In the News on June 27, 2008
KY immigrant teenagers are five times more likely to drop out of high school than their American-born counterparts * A large majority of Americans believe schools should focus on math * Study says ambitious OK public pre-kindergarten program boosts skills dramatically * House approves budget plan for controversial private school voucher program for the District of Columbia
School Funding Litigation/Policy
- IL school districts wait for state
aid; if the money is received after June 30, it could affect how much it will
cost districts to borrow money
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/27/news/doc48644ede3b99d996395257.txt
State Roundup
- KY
immigrant teenagers are five times more likely to drop out of high school
than their American-born counterparts, says study
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/445231.html - KY
committee joins in movement to recruit older adults as advocates for
pre-kindergarten programs serving 3- and 4-year-olds
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/444645.html - PA
Board of Education's controversial proposal for high school exit exams
takes another hit, this time from the state House Education Committee
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08179/892975-298.stm
Other News
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House approves budget plan for controversial private school voucher program for the District of Columbia
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/26/43dcvouchers_web.h27.html - Study
says ambitious OK public pre-kindergarten program boosts skills
dramatically, and says that universal preschool benefits both low-income
and middle-class kids
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-06-26-preschool-universal_N.htm - A
large majority of Americans believe schools should focus on math,
according to poll
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/27/123529ppolleducation_ap.html
In the News on June 26, 2008
- Schools
that report low achievement for English-language learners also report low
achievement for white and African-American students
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/07/16/43pew_web.h27.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss - Elementary-school
teachers are poorly prepared by education schools to teach math
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/06/26/study_teachers_not_being_taught_math_properly/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news
School Funding Litigation/Policy
- MI
lawmakers agree on a new budget that would increase per-pupil funding by
about $72 in the basic state K-12 grant to public school districts
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/POLITICS/806260367 - SC
Supreme Court hears school funding arguments
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS/306260005/1001/NEWS - SC
advocates approach state Supreme Court to direct the Legislature to
provide students with a better opportunity to receive a constitutionally
mandated education
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/26/justices_hear_school_appeals45717/
State Roundup
- CA court reconsiders a sweeping ruling that undercuts the
thriving home school movement
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/26/ED5011F0EK.DTL&feed=rss.education - CT
student population will drop 17 percent in the next 12 years, according to
a new study
http://www.rep-am.com/news/350377.txt - Parents
of special-needs children in NC call on lawmakers to approve an annual tax
credit to let their children attend private schools when public schools
fail to address their needs
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080625/APN/806251062 - Environmentalists
and community activists urge governor to order studies to assure NJ
schools will not be erected on dangerously polluted properties
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1214455068124660.xml&coll=1
In the news on June 24, 2008
Federal/NCLB
- Achievement
in mathematics and reading has risen on state tests and the gap between
white and minority students has narrowed since the passage of NCLB, says
study
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/07/16/43cep_web.h27.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
Other News
- New law reflects a growing national movement to award
high school credit for foreign language proficiency
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=320478 - Film
suggests that for inner-city schools to succeed, they need more than
standardized tests to measure students' reading and math skills
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/23/121237tvhighschooldocumentary_ap.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
School Funding Litigation/Policy
- AZ
Senate appears to reach a bipartisan budget deal that would close a $1.9
billion shortfall in fiscal 2009 and avert state shutdown
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0624state-budget0624.html - CA
Assembly approves legislation that appears destined for a showdown with
Gov. Schwarzenegger over penalties for the state's lowest-performing
school districts
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1034502.html
State Roundup
- CA
advocates urge state appellate court to overturn decision that restricts
the ability of parents to educate their children at home, but lawyers call
for a more narrow ruling from the lower court
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeschool24-2008jun24,0,3660893.story - GA, the first state to offer universal voluntary
pre-kindergarten, now falls behind other states in educational programs
for 4-year-olds
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/23/pre_k_falls_behind.html - NY
students improve significantly in reading and math scores, with
particularly striking leaps in large urban areas
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/education/24scores.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
In the News on June 23, 2008
- Education's moment in the national political sun has come and gone, but whoever grabs the country's highest bully pulpit could impact every classroom in http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0623elex-education23.html
School Funding Litigation/Policy
- MI
will implement changes for the 2008-09 school year, districts will receive
state funding proportionate to the number of students enrolled for the
first time since Katrina
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/NEWS01/80623008 - NJ
legislature adds $1.4 billion to a $2.5 billion bond issue for building
public schools
http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergenpolitics/State_legislators_add_bond_issue_for_public_schools.html - Glitch
in OH’s funding formula will force some schools to pay back the state for
extra money they received, even though they were unaware that they were
getting more than they were supposed to
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/06/23/TPPREVISE.ART_ART_06-23-08_A1_O7AIG6O.html?sid=101
State Roundup
- AR
exam scores show a narrowing of the achievement gap between whites and
minorities on most tests
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/06/21/News/346780.html - CA appeals court will meet to reconsider its ruling to
require in-home instructors to have teaching credentials
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/23/BAC211CNBV.DTL&feed=rss.education - MA
governor will unveil recommendations that seek to dramatically change the
way education is delivered and funded
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/06/23/patrick_targets_gaps_in_learning/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news - TX
might adopt stricter standards to certify teachers, but some districts
fear the proposal will deepen struggles to fill classroom jobs
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5850655.html -
VA parents brace for changes in special education;
proposal would allow school officials to end special services for a child
without parents' approval
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/22/proposed-state-rule-worries-parents-of-special-ed-/
Published Thursday, Jul. 3, 2008