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Few Students Exercise Choice Option
The No Child Left Behind Act gave as many as 3.5 million children in failing
U.S. schools in the chance to transfer this fall, but few are doing so.
Among the issues cited by school administrators are the lack of space
in other schools and the tight deadlines for parents to apply for a transfer.
Source: The
New York Times
Students Benefit from Individual Learning Plans
About 25 percent of Howard County (Maryland) third graders who were performing
below grade level in reading and mathematics benefited from individual
learning plans.
Source: SunSpot.net
Pass the Mocha Crayon, Please
To better reflect students' multicultural backgrounds and communities,
staff members at the Phoenix Headstart Program are adding more shades
to their skin-tone art supplies. New colors of paint and crayons include
mocha, ebony, peach, and gingerbread.
Source: The
Arizona Republic
See Ya, Soda
Los Angeles County school officials plan to phase out the sale of soft
drinks in their middle and high schools by January 2004. In making the
decision, the Los Angeles School Board noted that students' health is
more important than the revenue generated by soft drink sales.
Source: CBSNews.com
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Copyright © 2002 Education World
08/29/2002
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