Access News from June 30 - July 3, 2008
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July 3, 2008
State Roundup
LA Department of Education finalizes grant program for
New Orleans’ public school students who qualify
for the recently enacted tuition grant program
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Federal/NCLB
U.S. Department of Education turns down AK's request
to have flexibility in meeting terms of NCLB
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Other News
The U.S. Department of Education releases the first
guide to the evaluation of online-learning programs
in K-12 education
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The NEA will decide whom to endorse in the presidential
race, what position to take on revisions to NCLB and
how to react to state and local proposals for merit
pay, private school vouchers and public charter schools
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July 2, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
AL may have to tap into savings to fund schools next
year
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State Roundup
AZ Supreme Court OKs school vouchers
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Study says OK is making progress in reading and math
achievement in grade schools but needs to increase its
number of college graduates
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WV takes action as schools spend more for bus fuel
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Federal/NCLB
More GA pupils expect to receive free tutoring because
of new NCLB flexibility
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IN is one of six states to test revamped NCLB
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MD gets leeway under NCLB
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OH will try a new system to improve poor schools
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Other News
NYC parents, teachers and students who responded to
a Department of Education survey said they are satisfied
with their schools
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Education in the United States has “reached a
really important crossroads” according to U.S.
Education Secretary
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July 1, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
PA legislature seems to take steps toward increasing
state funding for school districts by $2.6 billion over
the next six years
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State Roundup
GA school districts spend thousands of dollars more
than expected on summer school this year after failing
math test scores sent students scrambling for extra
help
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MN students score slightly higher on statewide achievement
exams this year, but nearly two-thirds of high school
juniors still failed to meet state math standards
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For the first time, TX eighth-graders must pass standardized
exams in math and language arts to be promoted to high
school automatically
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Federal/NCLB
Six states get an OK to write their own prescriptions
for ailing schools under NCLB
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Federal regulators hold NC to tougher academic requirements
that probably will force more public schools to face
costly penalties for failing to meet NCLB goals
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June 30, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
State-mandated school finance changes, fierce competition
for good teachers and soaring gas prices are combining
to squeeze TX public education budgets this summer
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State Roundup
Education officials in districts throughout Long Island
take aggressive steps to keep students in the classroom
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Some TX schools and districts raise their academic
rankings without actually improving student scores
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Federal/NCLB
Nearly all states continue to struggle in meeting NCLB’s
academic targets for English-language learners in mathematics
and reading, says U.S. Department of Education
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Other News
Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending
measure to eliminate funding for the Reading First program,
and provide modest increases for other programs serving
disadvantaged students and those in special education
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Teacher quality in disadvantaged Chicago schools has
improved over this decade, largely because the district
has focused on hiring inexperienced teachers with stronger
academic backgrounds, says report
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