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To stimulate discourse in the DEMOCRACY.ORG community & increase the WWW traffic of publications contributing to the dialogue. Click on highlighted text to access article or commentary.  If you get a dead link, go to the bottom of this page for suggestions     Updated - 17 February 2004 Boston Globe Parents say homework topic inappropriate for children US initiative's advocates scrutinized on standards Re-clash of civilizations A decade after its debut, Samuel Huntington's famous thesis still draws fire from liberal intellectuals in the US. . . Marriage debate offers civics lesson Christian Science Monitor Parents: Don't punish schools Lesson for Iraqi teachers: Loosen up! A school-district rebellion stirring Fazed by the rules and reach of 'No Child Left Behind,' more schools opt out of the most substantive reform in a generation. Iraqi children turn a new page A youth publisher moves away from propaganda. Today's college freshmen party less, volunteer more Reading choices narrow for schools with federal aid Education Week States Must Beef Up Diploma Demands, Study Maintains Abstinence-Only Debate Heating Up Poll Finds Differing Views Of School Leaders' Main Tasks Utah Panel Votes to Quit No Child Left Behind Act As Arkansas Legislature Stalls, Court Takes Action Debate Grows on True Costs Of School Law [NCLB] More School Districts Feeling The Effects Of 'No Child' Law When ExcellenceAnd Equity Thrive Why do we tolerate the curriculum gap that results from tracking? States Train Sights on School Districts for Interventions After years of trying to fix troubled schools one at a time, a number of states are weighing stronger measures for intervening in low-performing school districts. Most Standards Equal For Spec. Ed. Students Study Challenges Direct Reading Method Los Angeles Times Achievement Awards Sent to Detention A Tennessee law says schools can't publicly praise students without consent -- be it honor rolls or spelling bees. Financial Empowerment a Mixed Bag for Principals Riordan's proposal to dramatically expand their authority raises concerns and hopes. Plan May Transform Schools Riordan wants to give principals more fiscal control and to allocate more to needy students. New York Times Scholarship, 'Whites Only,' Roils a Campus How America Doesn't Vote The Very, Very Personal Is the Political After a Year, Students Take a Second Look at the Iraq Invasion Utah House Rebukes Bush With Its Vote on School Law Georgia Schools Restore 'Evolution' to Curriculum Debate Begins in France on Religion in the Schools Snapple Checks Leave Some Schools Short San Jose Mercury News Schools may lean more on parents CLASSROOM SUPPLY COSTS TARGETED AT PALY, GUNN Seattle PI Locke backs huge education initiative Higher sales tax would raise $1 billion League points to benefit of stronger education system Support grows for higher ed tuition vouchers As access closes to state colleges, some eye private schools Program hopes mannerly children will grow into considerate adults Third-graders suspended for taking GI Joe guns to school AmeriCorps serves the nation's cause Seattle Times WASL is a poor gauge of student achievement By James Harvey Testing higher education Editorial Vulcan project aims to build 'Digital Aristotle' No Child Left Behind: Test-obsessed education won't move us ahead By David Marshak Charter schools: an underperforming distraction By Charles Hasse Tacoma News Tribune Good Deed: 6-year-old chases away sadness with action Bus funding stops short Bills aim to make life better for school districts Race could return as factor in college entry Topeka Capital-Journal Celebrate leaders' virtues by Marvin Berkowitz Washington Post President Pushes for School Choice Bush Lauds D.C. Vouchers in Appearance at Local Private School A Better Choice For D.C. Teachers Money makes the world go 'round, right? Well, not when it comes to educating our children. A Move to Invest More in Effective Teaching Too Tough, or Not Tough Enough? Educators at Odds With Analysts Over College Entrance Exams Educators Decry Law's Intrusion, Not Its Cost 'No Child' Rules Rile Va. Officials Students' Standards of Lobbying Va. Group Mobilizes Campus Leaders, Presses Lawmakers on the Issues Trust, Not Cameras, Called Best Prevention D.C. Area Educators Believe That Peer Mediation Programs Can Help Avert Crime Virginia's Anatomically Incorrect Flag Shift in Curriculum, Policy in D.C. Schools Washington State Bar Association Seattle Attorney [Margaret E. Fisher] Receives National Award for Career in Law-Related Education Updated - 29 January 2004 Boston Globe MCAS scholarship plan lauded Private school students would earn scholarships A homemade education Unhappy with traditional schools, more families of color are teaching their children Rapid rise found in 10th-grade dropout rates BC study reports a tripling of losses after freshman year themselves Measuring morals Researchers ask if Americans are cheating more often -- and what can be done about it Tuition aid may be linked to MCAS Christian Science Monitor