Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Subj: Awak(e)Fw/Making Electronic Votes Compute,,ScientificAmerican.com Date: 1/20/04 10:49:19 AM Pacific Standard Time From: Sav425@... BCC: Jbmistletoe FYI Awak(e)A_dvocacy ScientificAmerican.com - Weekly Review Jan. 20, 2004 ** Making Electronic Votes Compute Even before the last chad was detached in the 2000 Florida election fiasco, discussions began about how to improve the voting systems in the 170,000-odd jurisdictions in the U.S. The Help America Vote Act, which passed in October 2002, allocates $3.8 billion to modernize voting systems across the nation. In large part, that modernization has led to the consideration of computerized voting. But although everyone agrees that punch cards must go, so far no one can agree on standards for the systems to replace them. The biggest bone of contention: finding a way to let voters check that their votes have been cast the way they intended. The solution, in fact, may lie with paper. http://click.exacttarget.com/?fe8a107973670c7b74-fe33167073600578701071 Subj: Fwd: NCSET E-News: January Midmonth 2004 Date: 1/20/04 10:57:25 AM Pacific Standard Time From: Sav425@... BCC: Jbmistletoe FYI Awak(e)A_dvocacy ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: NCSET E-News: January Midmonth 2004 Date: 1/20/04 10:53:58 AM Pacific Standard Time From: ncset@... ncset@... Sent from the Internet (Details) ============================================================= National Center on Secondary Education and Transition E-News ============================================================= Dear E-News Subscribers; We’d like to highlight the December 2003 NCSET Issue Brief on Bullying and Teasing, now available at http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1132 .. This brief provides clear definitions of bullying, teasing, and disability harassment. It also outlines research about bullying and harassment, and describes two effective, comprehensive, whole-school, anti-bullying programs. Also, the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) reports on the characteristics and experiences of youth with disabilities in secondary school are now available online at http://www.nlts2.org/reports/reports_collapsed.html. As always, please reply to this message to let us know your thoughts or suggest items for a future issue. NCSET Staff http://www.ncset.org/ Note: You can find this and previous issues of E-News online at http://www.ncset.org/enews/current.asp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-News January Midmonth 2004 ~ Announcements: New projects, legislative alerts, calls to participate ~ The Resource Zone: New NCSET and other national publications & products ~ What's Happening: Upcoming NCSET and other national events ~ Get Wired!: Featured Web sites and e-mail lists ~ Funding Forecast: Grant opportunities and funding resources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “It better befits a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. " --Seneca ============================================================= ANNOUNCEMENTS The latest news and information from around the country. ============================================================= ================================ Legislative Announcements ================================ New Jersey State Board of Education Adopts New High School Graduation Requirements Effective with 2004-05 Freshman Class New regulations permitting greater flexibility in teaching and learning skills and knowledge required for high school graduation will take effect with the 2004-05 freshman class. The new regulations represent a shift away from seat-time course requirements in favor of optional ways for students to demonstrate proficiency in required subject matter. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/news/0107grad.htm ============================================================= THE RESOURCE ZONE A great place to learn about new and existing resources at low or no cost. ============================================================= ================================ NCSET Resources ================================ Bullying and Teasing of Youth with Disabilities: Creating Positive School Environments for Effective Inclusion (December 2003) (NCSET Issue Brief) Bullying has been proven by numerous studies to be a serious problem nationwide. Harassment of youth with disabilities in particular has been steadily increasing. Whole school anti-bullying/anti-violence programs are necessary to address this problem effectively. This NCSET Issue Brief provides clear definitions of bullying, teasing, and disability harassment. It also outlines research about bullying and harassment, and describes two effective, comprehensive, whole-school, anti-bullying programs. Finally, the brief offers recommendations and resources for further action. http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1332 ================================ NCSET Partner Resources ================================ Accountability for Assessment Results in the No Child Left Behind Act: What It Means for Children with Disabilities (2004) (Report) The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) governs elementary and secondary education in the United States. It is important legislation for students with disabilities because it ensures that they also reach high academic standards, just like other children in America’s public schools today. NCLB contains four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work. The accountability for results principle has the potential to significantly improve the educational results demonstrated by all children with disabilities. The purpose of this document is to clearly describe what the accountability provisions are and how they affect children with disabilities. Available in PDF (11 pages). http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/NCLBdisabilities.pdf _____________________________ Putting it All Together: Including Students with Disabilities in Assessment and Accountability Systems (Policy Directions 16) (October 2003) (Report) This Policy Directions revisits the topics of participation in assessments, accommodations, reporting results, and accountability, and brings them into today’s standards-based educational context. A must-read for policymakers and others needing a quick introduction to the participation of students with disabilities in state and district assessment and accountability systems. Available in PDF (6 pages). http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/PolicyDirections16.pdf _____________________________ Rethinking Basic Assumptions of Test Development: Assessment Frameworks for Inclusive Accountability Tests (Policy Directions 17) (November 2003) (Report) Two options for rethinking common assumptions about the test development process instructionally supportive and universally designed assessments are described in this Policy Directions, including a discussion of the practical and political issues policymakers should consider as they rethink entrenched approaches to content standards and assessment. Available in PDF (6 pages). http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/PolicyDirections17.pdf _____________________________ Washington Alternate Assessment System Technical Report on Standard Setting for the 2002 Portfolio (Synthesis Report 52) (2004) (Report) The Washington Alternate Assessment System (WAAS) is a portfolio assessment designed for a very small percentage of the total school population for whom traditional assessments, even with accommodations, would be an inappropriate measure of progress. This report provides a description of how this assessment is implemented. Available in PDF (30 pages). http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Synth52report.pdf ================================ Other National Resources ================================ All in One Stop? The Accessibility of Work Support Programs at One-Stop Centers (September 2003) (Brief)</ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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