http://www.theednews.org en-us http://www.theednews.org N/A [email protected] Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:16:41 -0500 20 http://www.theednews.org/articles/5031/1/Justices-to-Decide-if-Citizens-May-Challenge-White-Houses-Religion-Based-Initiative/Page1.html By LINDA GREENHOUSEThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether private citizens are entitled to go to court to challenge activities of the White House office in charge of the Bush administration’s religion-based initiative. [email protected] (New York Times (registration required)) Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/5031/1/Justices-to-Decide-if-Citizens-May-Challenge-White-Houses-Religion-Based-Initiative/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/4008/1/25-year-lawsuit-could-end-in-month/Page1.html A lawsuit aimed at removing vestiges of segregation in Alabama's higher education system could end in about a month, after 25 years of litigation, according to the plaintiffs' attorney. [email protected] (Mobile Register) Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.theednews.org/articles/4008/1/25-year-lawsuit-could-end-in-month/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/3092/1/Response-to-Intervention-Addressing-Barriers-to-Learning/Page1.html Response to Intervention The concept of Response to Intervention is finding its way into schools with a significant push from the federal government and with a particular emphasis on reducing inappropriate diagnoses for special education. For example, as stated in the 4/20/06 U.S. Department of Education Request for Special Education Research Grants, "RTI holds significant promise when it is conceptualized as a multi-tiered (typically three-tiers) systems approach that integrates general and special education." [email protected] (School Mental Health Project/ Center for Mental Health in Schools) Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/3092/1/Response-to-Intervention-Addressing-Barriers-to-Learning/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2274/1/NCLB-and-IDEA-What-Parents-of-Students-with-Disabilities-Need-to-Know-/Page1.html This guide from the National Center for Educational Outcomes informs parents of students with disabilities about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), two of the most important federal laws relating to public education. [email protected] (National Center for Eduational Outcomes) Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2274/1/NCLB-and-IDEA-What-Parents-of-Students-with-Disabilities-Need-to-Know-/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2262/1/Wissahickon-girls-score-for-equality/Page1.html By Dan Hardy, Inquirer Staff WriterGirls' sports teams at Wissahickon High School will play more night games and get more publicity, and the school district will look to add more girls' teams as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. [email protected] (Philadelphia Inquirer) Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2262/1/Wissahickon-girls-score-for-equality/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2191/1/US-Supreme-Court-Writ---District-presses-for-life-threatening-examination/Page1.html Editor's Note: A writ to the US Supreme Court, appealing a 5th Circuit Special Education case decision.  The Court of Appeals stated that when a school wants to have their own physician complete an intrusive medical evaluation of a child, and the parent refuses, they need only have a reasonable basis to overcome the desire of the parent to not provide consent.  We believe that parents have a constitutionally protected fundamental right to control medical decision-making regarding their child, which can only be overcome by a "compelling state interest," and only then, in the least intrusive manner possible.   [email protected] (Jimmy Kilpatrick Editor and Chief EdNews.org) Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2191/1/US-Supreme-Court-Writ---District-presses-for-life-threatening-examination/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2158/1/1992-race-bias-suit-against-city-schools-finally-gets-settled/Page1.html They've had to wait for more than a decade, but a group of African-American parents and educators are relieved that they could finally be getting justice from a racial discrimination complaint lodged against the Pittsburgh school board in 1992.  [email protected] (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2158/1/1992-race-bias-suit-against-city-schools-finally-gets-settled/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/2081/1/Tardy-To-School/Page1.html Five-year-old Jackson Pilisuk (above) is old enough for kindergarten, but his parents have decided to hold him back a year. The practice, called "redshirting," is common enough that legislators have taken notice. [email protected] (San Francisco Chronicle) Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/2081/1/Tardy-To-School/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/1982/1/Reading-last-Spellings-should-resign/Page1.html The brouhaha over the federal Reading First program illustrates everything that's wrong with government today--not the alleged improprieties, but a twisted government culture that prioritizes "proper procedures" over actual results and that looks for scapegoats and fall-guys when the going gets tough. [email protected] (Thomas B. Fordham Foundation) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/1982/1/Reading-last-Spellings-should-resign/Page1.html http://www.theednews.org/articles/1900/1/Judge-Dismisses-Most-Of-No-Child-Lawsuit/Page1.html A federal judge dismissed most of the claims in Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind law Wednesday on jurisdictional grounds, the state's attorney general said. [email protected] (Hartford Courant) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theednews.org/articles/1900/1/Judge-Dismisses-Most-Of-No-Child-Lawsuit/Page1.html