Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Listmates and those who attended the Autism Support Group Meeting in NW Houston: The below is the online EducationNews that Jimmy Kilpatrick mentioned the other night. If you want to join - go to EducationNews.org Jimmy Kilpatrick wrote: To: " Jimmy Kilpatrick " Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:36:57 -0500 Subject: EducationNews and Commentary 8.4.05 st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } EducationNews.org A Partner in Insight and Commentary My Groups | EducationNews Main Page EducationNews.org August 4, 2005 How schools are destroying the joy of reading Thursday, August 4, 2005 USA Today By Welsh Heavy tomes that are light intellectually could turn kids off from a lifetime of reading. States and school districts should emphasize books with complete works — or even paperback novels — so that students experience the real joy of the written word. Do you think anything would be done with these schools without NCLB? 11 schools to be top priority Thursday, August 4, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer The Phila. district will do " whatever is necessary " to help poor performers improve. By Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer The Philadelphia School District's new region of 11 chronically low-performing schools will be a major priority for Chief Executive Officer Vallas when schools open next month - the line in the sand in his quest to turn around the district, he said this week. Daley touts improved test scores Thursday, August 4, 2005 Chicago Tribune In the midst of a growing corruption scandal at City Hall, Mayor Daley returned Wednesday to a place that has been the source of some good news in recent weeks: a school Japan's schools: now too lenient? Thursday, August 4, 2005 Christian Science Monitor Policymakers are wondering whether to beef up school curriculums because of concerns about academic performance. By Hitting the books now starts at age 4 Thursday, August 4, 2005 Washington Times Four-year-old Elwyn Yount was still in his swimming trunks and T-shirt from summer camp, immersed one day last week in figuring out the middle word in the phrase " the big dog. " Michigan fails in oversight of tutoring Thursday, August 4, 2005 Detroit News The state Department of Education has failed to adequately monitor tutoring services required under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to an audit the U.S. Department of Education released Wednesday. Arrested after objecting to kindergartner's reading material Thursday, August 4, 2005 WorldNet Daily , of Lexington, spent a night in jail and was charged with criminal trespassing after refusing to leave a scheduled meeting with school officials April 27, unless they gave him the option of pulling his child out of certain classes. A new solution for electronic transcripts Thursday, August 4, 2005 eSchoolNews Fraud involving student transcripts is increasing dramatically, according to a Ferguson, a registrar at Marshall University in West Virginia. Is the public tired of financing failure? Voters reject Cleveland school levy Thursday, August 4, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer Despite a low-key campaign intended to bring out only supporters, the Cleveland schools tax was crushed in Tuesday's election by angry West Side opponents. August 4, 2005 articles continued... ...................................... Commentaries - Reports ...................................... Never: A Commentary Thursday, August 4, 2005 F. Shaughnessy Never, in the course of human events, have so many teachers, been asked to do so much, with so many different, diverse students, with so few resources, and so little support. ....the failure rates do not include students who dropped out of school before the tests were given. The Sad State of Federal School Reforms Thursday, August 4, 2005 L. Bainbridge As a new school year begins, the political appointees in Washington, D.C. continue to demonstrate a profound and far-reaching lack of answers to the crucial questions surrounding American public education. New data from their own National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAPE), heralded as the nation's education report card, show that the typical 13-year-old could read no better in the last school year reported (2003-04) than the student's counterpart five years earlier. What You Need to Know About IDEA 2004 Thursday, August 4, 2005 sLaw.com If you are the parent of a child with a disability, you represent your child's interests. You need to be informed about changes in IDEA 2004 that may affect your child. If you are a teacher or special education service provider, the reauthorized law will affect you and your job. These articles will help you understand IDEA 2004 and how it will affect you. IDEA 2004: Highly Qualified Teachers & Research Based Instruction - Learn about new requirements in IDEA 2004 - that children with disabilities will be taught by highly qualified teachers and receive research based instruction. This article focuses on new requirements for personnel training, IEPs, and scientifically based instruction. IDEA 2004: IEP Team Members & IEP Team Attendance - Learn about IEP meetings; when team members may be excused from a meeting, and what parents and the school district must do before a team member may be excused. IDEA 2004: Requirements for Highly Qualified Special Ed Teachers - Learn about new requirements for special ed teachers; limits of what teachers who are not highly qualified may do; how teachers can demonstrate their competence. An Interview With Adam Bronfman Thursday, August 4, 2005 Education Update By Sybil Maimin Through its four major programs – the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel (BYFI), Hillel: the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, My Jewish Learning.com, and The Curriculum Initiative (TCI), the Bronfman Foundation focuses on strengthening Jewish identity among young Jews from a wide range of religious and cultural perspectives. Misguided: A Reporter's Guide to Union Conventions Thursday, August 4, 2005 American Federation of Teachers When a staunchly anti-union organization issued a " toolkit " for reporters covering the AFT QuEST convention, the AFT Public Affairs department geared up for a good fight. Instead, Jeanne 's Center for Education Reform, a strident champion of the voucher blob, gave us a good laugh. The Celebrity " Antidepressant Wars " Thursday, August 4, 2005 NewsWithViews.com by Beverly Eakman “Smear over substance” is, once again, the order of the day in an important controversy. I’m talking about the brouhaha surrounding actor Tom Cruise and his Hollywood colleague, Shields, regarding their respective views on antidepressant drugs. Ohio Cyberschools Face New Tests Thursday, August 4, 2005 Homeschoolers across the country are cautiously watching the growth of " cyberschools, " which offer public funding for electronic courses delivered at home. HSLDA treats students enrolled in publicly funded virtual charter schools as " public school students, " and will not accept a family for HSLDA membership if all their children at home are enrolled in these types of programs. Commentaries & Reports continued ... Jimmy Kilpatrick Senior Fellow, is de Tocqueville Institution Editor, EducationNews.org 1723 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas 77098-1611 LDAdvocates.com 832 814-7463 M. 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