Reading choices narrow for schools with federal aid A kid will cast my ballot Education Week Barriers to College: Lack of Preparation Vs. Financial Need In U.S. Schools, Race Still Counts President Lauds Catholic Schools; Renews Support for Voucher Plan The Power of School Choice Depends on Accountability Achievement-Gap Study Emphasizes Better Use of Data Parent Poll: Schools Using Fund Raising for Basics Supporters Debate Fla. Voucher Rules Denver Performance-Pay Plan Yields Student Progress Little Ones' Homework Burden Rises Los Angeles Times Fate of Ailing School System in Arkansas Justices' Hands A high court-appointed special master will recommend ways to improve education. Parents Divided Over Proposal to Pool Fundraising Santa Monica-Malibu district official wants affluent campuses to share contributions. State Report Calls for Adding More Charter Schools Is Good Book Also a Great Book? Proposed Calif. Measure Seeks Class Use of Bible Study Finds Anti-Gay Student Harassment Miami Herald Younger Americans Prefer Donating Time New York Times 1 in 4 Schools Fall Short Under Bush Law Leaving Some Children Behind Education Chief Defends Policy and Past How Vouchers Will Enrich Public Schools By TERRY M. MOE Nation of Second Guesses Here's News for Cowboys: Bandanna Can Be Religious In Fighting Stereotypes, Students Lift Test Scores The Blackboard Jungle: Tamer Than You Think The Supreme Struggle On May 17, 1954, the day the Supreme Court handed down Brown v. Board of Education, the N.A.A.C.P. held a news conference to unveil an ambitious new agenda. The Reluctant Icons Though the court case bore the family's name, the Browns rarely discussed it back then around the dinner table in Topeka, Kan. So when the landmark decision was reached in May 1954, life went on for the Browns -- the Rev. Oliver L. Brown, his wife, Leola, and their three daughters, Linda, Terry and Cheryl. Getting Religion Ninth Grade Key to Success, but Reasons Are Debated The SAT III? As any parent will attest, predicting the behavior of an evolving, impressionable 17-year-old is a crapshoot. Will he show up at an 8 a.m. class, or party too much? Will he stay in college in the face of personal or financial challenges, or even persevere through a difficult course? When Busing Ends More Than Ever, Tests Loom for Third Graders and Parents Failing City Teachers Face a Faster Ax Salt Lake Tribune Bill dunked that would require values to be taught in schools A bill requiring teachers to incorporate "Utah values" into their classroom instruction suffered an unexpected blow Tuesday when a legislative panel declined to endorse it. San Francisco Chronicle Report endorses charter schools San Jose Mercury News Cheating probe snares Saratoga students FOUR FACE EXPULSION FROM HIGH SCHOOL School project: cultural sensitivity CLASSROOM INCIDENTS INVOLVING EDUCATORS FUEL ACTION IN FREMONT Seattle P-I Not all young bullies are boys Girls' aggressive behavior can be deeply wounding, author says AmeriCorps serves the nation's cause Civic experiment shows knowledge changes minds Third-graders suspended for taking GI Joe guns to school House bill provides WASL alternatives Ending super majority votes is the fair thing to do Plans would ban teacher strikes Measures by student, legislators aim to prevent future walkouts Prevent strikes at public schools Cajoling reform in public schools Give schools Boeing-like help The true stakes in No Child Left Behind Bills aim to outlaw strikes by teachers Seattle Times Proposal targets federal school measure Prospect of dismal test scores renews debate over WASL Charting a course toward school flexibility, accountability Seattle district in trouble if levy rejected: No money left in reserves School plans for operations, upgrades depend on 2 levies Underachievers' parents deny honor students Lesson in lawmaking inflicts political sting Contracting for quality in higher education No time for apathy on Seattle school levy Seattle Weekly A New School Principle The Seattle School Board's objection notwithstanding, this might be the year lawmakers embrace the charter-school movement. Tacoma News Tribune Studies show which strategies stem violence - and save money Charter school backers optimistic this is the year Getting kids on the ball Coach Andre Stout's youth basketball team has some talented athletes, but many of its fifth-grade players have struggled in the classroom. So Stout, his fellow coaches and tutors from the University of Washington Tacoma have started a reading program that's making a difference. A slam dunk for reading State Senate panel hears WASL debate Washington Post D.C. School Vouchers Win Final Approval A Primer on the [Washington DC] Vouchers School Choices Va. Seeks To Leave Bush Law Behind Republicans Fight School Mandates Marylanders Plan to Rally for Full School Funding State's Deficit Puts Governor, Legislators In Education Dilemma Williams Has New Plan for Schools Mayor Would Alter Roles Of Board, Superintendent Bill Would Lift SOL Rule for Graduation Oh, Well, Sure. But Who Doesn't Do That? THE CHEATING CULTURE Teachers