Education Headlines

Wednesday June 16, 2004

Direct links to education and math- and science-related articles from newspapers and other sources around the nation. Brought to you by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) in Columbus, Ohio, Monday through Friday. 

K-12 Math, Science, Technology Issues and Practices

• Education Week, June 16, Study Finds Benefits [for math students] In Teach For America
• The Boston Globe (MA), June 15, Three teachers among NASA's newest crop of astronauts
  • NASA. Astronaut Candidates Report: A Step Toward Space
• The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), June 16, Math scores jump; Ohio proficiency tests show overall improvements

Administration

• Education Week, June 16, High Schools Nationwide Paring Down
• Education Week, June 16, Personal Touches; At Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, 10 "small learning communities" have replaced one-size-fits-all education
• NPR Online Morning Edition, June 15, Suit Raises Concerns about Security Guards in Schools
• The Houston Chronicle (TX), June 16, Opposition to paddling grows

Charter Schools

• Education Week, June 16, Despite $20 Million Pledge, S.C. Charter Plan Dead for Now
• The Boston Globe (MA), June 16, Most [Massachusetts] charter schools fiscally sound
• U.S. Department of Education, June 15, Innovative Education Practices Highlighted in New Booklet; Charter school guide features eight schools using promising methods to raise student achievement

Curriculum and Instruction

• The New York Times (NY), June 16, Making G.E.D. Programs More Than Test Prep

Education Policy

• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), June 16, 3rd-grade passing scores a state secret
• The Baltimore Sun (MD), June 16, Diplomas to require [Maryland] state tests
• The St. Petersburg Times (FL), June 16, Plan would force changes in failing schools; If the affected districts don't act, the state board's plan may impose teacher transfers, even private takeovers of schools

No Child Left Behind

• Education Week, June 16, Spotlight Shining on Overlooked Paraeducators
• Education Week, June 16, Teachers Fret Over Potential Loss of Aides
• Education Week, June 16, Troubled High School Narrows Courses [to math and English]
• The Baltimore Sun (MD), June 16, Public school test scores rise in all [Maryland] districts
  • The Baltimore Sun (MD), June 16, Balto. Co. practice pays off in progress
• The Miami Herald (FL), June 16, U.S.: Forty percent can switch from failing Dade schools
• The St. Petersburg Times (FL), June 16, Racial gap remains problematic [in Florida]; According to new statistics the racial disparity would not be solved for about another 30 years by current growth rates
• The St. Petersburg Times (FL), June 16, Schools graded a success by state, a flop by feds
• The Washington Post (DC), June 16, More Children Are Passing Md. Reading and Math Tests
• The Washington Times (DC), June 16, Maryland students jump to D.C.

Parents and Community

• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), June 16, Can public save public schools?

School and Student Performance

• Education Week, June 16, High School Exit Exams Not All That Tough, Study Concludes

Social Issues

• The Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), June 16, Fighting a race gap in colleges
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), June 16, Gay and lesbian teachers come out to help students deal with sexuality

Teaching Profession

• Education Week, June 16, A Quid Pro Quo For Teacher Quality; Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible [commentary]
• The Los Angeles Times (CA), June 16, When Teaching Visually Impaired, Being One of Them Has Advantages

Math, Science, Technology in the News

• BBC News, June 16, 14bn cost of protecting oceans; A team of UK scientists has come up with a cost for establishing a global network of marine "parks" to protect threatened ocean ecosystems
• BBC News, June 15, Concealed fault caused Bam quake
• BBC News, June 16, First mobile phone virus created
• BBC News, June 16, Wimbledon serves Linux volley
• National Science Foundation, June 16, Digital Preservation Program Launches Research Grants Initiative
• National Science Foundation, June 16, National Science Foundation Releases "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2004"
• NPR Online All Things Considered, June 15, Paxil Maker Publishes Study on Children and Antidepressants
• Science@NASA, June 16, Mob Rules; An experiment onboard the International Space Station is helping physicists decipher the group behavior of atoms and molecules
• ScienceDaily, June 16, Today's Top Stories
• Wired News, June 16, BBC to Open Content Floodgates [free audio & video clips will be available for download]

Other Articles of Interest

• Education Week, June 16, Reagan's Legacy: A Nation at Risk, Boost for Choice
• The Christian Science Monitor, June 16, Was Sinbad a Nanjing sailor?
• USA Today, June 16, Wednesday's debate: Financial aid for college. College isn't for everyone [commentary]
• USA Today, June 16, Wednesday's debate: Financial aid for college. Options for the needy shrink. [editorial]

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