************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** From: "Education News Headlines" <newsheadlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:48:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: News Headlines of the Week Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 6 News Headlines of the Week Newsletter ---------------------------------------------------------- Volume 3, Issue 6 February 12, 2004 ********************************************** Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to Education World's News Headlines of the Week Newsletter. This EDlines newsletter is published weekly as a free service by Education World®. You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates of EDlines of the Week. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml. To unsubscribe, see instructions at the bottom of this newsletter.. Education World is the largest *free* resource on the Web for teachers and school administrators. We remain a free resource thanks to the support of our advertisers -- so please click on ads of interest and visit our advertisers' sites. ******************************************** NEWS HEADLINES OF THE WEEK ******************************************** 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; registration is free. ******************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FROM EDUCATION WORLD ******************************************** This week's Wire Side Chat from Education World: * SteveSongs Transforms Kids Into Songwriters While Reinforcing Classroom Skills Children's singer Steve Roslonek uses music to reinforce classroom lessons. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat091.shtml This week's Administrators Desk articles: * Home Visits Forge School, Family Links Building community -- one family at a time. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin342.shtml * How I Handled... Keeping control in crowded hallways and lunchrooms. Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled024.shtml This week's No Educator Left Behind article: * No Educator Left Behind: Testing and School Improvement How do standardized tests measure the progress of schools? Source: Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB059.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). ******************************************** THE WEEKLY SURVEY ******************************************** Have you seen Education World's newest feature? Each week, we ask readers to cast their votes in The Weekly Survey. This week's survey question: Do you know any teachers at your school who, at this time, do not meet the No Child Left Behind requirements for a "highly qualified" teacher? Cast your vote at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/survey.shtml ******************************************** NEWS HEADLINES FOR ALL EDUCATORS ******************************************** * High School Diplomas Losing Meaning Earning a high school diploma no longer means that a student is ready for work or college, according to a report from the American Diploma Project. States are urged to phase-in more comprehensive curriculums. Source: CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/10/high.school.diplomas.ap/index.html * Could Gum Chewing Boost Achievement? A dentist found that students who chewed (sugarless) gum while learning new material scored higher on a test than non-gum chewers. Some studies show that continuously chewing increases oxygen to the brain. Source: The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?040209ta_talk_mcgrath * Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia Researchers are scanning brains of dyslexic children to try to learn what goes wrong when they try to read, and what, if any, teaching methods could help them overcome the problem. Source: CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/10/dyslexia.ap/index.html * Latinos Positive About Public Education Latinos offer positive views of their local schools, teachers, and educational institutions, and Latino parents say they are active in their child's school and involved in their education, according to a recent U.S. survey of Latino families. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr012604nr.cfm ******************************************** LOCAL SCHOOLS MAKING NEWS ******************************************** * "Evolution" To Return Georgia's state school superintendent, Kathy Cox, is recommending that the word "evolution" be restored to the state's teaching standards and textbooks. Cox had suggested that "evolution" be replaced with "biological changes over time." Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/friday/content/epaper/editions/friday/news_043254a734b8617100df.html * Genetic Link Among Diverse Students Students in a biotechnology class at a San Jose, California, high school learned through research that more than half of them are linked by their DNA to the same ancestor, born more than 100,000 years ago in central China or Taiwan. Source: The Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/7910232.htm * Teacher Bonuses and Improved Performance School officials in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are seeing improvements among students in low-performing schools after paying highly effective teachers bonuses to work there. Source: The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26936-2004Feb9.html * Parents Protest Exit Test Some parents in Ontario, Canada, whose children failed a tenth grade literacy test required for high school graduation are protesting that the test is unfair to students who are disabled, English-language learners, and disadvantaged. Source: The Globe and Mail http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040209.wlitt0209/BNStory/National/ Sincerely, Ellen "Scoop" Delisio ******************************************** SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS ******************************************** We hope you enjoy receiving this Education World e-newsletter. 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