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weekly column, EDscoops, at http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/.
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Volume 6, Issue 34
August 30, 2007
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This Week's Wire Side Chat
Schools Where "It's Being Done"
In the book, It's Being Done, author Karin Chenoweth looks at once-struggling schools that were able to turn
around because of high expectations and staff members who were dedicated to helping students succeed.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat215.shtml
This Week's Fit To Be Taught Page
Fit To Be Taught Vol.5
Recess before lunch can mean happier, healthier kids; overweight students tend to miss more school, a study suggests;
one school's fitness program aims to shape up students, teachers, and parents.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/fittobetaught/fittobetaught005.shtml
Developing 9/11 Lessons That Are Informative,
Sensitive
To mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, The Families of September 11, Inc., has guidelines
for lessons about the attacks that are informative and sensitive.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat113.shtml
This Week's Read About It Article
Assistive Technology
What is assistive technology?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/readit/readit035.shtml
This Week's News for Kids Article
Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic
A colossal squid caught off Antarctica might be the largest one ever seen.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou061.shtml
This Week's Administrator's Desk Article
For Hungry Kids, Backpacks Lighten Load
From Nebraska to Texas to New York, administrators have found that some of the kids in their care can't function well
at school not because they don't want to learn but because they are hungry. With the help of communities, the simple
remedy is a backpack -- a school standby -- that is filled with food supplies to help kids get the fuel they need
to flourish.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin495.shtml
This Week's Partner for Student Success Article
Folders Help Families Join and Remain in
the "Fold"
Parents who choose the Riverview Specialty School for Math & Environmental Science for their children are invited
to a new parent information night in the spring before their children attend. They are given a valuable tool to help
them adjust to the new location and programs -- a family support folder.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners024.shtml
This Week's Turnaround Tales Article
Broad Effort Closes Grade 3 Achievement
Gap
By channeling the efforts of teachers, community members, and parents, staff members at Maryland's Viers Mill Elementary
School were able to close the achievement gap in reading and math at the third grade level.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork049.shtml
This Week's No Educator Left Behind Article
Teachers' Salaries
Now that NCLB requires teachers to be "highly qualified," shouldn't salaries be higher?
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/NELB/NELB144.shtml
From the Education World Archives
Students Make "Connections" With Small School
Through Connections School's emphasis on peace issues and non-violent conflict resolution, teachers not only hope
to foster a safer school environment, but also create change agents to send into a troubled Chicago neighborhood and
the larger community.
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools026.shtml
This Week's School Doodle
Cookie-Cutter Education
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/school_doodles/school_doodles07.shtml
This Week's School Issues Spotlights
Issues Spotlight 1 Green Cleaning
Issues Spotlight 2 Community Involvement
Issues Spotlight 3 Wellness
Issues Spotlight 4 Attendance
Source: Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/g.shtml#green
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/c.shtml#community
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/w.shtml#well
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/a.shtml#attendance
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SAT Scores Drop for Second Year
SAT scores dropped for the second straight year nationwide, raising suspicions that students could be suffering "test
fatigue" from the expanded, 3 3/4-hour standardized exam.
Source: Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/ny-lisats0829,0,6949514.story
Online Tool Measures School Safety Plans
An online safety assessment tool gives school leaders a benchmark they can use in comparing their physical and information
technology security plans with those of other schools or districts across the U.S.
Source: eSchool News online
http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7316
Teens Name School Top Cause of Stress
Academic performance is the top cause of stress among 13-to-17-year-olds in the U.S., according to a recent poll,
and girls experience greater amounts of stress than boys. Girls also are less likely to feel safe in their schools
and neighborhoods.
Source: MSMBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20322801/from/ET
ADHD Drug Ads Part of Back-to-School Pitch
Some critics say that back-to-school-themed ads for ADHD medications for children prey on parents' concerns about
their children's school performance. Drug makers argue that they are educating the public.
Source: ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/story?id=3515271&page=1
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Bonus
Pay Lures Teachers to Struggling Schools
A Denver, Colorado, pilot project designed with union help has prompted hundreds more teachers to apply to work at
the city's worst schools and nearly half voluntarily signed up for a bonus merit-pay program.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0827/p08s02-comv.htm
Tutors
Reach Out to Homeless Kids
Schools on Wheels of Massachusetts, a not-for-profit group, recruits local volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring
for homeless children living in shelters, supplementing their schoolwork.
Source: The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/08/26/extra_help_for_homeless_students/
Teachers Flock to At-Home IT Courses
A record number of teachers in St. Mary Parish (Louisiana) Schools are upgrading their technology skills working at
home through online professional development programs on Microsoft applications.
Source: eSchool News online
http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7320
Schools Improve After Lawsuit
A study has found that teaching and learning conditions in California's lowest-performing schools have improved, three
years after a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of the state's neediest students was settled.
Source: Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-williams12aug12,1,867144.story
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