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From: "ECS e-Clips" <e-clips@ecs.org> To: Governor Musgrove Created: 11/7/2000 12:09 PM Subject: ECS e-Clips 11/07/00 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/ecsweb.nsf/e-clips/ECS%20e-Clips Tuesday, November 7, 2000 CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION "A Pivotal Moment for Desegregation" Mississippi and Maryland seek to end disputes; tensions remain on role of black colleges. CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER "Half-Grade Classes Put Kids on Track" Schools throughout the nation are implementing programs for struggling students, such as tutoring, summer school and after-school programs. But national experts say an Ohio school district's efforts to stop allowing failing students to advance while reducing the number of children who repeat grades is unique and intriguing. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER "New Special Ed Rules Alarm Some Parents" Some parents of special education students are raising the red flag on a new Kentucky special education manual because the federal government has not yet approved all of the regulations in it. SEATTLE TIMES "Education Commission Makes Recommendations" The commission charged with enforcing Washington state's education-reform law has recommended a plan that's heavy on assistance but gets tough if schools fail to improve. - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\ECS e-Clips 11_07_00\Mime.822