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Thursday, February 26, 2004
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Learning
Disabilities, Dyslexia and Difficulties Learning to Read
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Children of the Code
The Children of the Code project is pleased to
announce the availability of the transcript of its interview with James
Wendorf, the Executive Director of the National Center for Learning
Disabilities (NCLD). NCLD increases public awareness and understanding of
learning disabilities and conducts educational programs and services that
promote research-based knowledge, and provide national leadership in
shaping public policy.
Report
Disputes U.S. High School Graduation Rates
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Washington Post
Barely half of all black, Hispanic and Native
American students who entered U.S. high schools in 2000 will receive
diplomas this year, according to a new report that challenges conventional
methods of calculating graduation rates.
Minority
dropouts sky-high in Mass.
STUDY:
ONLY "50-50" CHANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FOR U.S. MINORITY
STUDENTS; WEAK ACCOUNTABILITY RULES FOUND
Judge:
Colleges May Bar Illegal Immigrants
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Washington Post
In a ruling experts say was the first of its
kind, a federal judge said Wednesday that denying illegal immigrants
admission to Va. colleges and universities does not violate their rights.
Baltimore
schools takeover advances
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Wilmington News Journal
ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland legislative leaders on
Wednesday edged into the spotlight shining on the Baltimore school system,
working to draft a bill calling for a takeover of the city school board
but stopping short of receivership, the Senate president said.
Hit
hard, schools brace for more cuts
Something
stinks when you are cutting special education teachers. I would hope the
OCR will monitor compliance over these cuts. Jimmy Kilpatrick
The
board of education will vote March 8 on cutting $4,872,037 by
eliminating...
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Lexington Herald-Leader
The board of education will vote March 8 on
cutting $4,872,037 by eliminating: 30 central office positions: $1,547,517
30 special education teachers:
Anti-bullying
bill passes 1st hurdle
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Arizona Republic
Amid emotional stories from parents of bullied
children, lawmakers took the first step Wednesday to outlaw bullying at
Arizona schools.
Schools
score well in fantasy, deceit
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Flint Journal
So, the long-awaited school report cards are out
and what do they tell us about our local schools that we don't already
know? Very little, actually.
Use
a state lottery to pay for school vouchers
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Charlotte Observer
I once had a boss whose unorthodox approach to
problem solving often yielded surprisingly effective results. His
technique involved connecting two apparently unrelated problems, out of
which would come a solution that fit both. Employee morale suffering a
bit?
Give
parents vouchers to pay fees (correct link)
Thursday, February 26, 2004
The Daily Nation (Kenya)
Education Assistant Minister Kilemi Mwiria
attempted a comprehensive analysis of the reasons why private schools
produce such good results at the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE),
while when it come to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
it is the public schools which excel.
RETAILER
MARKETS 'VOTING NOT COOL' T-SHIRTS; URBAN OUTFITTERS AT CENTER OF GROWING
CONTROVERSY OVER NEW APPAREL...
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Urban Outfitters
Plan
seeks to help struggling schools
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Boston Globe
(By Suzanne Sataline, Globe Correspondent)
Governor Mitt Romney released yesterday the recommendations of a task
force report on what the state should do with underperforming school
districts, a plan that calls for closer supervision of schools and legal
changes that would allow superintendents to more quickly remove bad
teachers and switch teaching assignments and responsibilities.
Innovations
in Education: Program expands students' horizons
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Press and Sun-Bulletin
Studies link lessons from different classes
A new program at Owego-Apalachin Middle School is teaching eighth-grader
Tyler Watkins how the classes he's taking relate to each other and to the
real world.
Senate
urges Congress to change education law
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Idaho Statesman
The Senate voted unanimously this week to urge
Congress to make changes in the federal No Child Left Behind Act that will
enable the state to comply.
Additional
US and International articles
February 25, 2004
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STUDY:
ONLY "50-50" CHANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FOR U.S. MINORITY
STUDENTS; WEAK ACCOUNTABILITY RULES FOUND
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Civil Rights Project at Harvard and the Urban Institute
Inaccurate and Misleading Graduation & Dropout Data Hide Problem From
Public View; California Would Allow Schools 500 Years for Minority Students to
Meet Graduation Goals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Half or more of Black, Hispanic and Native American youths in
the United States are getting left behind before high school graduation in a “hidden
crisis” obscured by U.S. Department of Education regulations issued under the
“No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) Act that “allow schools, districts, and
states to all but eliminate graduation rate accountability for minority
subgroups,” according to a new report from two nonpartisan groups, the Civil
Rights Project at Harvard and the Urban Institute.
Organizational
Improvement and Accountability:
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Rand Corporation
Lessons for Education from Other Sectors
Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors
Examines five accountability models ‹ two from the manufacturing sector;
a performance incentive model used in the evaluation of job training
programs for the poor; accountability in the legal sector; and
accountability in health care as shown by clinical practice guidelines,
use of statistical risk-adjustment methods, and the public reporting of
health performance measures. The authors summarize the models¹
effectiveness and draw lessons for improving accountability in the
education sector.
INDECENT
PROPOSAL
Thursday, February 26, 2004
www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com
For a while now, we at OCLB have been talking
about the problems with the proposed IDEA “reauthorization” bills –
H.R.1350 and S.1248. We’ve
discussed the social and political costs of these bills, but we haven’t really
gotten into the monetary costs.
Effective, Efficient, Fair
Paying For Public Education In Texas
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Texas Public Policy
As Texans prepare for a special session on public education reform and
funding, a new paper co-authored by Richard Vedder and Joshua Hall explores
better ways to deliver education while examining the competing proposals to fund
it.
Hey
Klein Its Time to Resign
Thursday, February 26, 2004
The Wave
It’s got a nice beat and you can dance to it. I give it a 10.
by Norman Scott
When Mayor Bloomberg engineered a corporate takeover of the NYC school system,
people expected a least a modicum of competence. When he chose Joel Klein to run
the largest school system in the nation there were cheers. After all, here was
someone who held major positions with the Justice Department, the slayer of the
mighty Microsoft and a corporate leader in his own right (Bertelsmann).
ADOLESCENT
BRAINS SHOW REDUCED REWARD ANTICIPATION
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Adolescents show less activity than adults in brain regions that motivate
behavior to obtain rewards, according to results from the first magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) study to examine real-time adolescent response to
incentives. The study also shows that adolescents and adults exhibit similar
brain responses to having obtained rewards.
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Vend Audit Controls Survey
Finds That Accountability For School Vending Refreshment Programs Are In Need Of
Critical Care
Survey Finds That Schools Do Not Have The Controls Necessary To Manage
Accountability Even Though They Have An Obligation To Enforce The Contracts They
Put In Place
Miami –
As school administrators continue their struggle to manage ongoing operating
deficits, additional financial pressure is now being placed in the form of
“snack food audits” as the removal of vending machines is contemplated as a
way to combat student obesity.
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Phonemic
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A 2003 update
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Over the past two decades, but particularly in the last 10 years,
there has been a burgeoning consensus about the critical importance of phonemic awareness
to beginning reading success, and about its role in specific reading disability or
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Reading
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by G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D.
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