter Schools and NCLB
Why is the No Child Left Behind Act so supportive of charter schools?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB067.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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* Second-Grader Foils School Shooting Plan
An 8-year-old Montana boy foiled a potential school shooting when he told a
teacher that a friend had buried a handgun in the playground and planned to use
it to shoot a third-grade girl in the leg during recess.
Source: ABCNEWS.com
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/US/Boy_Gun_Plan_040406-1.html
* Kennedy Seeks Full Funding for NCLB
Democratic U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy said recently that the Bush
administration misrepresented its position on financing the No Child Left
Behind
Act, and called for more funding for the act's mandates. Kennedy supported NCLB
when it was signed in January 2002.
Source: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/07/education/07kennedy.html
* ADHD Drugs Could Stunt Growth
Stimulant drugs such as Ritalin, used to treat attention deficit disorders, can
stunt children's growth, according to new research. The study does not address
whether the effect on growth is permanent.
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?c=MGArticle&cid=1031774691937&pag
ename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle
* Study Links TV, Attention Disorders
Viewing TV between ages 1 and 3 raises the risk of children developing an
attention disorder by age 7, according to a study in the journal
<I>Pediatrics.</I> For every hour of TV toddlers watched per day, the risk of
having an attention problem increased by 9 percent.
Source: ctnow.com
http://www.ctnow.com/news/health/hc-tvbrain0405.artapr05,1,5682262.story?coll=hc
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LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS
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* Few Teachers Support Longer School Days
While some school boards in British Columbia, Canada, support shortening the
school year and increasing the length of the school day as a cost-saving
measure, few teachers support the idea, saying it has no benefit for students.
Source: The Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=61
ee2702-7972-442b-afcf-0ac79295d5d3
* Districts Opt for Portfolio Assessments
Nebraska education officials have convinced the U.S. Department of Education to
allow districts to use portfolios to measure student progress, rather than
statewide tests. Even though the system is expensive and time-consuming,
teachers say it is worth it for students.
Source: Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0404050111apr05,1,6840753.story
* Teacher Spreads Passion for Historical Awareness
Robert Rinehart, a social studies teacher at Southampton Middle School in
Maryland, finds many ways to share his passion for the American Civil War and
historical awareness with his students. His interest was sparked after finding
the diary of his great-great-grandfather, a Union soldier.
Source: The Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-ha.rinehart04apr04002654,0,22
76583.story
* Phasing Out Middle Schools
New Orleans, Louisiana, school officials plan to eliminate 15 middle schools
and
convert 45 elementary schools to pre-K-eighth grade schools by 2006. The
conversion is part of a plan to improve failing schools in the district.
Source: The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/neworleans/index.ssf?/base/news-2/108089281143790.x
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Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio
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