Education Program
This Week in Education
October 25 - October 31, 2007
Guides on Sharing Information Released
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings yesterday released what she called "user-friendly" guidelines to help educators and parents interpret federal privacy laws in an initiative prompted by the mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
A Principal Who Cracks Down on Stress
It was 6:30 p.m. The lights were still on at Needham High School, here in the affluent Boston suburbs. Paul Richards, the principal, was meeting with the Stress Reduction Committee. On the agenda: finding the right time to bring in experts to train students in relaxation techniques.
Choice may not improve schools, study says: Report on MPS comes from longtime supporter of plan
A study being released today suggests that school choice isn't a powerful tool for driving educational improvement in Milwaukee Public Schools. But more surprising than the conclusion is the organization issuing the study: the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank that has supported school choice for almost two decades.
Voucher Funds Limited
Even if voters approve giving $3,000 a year per child in state vouchers to help non-wealthy families pay private school tuition, families would still need another $4,800 or so per child to afford typical annual tuition in Utah.
Stop the Narrowing of the Curriculum by ‘Right-Sizing’ School Time
Educators need to significantly expand learning time in order to match 21st-century learning goals, S. Paul Reville contends.
Hatch Seeks Study on Impact of Federal Land on Utah Education Funding
Washington – The U.S. Senate today accepted an amendment to the H.R. 3043 appropriations bill, sponsored by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), which directs the Department of Education to conduct a study on the impact on public schools in states with high proportion of federal land, such as Utah, compared to states with a small proportion of federal land. Utah faces chronic public education shortages based in large part because of the vast federal holdings within its borders – approximately 65 percent of the state.
See also: http://www.le.state.ut.us/interim/2006/appleinitiative/index.html
High-Tech Chiefs Establish Fund to Buoy Public Education in State
A group of Massachusetts high-tech chief executives, concerned the is falling behind global competitors in producing scientists and engineers, has begun an effort to boost the state's K-12 public education system by raising corporate money to support pilot schools and advanced placement programs.
A juggling act on No Child Left Behind
Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez) has never been one to back away from a brawl -- he once warned an adversary that if he wanted to fight, it was going to take a while, so he'd better bring lunch. But as Miller pushes to renew the landmark education law known as No Child Left Behind, he faces so many fights that the fate of the bill is increasingly in doubt.
Family Involvement
ETS outlines in a new report the family and home conditions affecting children's cognitive development and school achievement, and how gaps beginning early persist throughout life. Critical factors examined include child care quality, parental involvement in schools, parent/pupil ratio, family finances, literacy development, student absences and physical home environments.
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
The National Center for Education Statistics' Early Childhood Longitudinal Study is following the progress of about 10,000 children born in the United States in 2001. A new report provides descriptive information about these children when they were about 4 years old. It includes results from language, literacy, mathematics and fine motor skills assessments, and information on children's nonparental education and care experiences.
Making Opportunity Affordable initiative
Grant program, supported by Lumina Foundation for Education through the Making Opportunity Affordable initiative. The Opportunity Grant program will make significant investments in a few carefully selected states to develop and pursue a productivity agenda for higher education. This agenda has four core objectives: 1) increasing the percentage of college-educated adults in the state to meet workforce demands and compete with best-performing nations; 2) containing cost per degree through increased efficiency and increased investment in student success; 3) strengthening institutional capacity to serve a more diverse student population; and 4) improving student learning.
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