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in this newsletter are collected by Education World news editor Ellen "Scoop" Delisio. They are gathered
from Education World and a wide variety of other education news sources. Some of the headlines also appear in Ellen's
weekly column, EDscoops, at http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/.
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Volume 6, Issue 22
May 31, 2007
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* 'Gradcasts' Bring Graduation to You
More schools are making arrangements to broadcast events such as high school graduations -- known as "gradcasts" -- via live streaming video. The technology allows more people to view the event.
Source: Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4828105.html
* U.S. Spends Average of $8,701 per Student
The U.S. spent an average of $8,701 per student to educate its children in 2005, according to the Census Bureau. New York spent the most per pupil, $14,119.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/24/usa.education.spending.reut/index.html
* WiFi in Schools Generates Concern
The chairman of Britain’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) is calling for an investigation of potential health risks linked to radiation from wireless Internet networks in schools. At one school emissions from a wireless network were found to be three times those from a mobile phone tower.
Source: The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/21/nwifi21.xml
* ‘Green’ Schools Seen as Practical, Educational
More school districts across the U.S. are embracing the “green” school movement, building schools that are more environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. School officials say these buildings cut energy costs and educate students about the environment.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/28/green.schools.ap/index.html
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During June and July, Education World will highlight some of the best of its archived stories. We will be back with all new content on August 1.
This week’s Soapbox from Education World:
* The Bus Story
Former NAESP president Dr. Paul Young wonders if unrealistic demands are turning American schools into runaway school buses: driving too fast without enough direction. More cooperation is needed, he writes, to get schools back on track.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/soapbox/soapbox001.shtml
This week’s Wire Side Chats from Education World:
* The School Day: It's Not a Race; Let's Change the Pace!
Does the relentless pace of the school day frustrate you? Do you need to cram more and more into six hours? In his book <I>Time to Teach, Time to Learn,</I> Chip Wood takes a serious look at the frenetic pace of teaching and learning.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat009.shtml
* James Garbarino Talks About Youths and Violence
James Garbarino -- a national expert on youth violence and author of <I>Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them</I>-- shared with Education World his ideas about keeping our schools safe.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat012.shtml
This week’s Teach For America Diaries’ article:
*Passing the Trust Test
Will Hobart writes: “[I]…have quickly learned each student comes with different knowledge, attitudes, and experiences. They all have different levels of trust and I learned quickly not to expect to build it with every student the first day.”
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/TFA_diaries/TFA_hobart001.shtml
This week’s News for Kids article:
* New Bulbs Provide More Light, Save Energy
Scientists are excited about new energy-efficient light bulbs.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou005.shtml
Lessons from Our Nation’s Schools
* Students Head Back in Time for a Week
Wearing long skirts and straw hats, third graders from Woodstock Elementary School spent a week learning in a one-room schoolhouse the way youngsters did in the mid-1800s. From using quill pens to rolling hoops, it was quite an education.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools025.shtml
This week’s Administrator’s Desk articles:
* Recess Before Lunch Can Mean Happier, Healthier Kids
Recess follows lunch almost as predictably as four follows three, because it always has been that way. Principals who have put recess first, though, have noticed children eat more and behave better after lunch.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin389.shtml
Partners for Student Success:
* Sports Stars Celebrate Literacy
Highland-Goff’s Falls Elementary School started Celebrity Literacy Night in the hope that having local sports’ stars read aloud to students would encourage more of them to read for pleasure.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners001.shtml
Archive Highlight:
* Check out the stories in the School Issues Assessment section.
This week’s School Issues Spotlights:
* Issues Spotlight I Teacher Background Checks
* Issues Spotlight II Affects of Hurricane Katrina on Students
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/t.shtml#background
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/h.shtml#hurricane
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* Memorial Fund Pays for Students to Visit Arlington Cemetery
The parents of Steven Szwydek, a Marine killed in Iraq who attended high school in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, established a fund in his memory to pay for area high school students to visit Arlington National Cemetery.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/28/lessons.from.arlington.ap/index.html
* State Weighs Mandatory Steroid Screens
Texas public high school athletes could face mandatory random steroid testing under a bill approved by the state legislature and sent on to Gov. Rick Perry. If Perry signs the measure, this would be the largest high school steroids testing program in the U.S.
Source: CBS News.com
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/29/health/main2861011.shtml
* Cafeterias Offer Modified Junk Food
Schools in West Virginia are trying to improve students’ diets, by serving protein-enhanced doughnuts, low-sodium hot dogs on wheat buns, low-fat pancakes, and baked french fries in the cafeterias. Critics worry kids won’t learn to view these foods as unhealthy outside the cafeteria.
Source: ABC News.com
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=3208464
* Rural, Urban Students Learn About Different Lives
Students from rural and urban communities across Alaska are spending a week in another town as part of a federally-funded program to pair-up children from Alaska’s cities and remote villages. Students stay with host families, attend the local school, and work on curriculum-related projects.
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/23/trading.places.ap/index.html
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