Back Tax Increase For [MD] Schools U.S. School Segregation Now at '69 Level Study Shows 15-Year Decline; Hispanics Less Integrated Than African Americans Updated - 13 January 2004 Boston Globe Students send a message to bullies: Don't be cruel Group weighs future of school choice Showdown looms in charter school proposal Current events challenge Center for Peaceable Schools The politics of high school For some students in N.H., candidates are a primary part of their education Offering aid to parents Christian Science Monitor An eager new principal's dream of a school that cares Bush education law transforming schools Two years on, the 'No Child Left Behind' law draws continued criticism - and shifts focus to worst-off students. Education Week NAEP Evaluates Urban Districts' Performance Urban Minority Students Performing On Par With Suburban Counterparts Drug Sweep Sparks Lawsuits, Investigations Court Blocks School Ban On Weapons Images Long-Awaited Spec. Ed. Testing Rules Issued Paige Seeks to Address Thorny Graduation Data The 'Wedge Issues' of 2004 Teaching About Religion Los Angeles Times They Study to Bridge the Academic Gap Two young men, the first in their families to go to college, work to make the grades. Cash-Strapped Schools Cultivate Marketing Deals Critics say sponsorships erode education's ability to insulate children from advertising. And health concerns are being raised. Trouble With Gay Characters Sales of a children's book suffer because of a passing reference to gay parents. Its author hates censorship, but her livelihood is threatened. New York Times A Bully's Future, From Hard Life to Hard Time Report Faults Charter Schools in New York My So-Called Blog School Reform Left Behind Thousands Pass Regents Tests Under Revised Scoring McGreevey Planning After-School Program for New Jersey Some School Districts Challenge Bush's Signature Education Law Attacks on Education Law Leave Democrats in a Bind Bush Pushes Education as Election Year Opens Unruly Students Facing Arrest, Not Detention Principal Who Invited Police to School for Drug Raid Quits Brazil Pays Parents to Help Poor Be Pupils, Not Wage Earners For the Ex-Buccaneer, a Pillage-Free Playlist California School District Settles Harassment Suit by Gay Students School Safety Plan at Issue On Crime as Science (a Neighbor at a Time) Stricter Standards in New York May Hold 15,000 in 3rd Grade San Francisco Chronicle Prison school teaches a new sentence Inmates at S.F.'s Five Keys work on high school diplomas Seattle P-I Seattle schools face $4.5 million budget cut Charters: Worthy idea, no miracle Don't privatize public schools by Jan Maher Public schools facing issues of philosophy, funding, leadership Volatility of 2003 looms large with fallout from Marysville strike and Seattle's shake-up Tiny school is a lifeline in climb out of drug use At Summit, hard work supports recovery Seattle Times Seattle School Board's aversion to innovation Maverick no more: Bass taking on new role Taking it higher: Sky's the limit if we elevate our aim for our colleges By Lee L. Huntsman Schools go beyond the bake sale as tax support wanes Help students meet the rigors of a complex world By Terry Bergeson Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown By Paul T. Hill School sees plus in splitting up students by gender The education gap: We can, and must, do better by Jerry Large Seattle board may vote against charter schools Education juggernaut rattles the competition by Joni Balter Tacoma News-Tribune Lincoln High gets more aid for small-academies project Vancouver custodian scrimps to build Cambodian school Tightening the truancy net Topeka Capital-Journal Gracious receiving takes practice by Marvin Berkowitz Put kids first; the rest will fit by Marvin Berkowitz Washington Post Bush Pushes for D.C. Vouchers Bill Would Give Up to $7,500 to 1,700 Low-Income Students Learning Curve By Dorothy Rich I graduated with my teaching degree in high school English. I knew Dickens, Shakespeare, Hemingway, even "Silas Marner." By all the standards, especially those advocated today, I was a highly qualified teacher. But I wasn't. Affirmative Approach By William Raspberry Invest in Educational Research By John Reed and Catherine E. Snow Threat Level Pink Sex Bracelets? Only if Your Wrist's in the Gutter. Critics Say Education Dept. Is Favoring Political Right Mayor's Move To Take Over Schools Drags Better Late Than Never Admits Two Classroom Stars Books Show How Great Teachers Do What They Do At a St. Louis School, Bush Sounds Education Themes College Diversity: Fix the Pipeline First By Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster Note on Link Longevity The amount of time that publications keep their links active differs significantly. For example, The New York Times links typically are open for only the day of publication, although articles the Magazine, education, and science sections frequently have longer "link-life." (The NY Times articles also require free registration to access their articles via the WWW). 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