Access News from June 2 - June 6, 2008
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June 6, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
CO Republican leaders demand that the governor immediately
start cutting the budget to cover the $118 million collected
from an education tax that a district court ruled unconstitutional
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MD senator tells educators to not bet on slots for
schools because the state has too many needs
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MD education is compared to Eisenhower’s concept
of a “military industrial complex;” governor
says education spending is the main contributor to the
state’s $1.5 billion budget gap
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MI House starts voting on how much money to spend on
education in the new budget year, but it's not yet clear
if there will be enough tax revenue to pay for the proposals
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State Roundup
GA schools have a better chance of meeting NCLB testing
goals because fewer students must pass math exams than
previously expected, says State Superintendent of Schools
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Parents of MI special-education students can request
a modification to the state's new graduation requirements
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NC Board of Education approves changes to testing system
used to measure students' skills, based on suggestions
of teachers and school officials
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NYC parents are frustrated by school admission process
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SC officially eliminates its standardized student testing
system
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Other News
Analysis of a long-running early-childhood-education
program for children of low-income families in Chicago
suggests economic payoffs continue well into adulthood
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June 5, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
NH lawmakers vote to give more state-aid to charter
schools struggling to stay open, bringing their total
state aid to $5,000 per pupil
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NH governor is pressed for a decision on school funding
bill
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State Roundup
AK will now regulate in-district and statewide correspondence
programs with the same criteria
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Poll says FL voters will likely spend public money
on private and religious schools
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Despite complaints, LA legislators vote to preserve
a state test that public school fourth- and eighth-graders
have to pass for promotion
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NC Board of Education considers tying teacher bonuses
to high school graduation rates as part of an overhaul
of the state’s school testing program
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ND advances in the creation of a four-tier system for
high school diplomas and an assessment system to determine
if 9th- and 10th-graders are on track to graduate
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NJ schools lead in graduation rates, according to study
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TN parents are notified that their children won't attend
state-funded pre-kindergarten this fall because of an
abrupt freeze on a planned $25 million program expansion
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Other News
Diplomas Count 2008 Executive Summary
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Teachers report that training programs did not prepare
them adequately to teach ethnically diverse students
and students with special needs
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Education officials in states with large English-language-learner
populations say U.S. Department of Education proposal
for ELL guidelines is too rigid
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Study suggests parental involvement in school pays
off by about $1,000 per student
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House commits more than $20 billion over the next five
years to help states build and renovate schools to make
them more energy-efficient and good for the environment
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June 4, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
AR legislative committee develops a new funding mechanism
for school transportation and recommends increased funding
for salaries and instructional materials
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“Going aggro on the state of schools:”
CA fights back budget cuts
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NV university system chancellor warns that the prospect
of deep budget cuts would be "devastating"
for the state’s K-12 and higher education systems
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NY Assembly Speaker says he will not support a school
property tax cap unless the state commits to greater
funding of education
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State Roundup
GA lawmakers approve bills aimed at giving charter schools
some financial help and easing some of the barriers
to the approval of new charters
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New Orleans has come a long way in rebuilding public
schooling, but fundamental operational questions remain
as the 2007-08 academic year comes to an end
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School systems nationwide are tweaking their curriculums
to make students more college-ready, but one study shows
fewer are actually moving on to higher education in
MD
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ME’s school reform effort is flagging but could
be revived through a new focus on incentives for consolidation,
says report
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MS schools and districts will not get ratings based
on test scores because of new tougher curriculum
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UT loses top spot for high school graduation rates
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9 out of 10 WA high school seniors met new state graduation
requirements this year
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WV's high school graduation rate inches up and remains
ahead of the national average, according to report
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Federal/NCLB
Research offers no definitive answers for the effect
of federal Reading First program
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School Integration
Commentary – An emerging consensus on the black-white
achievement gap: how racism is advancing under the guise
of equity
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After integrating its schools through busing, Seattle
Public Schools, like many districts across the nation,
have steadily re-segregated
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Other News
Education officials nationwide seek a design to drive
pre-collegiate and higher education toward a common
goal
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June 3, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
AR lawmakers revise per-student funding formula and
deadlock over whether to provide relief for schools
suffering from rising gas prices
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HI Department of Education plans to absorb a $10.2
million budget cut by slashing administrative spending
to avoid raising the price of after-school programs,
bus fares and lunch
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Task force recommends that NY cap the growth of school
property taxes at four percent
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PA protestors urge lawmakers to eliminate school property
taxes
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State Roundup
SD teacher-pay program is on hold, and possible changes
could throw off school district plans
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Federal/NCLB
Schools will need to stay on target toward NCLB’s
goal of 100 percent proficiency in reading and mathematics
in the next six years to avoid sanctions or interventions
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Educators say NCLB law isn’t flexible enough
to reflect the gains made by English language learner
students
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June 2, 2008
School Funding Litigation/Policy
A $59.2 billion spending plan that boosts IL’s
education funding without raising state taxes clears
the General Assembly, but leaves few happy
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State Roundup
HI schools in areas with declining enrollment could
face possible closure or merger with nearby schools
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New Orleans voucher plan clears another hurdle
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OK teachers are frustrated over what they see as a
pattern of protection of unqualified educators
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Other News
Department of Education expects enrollment and diversity
in U.S. public schools to reach a milestone in 2009-10
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