Access News from June 23 - June 27, 2008
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June 27, 2008
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
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State Roundup
KY immigrant teenagers are five times more likely to
drop out of high school than their American-born counterparts,
says study
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KY committee joins in movement to recruit older adults
as advocates for pre-kindergarten programs serving 3-
and 4-year-olds
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PA Board of Education's controversial proposal for
high school exit exams takes another hit, this time
from the state House Education Committee
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Other News
House approves budget plan for controversial private
school voucher program for the District of Columbia
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Study says ambitious OK public pre-kindergarten program
boosts skills dramatically, and says that universal
preschool benefits both low-income and middle-class
kids
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A large majority of Americans believe schools should
focus on math, according to poll
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June 26, 2008
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
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SC Supreme Court hears school funding arguments
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SC advocates approach state Supreme Court to direct
the Legislature to provide students with a better opportunity
to receive a constitutionally mandated education
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State Roundup
CA court reconsiders a sweeping ruling that undercuts
the thriving home school movement
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CT student population will drop 17 percent in the next
12 years, according to a new study
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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
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Environmentalists and community activists urge governor
to order studies to assure NJ schools will not be erected
on dangerously polluted properties
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Other News
Schools that report low achievement for English-language
learners also report low achievement for white and African-American
students
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Elementary-school teachers are poorly prepared by education
schools to teach math
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June 25, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
PA governor proposes an additional $2.6 billion in school
funding, as well as changes in how the money is divided
among schools, but Republican lawmakers say “hold
on”
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State Roundup
MD education panel proposes giving students more class
time, ensuring they are ready to complete algebra by
eighth grade and enrolling them in a foreign language
course by sixth grade
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One of the most ambitious pay-for-performance initiatives
in Washington area schools is drawing strong teacher
interest and local union support
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Federal/NCLB
Math and reading test scores have improved since NCLB,
but new report says it's impossible to know how much
credit the law deserves
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Other News
Skeptical states shove aside millions of federal dollars
for Bush’s abstinence education program, barely
half the states are still in, and two more say they
are leaving
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28 states remain in abstinence only program; supporters
find it valuable but opponents doubt the program works,
and it is not certain that Congress will continue to
fund the program
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With the increasing emphasis on standardized testing,
large urban school systems have declared an end to promoting
youngsters lacking basic skills to the next grade
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June 24, 2008
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
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CA Assembly approves legislation that appears destined
for a showdown with Gov. Schwarzenegger over penalties
for the state's lowest-performing school districts
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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
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GA, the first state to offer universal voluntary pre-kindergarten,
now falls behind other states in educational programs
for 4-year-olds
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NY students improve significantly in reading and math
scores, with particularly striking leaps in large urban
areas
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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
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Other News
New law reflects a growing national movement to award
high school credit for foreign language proficiency
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Film suggests that for inner-city schools to succeed,
they need more than standardized tests to measure students'
reading and math skills
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June 23, 2008
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
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NJ legislature adds $1.4 billion to a $2.5 billion
bond issue for building public schools
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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
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State Roundup
AR exam scores show a narrowing of the achievement gap
between whites and minorities on most tests
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CA appeals court will meet to reconsider its ruling
to require in-home instructors to have teaching credentials
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MA governor will unveil recommendations that seek to
dramatically change the way education is delivered and
funded
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TX might adopt stricter standards to certify teachers,
but some districts fear the proposal will deepen struggles
to fill classroom jobs
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VA parents brace for changes in special education;
proposal would allow school officials to end special
services for a child without parents' approval
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Other News
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 America
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