November 11, 2006

Today's Headlines

When today's sixth-graders graduate from college, they'll get a plastic card instead of a diploma.
Educator urges mobility for degrees, proof of skills
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune
It will embody aspects of a degree, transcript, résumé and recommendation letter. At least that's the vision of Clifford Adelman, a senior analyst at the Institute for Higher Education Policy who spoke to Utah's higher education leaders Friday. He urged them to embrace a movement toward more transparent degrees that is well under way in Europe, but not in America.

Will this become a national trend?
CSUS faculty told to outline academic cuts
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Sacramento Bee (free registration required)
With fewer part-time professors, students at California State University, Sacramento, will be cramming into larger classes next semester, staying home to take online courses, or listening to lectures on iPods....

Students may get boost in aid - College leaders: Democratic Congress could raise funding
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Arizona Republic
Presidents at some of the nation's well-known universities predict that college students could get more financial aid as a result of the power shift in Washington. A Democratic-controlled Congress could mean higher Pell grants, for example, said several college leaders who attended a national discussion here Thursday hosted by Arizona State University. Pell grants are given to thousands of students each year based on income and don't have to be repaid. Since 2002, the maximum amount of a Pell grant has been capped at $4,050, even though tuition has gone up.

What’s Wrong With a Child? Psychiatrists Often Disagree
Saturday, November 11, 2006
New york Times
The Diagnosis Maze
Troubled Children
This is the second article in a series examining the increasing number of American children whose difficulties are diagnosed as serious mental disorders. The earlier article described how a daughter\'s illness affected one family. Later articles will explore the transition to adulthood, the use of multiple medications and the role of parents.

Vallas facing sharp criticism
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Philadelphia Inquirer
Three members of the School Reform Commission hound the chief executive over the district's $73 million deficit.
By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer
Three of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission yesterday blasted their chief executive officer, Paul Vallas, saying they felt "betrayed" and "disappointed" in his handling of a deficit that will force midyear cuts in the school system.

Calling all Americans
The U.S. could regain a sense of unity by requiring public service for young Americans.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Los Angeles Times
Rosa Brooks
WELCOME TO the new era of sweetness and light! W graciously admits that the Republicans took "a thumping" in the elections, Madam Speaker-elect got a lunch date at the White House and "bipartisanship" is the flavor of the day.

Capella Education shares jump after IPO
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Boston Globe
WASHINGTON --Shares of Capella Education Co. leaped Friday, as the online university had its trading debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market
Capella, which is based in Minneapolis, is an accredited university that offers all its courses online, and derives about 67 percent of its revenue from federal Title IV funding for student aid.

Hispanic Students Up 17%
Saturday, November 11, 2006
The Ledger
BARTOW - Polk's Hispanic students are poised to become the largest minority group in the county. In one year, Hispanic student enrollment grew by 17 percent - or 2,921 students - the most of any single ethnic group. Black students increased in numbers by 5 percent and Native American, Asian and mixed-race students increased by a combined 17 percent.

UCLA to blacks: You're welcome
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Los Angeles Times
By Rebecca Trounson
The interim chancellor is grilled at a South L.A. high school about the new admissions process. Some are skeptical it'll improve enrollment. Would more African American students be admitted to UCLA for the next school year? Or would the much-publicized changes in the school's admissions process just not amount to much?

A way all children can be readers
Saturday, November 11, 2006
British Broadcasting Corporation (UK)
The BBC's Mike Baker on why a successful scheme for struggling readers is not more widespread. Imagine if virtually no child left primary school unable to read.
Or if no teenager bunked off school and ended up in trouble with the law because their reading skills meant they could not cope.
* EVIDENCE- BASED RESEARCH ON READING RECOVERY
* In the Aftermath of the Inspector General's Report on Reading First: Why the Silence on Reading Recovery's Standing among Reading Researchers?

Detroit may lose dropout programs
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Detorit Free Press
Union pay dispute threatens schools
Alternative schools for 2,000 Detroit high school dropouts are in jeopardy of closing because the teachers union has refused to allow lower-salaried, non-union instructors to teach in them.

Students at Calif. College ban Pledge of Allegiance...
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Reuters News Service
Student leaders at a California college have touched off a furor by banning the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings, saying they see no reason to publicly swear loyalty to God and the U.S. government.

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RAND STUDY FINDS MOST SCHOOLS FAIL TO FULLY ADOPT
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Schools that embrace comprehensive reform models designed to improve student achievement frequently do not fully adopt all practices recommended by the model developers, according to a RAND Corporation report issued today. The findings call into question whether the comprehensive school reform model approach that has been adopted by more than 8,000 schools nationally can become a key strategy to help improve student performance. 

Stop Bullying Now: Lend a Hand. Take a Stand
Saturday, November 11, 2006
A lot of young people have a good idea of what bullying is because they see it every day! Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over. This website provides information on this topic including webisodes, fact sheets, games and quizzes.

New Light on the Prehistory of the Austrian School
Saturday, November 11, 2006
By Murray N. Rothbard
The most notable development in the historiography of the Austrian school in the post-World War II era has been the drastic reevaluation of what might be called its prehistory and, as a corollary, a fundamental reconsideration of the history of economic thought itself. This reevaluation may be summarized by briefly outlining the orthodox pre-war paradigm of the development of economic thought before the advent of the Austrian school.

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN A HIGH-STAKES ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM Saturday, November 11, 2006
Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), a Denver-based local education fund, just published a new position paper on accountability, "From Surviving to Thriving: Strategies for Success in a High-Stakes Accountability System." In it PEBC takes stock of Colorado's accountability system and its effect on classroom practice and student achievement; and they call upon policy makers to objectively assess this system and make the necessary changes to ensure that the hard work taking place in classrooms across Colorado -- especially in the most challenged schools -- results in academic achievement for all students. The paper is enhanced with reflections on testing and its effects on classroom practice by four distinguished lab teachers.

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