11-12-02 Law to Stop Pornography in Libraries Goes to U.S. Supreme Court (CNN - ) "The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide if public libraries can be forced to install software blocking sexually explicit Web sites." 11-02
11-26-02 Poor Marks for U.S. Education System (CBS News) "South Korea has the most effective education system in the world's richest countries, with Japan in second place and the United States and Germany near the bottom, a United Nations study said Tuesday."
"The ranking 'provides the first "big picture" comparison of the relative effectiveness of education systems across the developed world,' the UNICEF study said."
" 'It is based not on the conventional yardstick of how many students reach what level of education, but on testing what pupils actually know and what they are able to do,' UNICEF said."
Papers
- Clark, Ron - The 2000 Outstanding Teacher of the Year (Oprah.com)
Provides an interview with Ron Clark, a hero recognized by the Disney 2000 Outstanding Teacher of the Year and Oprah Magazine's first "Phenomenal Man." 1-02
- Michelangelo Drawing Found (CBS News)
"A chalk and wash drawing found in a box in a New York City design museum is a work by Michelangelo worth more than $10 million, museum officials said Tuesday" 6-02
- Microsoft Offer of Free Computers Rejected (BBC News)
Describes the offer of hardware and software to the nation's poorest schools and reasons Judge Motz gave for rejecting the offer. 1-02
- No Child Left Behind Act (Thomas)
Provides H.R. 1, new education legislation enacted in January 2002. The Act focuses heavily on improvement of assessment and then, if a school fails to meet standards, alternatives for parents. The official title of the act is "To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind."
- No Child Left Behind Act - Resources for Schools (American Association of School Administrators)
Provides Web sites to help schools implement best practices. 6-02
- Shanker, Al (United Federation of Teachers - Schierenbeck)
Provides a biography of the former President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). 3-02
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