Education World's Headlines Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 31

Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to Education World's News Headlines of the Week Newsletter. This EDlines newsletter is published weekly as a free service by Education World®. You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates of EDlines of the Week. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml. To unsubscribe, see instructions at the bottom of this newsletter. Education World is the largest *free* resource on the Web for teachers and school administrators. We remain a free resource thanks to the support of our advertisers -- so please click on ads of interest and visit our advertisers' sites. The news stories referenced 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. 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And discover more available programs with FREE Information from Online Universities - Online Degree Directory. http://www.educationworld.com/OnlineDegree2.shtml   =========================================================================== Volume 7, Issue 31 July 31, 2008 Energy Costs Forcing Schools to Cut Sports, Staff, Days Fuel and energy costs are rising so quickly for public school districts in the U.S. that nearly one in seven is considering four-day weeks this fall. In addition, one in four is weighing limits on athletics and other extracurricular activities, and nearly one in three is cutting teaching jobs. Source: USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-07-29-school-fuel_N.htm Girls Doing as Well in Math as Boys A study recently published in the journal Science disputes the notion that girls don't do as well in math as boys. The study data showed only a small gap in boys' and girls' math performance. Source: ABC News.com http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5441728&page=1 Multiple Military Deployments Stressful for Children With more children of military personnel showing signs of stress as parents are deployed multiple times to war zones, schools are increasing efforts to provide support for the children of servicemen and women. Source: The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602878.html Energy Costs Spurring More Green School Construction School districts that in the past thought constructing green schools would be too expensive now are embracing the idea as a way to save on energy costs and have more healthful school environments. Source: Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/FEATURES01/807260331/-1/NEWS11   New School Buses Run on Propane A San Antonio, Texas-area school district has unveiled new classic-yellow school buses that officials say are the first in the U.S. manufactured to run on propane. Source: Associated Press http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFdfuPmrUgl7wiNvJ5u1K1TerQFgD922QEBG0 Single-Sex Classes Get High Marks Students, parents, and teachers believe single-sex classes increase students' confidence, class participation, and success in school, according to the results of a survey by the South Carolina state Education Department. Source: The State http://www.thestate.com/local/story/470711.html Teachers Could Swap Tenure, Seniority for Pay Hikes Washington, D.C., teachers interested in proposed huge salary increases would have to relinquish their seniority and also risk dismissal by spending a year on probation. Source: The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072303794.html School District Approves Paddling Students Starting in the fall, principals in Twiggs County, Georgia, will be able to paddle students who don't respond to detention or other forms of discipline, reaffirming a policy that had lain dormant in the county since 2006. Source: ABC News.com http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5428337&page=1   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. Education Humor With Regina Barreca Supplies In Demand "Within any 'learning environment,' rich or poor, competition for supplies is fierce. I don't care if you are at Choate, Berkeley-Carroll, or Chickasaw Elementary: If you take a co-worker's masking tape, you are just asking to be buried with a stake through your heart." http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/columnists/barreca/barreca005.shtml Starr Points ABCs for Teachers Ask any teacher. He or she will be sure to tell you that -- despite long summers spent basking on the beaches of the Riviera, despite full-time salaries spent on filling the leisure hours left by what are really only part-time jobs -- teaching is a tough profession. Hah! The truth is, a teacher's job really is as easy as ABC! http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/starr/starr038.shtml Soapbox Teaching Life Lessons Through Sports Organized athletics originally were viewed as mechanisms for teaching social values and selflessness, but society has changed and so have sports. Mitch Lyons suggests that athletics still can be a springboard for valuable lessons, if the approach is changed. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/soapbox/soapbox012.shtml School Issues Articles 'Speaking of Classroom Management' -- An Interview with Harry K. Wong Meet Harry K. Wong, the author of The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, and learn the secret to your success in the classroom. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat008.shtml Schools Are Targets for Prescription Thieves Reports of abuse of the prescription drug Ritalin are increasing. Since schools are one of the primary distributors of the medication, administrators are taking more steps to safeguard prescriptions. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues/issues184.shtml Wire Side Chat International Teaching: What Is It Really Like? Have you ever considered what teaching in London or Paris is like? Would you like to be more than a tourist there? Are you curious about Norway, Turkey, or the Philippines? Education World interviewed four teachers who did more than just consider. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat019.shtml Healthy Kids Learn Better Check out our Fit To Be Taught archive for ideas and the latest stories about school wellness, nutrition, and exercise programs. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/fittobetaught.shtml Education Humor With Regina Barreca National columnist Regina Barreca brings her timely, insightful humor to Ed World. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/columnists/barreca/barreca.shtml Education World in the Classroom Click to read Lessons from Our Nation's Schools, Whatever It Takes, In A Sub's Shoes, and Teaming Up to Achieve series. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/schools.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/WIT.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/subshoes.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/teamingup.shtml NCLB Updates Wondering what's going on with the No Child Left Behind Act? Peruse our list of news and feature stories about the federal law. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/NCLBupdates.shtml News for Kids See our archive of 100 news stories -- "ripped from the headlines" -- written with your students in mind. Each comes with a complete Teacher's Guide. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml Administrator's Desk Articles Family Reading Nights Create Avid Readers For administrators looking to increase student reading at school and at home and improve parent involvement -- which would be most administrators -- family reading nights have proven successful for many schools. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin338.shtml Using Data Rooms to Map Your Way to Success Got data? Most administrators would say of course. The trick is to get it off the shelves and into the open. By setting up data rooms to display, track, and analyze information, administrators can make meaningful, measurable changes in their schools. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin392.shtml Archive Selection Check out the stories in the School Issues School Choice section. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/archives/sch_choice.shtml School Issues Spotlights Issues Spotlight 1 Classroom Management Issues Spotlight 2 Teaching in International Schools http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/c.shtml#management http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/glossary/t.shtml#intl   Each week, we ask readers to cast their votes in The Weekly Survey. Cast your vote in this week's question of interest to all educators. This Week's Survey Question If you could relive your life, would you be an educator again? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey005.shtml Last Week's Survey Results Should parents have a say in choosing to which teachers their children are assigned? http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/survey/survey001.shtml   ************************************************************************** Education World now incorporates www.SchoolNotes.com "everybody on the same page!" The leading school-to-home communications platform, with FREE pages for teachers and automatic notification of parents and students when new homework is posted! For a modest $24.95 PER YEAR, upgrade to Personal Edition, "Super SchoolNotes," with thousands of resources linked to your state's standards! Click here for more information.   Welcome to LifeStyle Teachers are people too! 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