Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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From: "ECS e-Clips" <e-clips@ecs.org> To: Governor Musgrove Created: 1/8/2001 12:22 PM Subject: ECS e-Clips 01/08/2001 Message: ECS e-Clips delivers the day's top education stories directly to you. We also provide you with virtually all of the day's education stories with a direct link to Education Week. Let us know what you think about this service by sending e-mail to e-Clips@ecs.org. If you wish to unsubscribe, please reply to this e-mail message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. To view these articles and EDUCATION WEEK'S "Today's Roundup," visit the ECS e-Clips Web site, CLICK HERE: http://www.ecs.org/ecs/e-clips Monday, January 8, 2001 NEW YORK TIMES (free registration required) "Who Will Lead The Public Schools?" (Opinion/Editorial) Will the urban district strategy of turning to unconventional leaders to run their school lead to higher levels of learning? ECS President Ted Sanders and Vanderbilt University Professor Jim Guthrie provide insights about the leadership challenge facing the nation's schools. DENVER POST "Plan Would Merge 'Net Courses at Colleges" A plan to merge all Internet courses offered by Colorado's 28 colleges and universities into one statewide cooperative is scheduled for a vote by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. DETROIT NEWS "Wall Street Will Rate Michigan Schools" Michigan is the first state in the country to sign up for the School Evaluation Service offered by Standard & Poor's. The service will track where taxpayers' dollars go and even analyze whether spending increases boost student performance. LOS ANGELES TIMES "Davis Proposes Longer Year for Middle Schools" Gov. Gray Davis is proposing that the state's more than 1 million middle school students spend an extra six weeks in class each year in an attempt to bolster lackluster test scores. SALT LAKE TRIBUNE "Tax Credits Urged For Private Schools" Some lawmakers and businesspeople want to help solve Utah's public education funding woes by letting the private sector pay to educate some -- maybe half -- of the 100,000 new students expected in Utah by 2010. ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS "Bilingual-Education Battle May Go To Massachusetts" For three decades, the bilingual education law in Massachusetts -- the nation's first -- has been set in stone. But the specter of an eccentric Silicon Valley millionaire with a hankering for public policy may force lawmakers to change it. - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\ECS e-Clips 01_08_2001\Mime.822
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