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Vote on English Immersion Waiver
Voters in Amherst, Massachusetts, are weighing whether to seek a waiver
from the state’s English-immersion law passed in November. The law requires
schools to move non-English-speaking students into regular classrooms
after a year of intensive instruction in the English language.
Source: The
Boston Globe
Hands-On Algebra a Hit
Seventh graders in Christine Supinger’s mathematics classes at Hopewell
Junior High School in Ohio are using more than paper and pencils to solve
algebraic equations. Scales, colored dice, and plastic game pieces all
are utilized in the quest for the elusive X. Supinger has used the hands-on
approach since attending a workshop in 1993; she recently was awarded
the National Teacher Training Institute’s Outstanding Teacher Award.
Source: The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ban on Time-Out Rooms Reconsidered
The Minnesota Department of Education is reconsidering a proposal to eliminate
locked time-out rooms in public schools. Special education administrators
and teachers argue that without the rooms, some students would have to
be transferred to residential treatment centers.
Source: Pioneer
Press
Bonus’ Teachers Bail Out
Almost half the teachers who entered Massachusetts classrooms since 1999
through a fast-track teacher certification program rather than a traditional
teacher-education program already have left teaching, according to a recent
study. In addition, a majority of the mid-career professionals, who received
$20,000 signing bonuses, were not assigned to schools with the most dire
teacher shortages. This despite the fact that one of the goals of the
program was to fill vacancies in struggling schools.
Source: The
Boston Globe
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12/12/2002
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