Access News from July 7 - July 11, 2008
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July 11, 2008
State Roundup
AR Education Department reports that students’
performance on 2008 end-of-course exams in algebra and
geometry showed improvement over last year’s scores.
Performance on literacy exams showed no change from
the previous year.
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AZ House Speaker and State Schools Superintendent propose
an interagency agreement to use $5 million of the $9
million the House has in a contingency fund to continue
school-voucher programs for disabled and foster-care
children.
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LA Governor’s plan to spend $20 million on merit
and flex pay for public-schoolteachers turns into a
$10 million push to address hard-to-fill jobs in rural
districts.
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MI lawmakers scheduled to resume state budget discussions
next week. Key issues will include educational funding
and school size.
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Other News
Opinion Piece: Economy takes a toll on education funding
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Presidential candidates discuss their proposed education
policies at an event sponsored by the Association of
Educational Publishers in Washington, D.C.
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July 10, 2008
State Roundup
CA officials announce state mandate that all 8th grade
students will be tested in algebra.
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GA’s high school students improved this year
on a series of English and science tests, but their
scores dropped on math and social studies exams, according
to results released Wednesday.
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OK State Schools Superintendent presents her annual
OK “State of Education” address. Superintendent
focuses on three main initiatives.
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TX Attorney General rules that school districts, not
the state, will pay the $100 million annual cost of
teacher benefits.
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Federal/NCLB
ND schools could experience positive effects from changes
to NCLB.
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July 9, 2008
School funding/Litigation
NJ legislature approves $2.9 billion in funding for
the state’s poorest district.
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PA Legislature approves $5.2 billion education budget
and certain changes in education laws.
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State Roundup
AL Governor and state Superintendent of Education announced
Tuesday that $1 billion will be used to expand high
school distance learning programs.
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CA Governor urges State Board of Education to require
all eighth-grade students to be tested in Algebra 1.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction warns that
federal penalties under NCLB could incur.
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GA’s use of vouchers for special education students
expected to expand in the coming year.
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HI legislature overrides Governor’s veto regarding
the creation of an Early Learning Council to develop
an early childhood education system. Governor questions
the ability of the state to regulate and fund early
childhood education programs.
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IL Governor expected to put $33.7 billion construction
plan in writing. Plan to include funding for school
construction.
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NJ program to rebuild schools in state’s poorest
communities receives almost $4 billion from state.
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OH state-test scores for fifth graders lower than previous
years.
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TX Attorney General rules that Texas school districts
will have to pay $100 million in teacher benefits.
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UT Legislature decides to seek to intervene in lawsuit
filed against controversial education omnibus bill
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Other News
Presidential candidates differ on k-12 spending proposals
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July 8, 2008
School Funding/Litigation
MI Court of Appeals rules school districts should have
been reimbursed for the cost of keeping and reporting
more data required under new education reforms
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ND Commission on Education meets to discuss increased
education funding
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PA suburban school districts will share $82.6 million
in new basic education funding next school year under
new state budget
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TX Attorney General sides with Legislature telling
school districts they should pay for teacher benefits
stemming from a salary increase approved two years ago
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State Roundup
AL waiver would give students attending Title I schools
the choice of transferring to a higher-performing school
or staying and receiving free tutoring
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AR survey calling for more after-school programs says
middle and high school students would consider participating
in after-school activities if offered
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Editorial – U.S. Secretary of Education says
“save D.C.’s vouchers”
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MD school systems consider performance pay for teachers
and principals
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PA lawmakers settle on a compromise that would make
graduation tests voluntary
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Other News
Technology reshapes America’s classrooms, reducing
the need for textbooks, paper and in some cases the
schools themselves
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July 7, 2008
State Roundup
FL high-school seniors who stumble on the state test
are making a last stab by taking either the ACT or the
similar SAT college-entrance exam
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MI hopes to boost scores on the ACT exam
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The percentage of sophomores who passed all five parts
of the OH graduation test drops for the second year
in a row
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OH students in need of free school lunches will get
to skip the paperwork this fall
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Federal/NCLB
IL gains flexibility under NCLB
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NJ schools could face scrutiny next year over the test
scores of their special education students, due to a
technical change in the way NCLB is applied
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