January 16, 2008

Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 19
Giovanna Batiste, a junior at Frederick Douglass High School, walks down her grandmother’s street in the Lower Ninth Ward. Fewer than half the houses on the street are occupied.
Giovanna Batiste, a junior at Frederick Douglass High School, walks down her grandmother’s street in the Lower Ninth Ward. Fewer than half the houses on the street are occupied.
Christopher Powers
Student Well-Being ‘The Hurricane Messed a Lot of Us Up’
Settling back in to school has been a struggle for thousands of New Orleans students whose lives were disrupted by Katrina.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 15, 2008
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Federal NCLB Once Again a Legislative Target of Minnesota Critics
When the legislature reconvenes next month, state senators will debate whether the state should refuse to follow mandates under the No Child Left Behind Act—potentially forfeiting up to $250 million in annual federal funding.
Katie Ash, January 15, 2008
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States State of the States Virginia
Gov. Kaine highlighted early-childhood education in his State of the Commonwealth address, announcing a plan to expand the state‘s preschool program for 4-year-olds from low-income families.
Christina A. Samuels, January 15, 2008
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States State of the States Maine
After a year in which a push by Gov. Baldacci to reorganize the education bureaucracy dominated public debate, he used much of his State of the State address to highlight issues such as prison reform and the economy.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 15, 2008
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States State of the States New York
Following last year’s major boost in funding and move to increase K-12 public schools’ accountability, Gov. Spitzer says he’s making higher education the priority this year.
Michele McNeil, January 15, 2008
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States State of the States Idaho
In his State of the State address, Gov. Otter said he has asked a group of business and education leaders to assess how much Idaho spends on education and where, and compare that with the spending of high-performing school systems in the United States and abroad.
Vaishali Honawar, January 15, 2008
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Student Well-Being Report Roundup Evaluating After-School Programs
Outcome evaluations that investigate whether after-school programs are run successfully should be used regularly by staff members and administrators, says a policy brief by Child Trends.
Mary C. Breaden, January 15, 2008
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Ed-Tech Policy Report Roundup Digital Youths
Children ages 8 to 10 spend more than six hours a day interacting with some form of digital media, according to a new study.
Mary C. Breaden, January 15, 2008
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Ed-Tech Policy Report Roundup UNESCO Report Calls for Ed. Tech. Training
If teachers do not take part in more training in information and communication technologies, they will lack the skills to integrate technology into the classroom and improve student learning, a new report finds.
Mary C. Breaden, January 15, 2008
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Student Well-Being Federal File Utah School Faces Unusual Challenge Under NCLB Law
Like most schools serving disadvantaged students, West Middle School in Fort Duchesne, Utah, has struggled to meet its student-achievement goals under the No Child Left Behind Act.
David J. Hoff, January 15, 2008
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Gov. Edward G. Rendell
Education Funding Pennsylvania Lawmakers Eyeing Cost of School Finance Revamp
A study requested by the legislature said the state would need to spend $2,500 more per child than it now spends to deliver a quality education.
Catherine Gewertz, January 15, 2008
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Education Letter to the Editor Teacher Fellowships: Only a Partial Solution
Ultimately, societal attitudes and willingness to invest in teacher preparation and teachers must change if we hope to keep new teachers in the profession.
January 15, 2008
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Education Letter to the Editor Accountability Systems Need Many Data Sources
Most current “growth” models for educational accountability fail to address the public’s primary concern about the No Child Left Behind Act’s intense focus on testing: the reduction of curriculum and instruction to “teaching the test.”
January 15, 2008
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Education Letter to the Editor Can Government Ever Judge Research Well?
As a political entity, the Education Department and its various offices and divisions should not be in the business of evaluating educational research at all.
January 15, 2008
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Federal Evidence for Moving to K-8 Model Not Airtight
Research from a recent wave of K-8 conversions suggests that determining what kind of grade configurations are best for students is still a complicated and unsettled matter.
Debra Viadero, January 15, 2008
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Teaching Opinion Can Changing the Discourse Change the School?
Paul Barnwell offers plenty of reasons to resist the education "language rut."
Paul Barnwell, January 15, 2008
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Curriculum Opinion Why Markets Are Important (And What They Could Do for Public Education)
Denis P. Doyle comments on the heavy hand of tradition and the lack of entrepreneurial vitality in the education realm.
Denis P. Doyle, January 15, 2008
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Patti Raine
Federal Opinion An Open Letter to the Next President
No area is more in need of reconceptualization than education, James P. Comer writes.
James P. Comer, January 15, 2008
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Teaching Profession News in Brief Carnegie Selects Prominent Scholar as New President
Anthony S. Bryk, a nationally known education researcher, has been named the next president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Vaishali Honawar, January 15, 2008
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Federal Opinion Rural Schools: Growing, Diverse, and ... Complicated
Government has not served rural students well, especially where need is greatest, Rachel B. Tompkins contends.
Rachel B. Tompkins, January 15, 2008
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Reading & Literacy Massive Funding Cuts to ‘Reading First’ Generate Worries for Struggling Schools
The reduction of more than 60 percent may affect reading coaches, professional-development programs, and instructional materials that are the cornerstones of the Reading First program.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, January 14, 2008
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Federal Tying Cash Awards to AP-Exam Scores Seen as Paying Off
As money-for-achievement programs grow, the debate over whether remuneration works in education and what the trade-offs are sharpens.
Scott J. Cech, January 14, 2008
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School & District Management Assessment to Rate Principal Leadership to Be Field-Tested
Known as VAL-ED, the tool has been developed by a team of experts to measure leadership behaviors that research has found are associated with student achievement.
Lynn Olson, January 11, 2008
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Law & Courts Court Ruling in NCLB Suit Fuels Fight Over Costs
The case’s revival reopens talk of "unfunded" obligations in the federal law.
Mark Walsh, January 11, 2008
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Federal Bush Presses NCLB Renewal on His Terms
As the federal law turned 6 years old this month, a top Democrat signaled that he would seek far-reaching changes, while President Bush suggested he would favor less dramatic revisions.
David J. Hoff, January 11, 2008
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Teaching Profession Justices Examine Age Disparity in Retirement Systems
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether certain disparities in a state’s public-employee retirement system violate the main federal law against age discrimination.
Mark Walsh, January 11, 2008
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Federal Need for Proposed U.S. Public Service Academy Debated
A Teach For America veteran is leading the effort to finance and establish a university that offers a free, four-year degree to students in exchange for five years of postgraduate work in the public sector.
Scott J. Cech, January 11, 2008
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States New Funding Formula in N.J. Faces Hurdles
New Jersey lawmakers approved a new school funding formula Jan. 7 that would give more money to needy districts outside the state’s large cities.
Catherine Gewertz, January 10, 2008
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Teacher Preparation Guidance Given on Young and Disruptive
A new study finds that support for teachers is key in reducing the number of expelled prekindergartners.
Linda Jacobson, January 10, 2008
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