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N.J. Senate approves interdistrict school choice program | NJ.com

N.J. Senate approves interdistrict school choice program | NJ.com

N.J. Senate approves interdistrict school choice program

Published: Monday, June 28, 2010, 5:13 PM Updated: Monday, June 28, 2010, 5:21 PM
Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau
nj-senate.JPGTony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from above the Senate Chamber dais in this January 2010 file photo.
TRENTON — A little known pilot program that allows children to attend school in districts they don’t live in would be made permanent under a bill that cleared the state Senate today.
The bill makes the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which started in 2000 and has continued as a pilot program since expiring in 2005, permanent. It passed 38-0 and is set to be taken up by the Assembly this afternoon.
"Students should not be handcuffed to a school solely based on their zip code or home address,” added state Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Mercer), the bill's sponsor. “This bill will enable families across New Jersey to tap into all the best that our public education system has to offer.”
There are 15 districts that participate in the program — the maximum allowed under the pilot program — with about 900 students attending participating districts they don’t live without having

N.J. Senate approves school districts wage freeze, use of saved funds to avoid layoffs

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By Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau

June 28, 2010, 5:44PM
TRENTON — When teachers, administrators and other school staff accept wage freezes, districts would be forced to use the money saved to avoid layoffs under a bill that passed the state Senate today. The bill comes as both houses of the Legislature are about to vote on a budget that cuts school aid by $820 million, while Gov. Chris... Full story »
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N.J. Senate approves interdistrict school choice program

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By Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau

June 28, 2010, 5:13PM
TRENTON — A little known pilot program that allows children to attend school in districts they don’t live in would be made permanent under a bill that cleared the state Senate today. The bill makes the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which started in 2000 and has continued as a pilot program since expiring in 2005, permanent. It passed... Full story »
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Computer programs replace foreign language teachers in N.J. classrooms after budget cuts

Ridgewood fourth-graders learning Spanish on Rosetta Stone

By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger

June 27, 2010, 2:00PM
Ridgewood saved just under $200,000 by cutting three Spanish teaching positions Full story »
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Education Week: Teacher Induction Found to Raise Student Scores

Education Week: Teacher Induction Found to Raise Student Scores

Teacher Induction Found to Raise Student Scores

By Stephen Sawchuk
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Teachers who received two years of comprehensive induction services boosted student scores in reading and math more than teachers in a comparison group who didn’t receive the support, a study released today by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences finds.
But the induction services didn’t make teachers more likely to stay in their schools, districts, or the profession—nor were they any more likely to report feeling prepared, it concludes.
The findings represent the third and final year of results from a randomized experiment focusing on the impact of intensive mentoring programs.
Conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, a Princeton, N.J.-based evaluation firm, the experiment compares outcomes for teachers who received comprehensive induction
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School ends with city, union bickering over when it should begin | GothamSchools

School ends with city, union bickering over when it should begin | GothamSchools

School ends with city, union bickering over when it should begin

by Anna Phillips
It appears that no matter is too small for the city’s teachers union and the Department of Education to bicker over, not even what day class should start.
Negotiations to change the first day of school have broken down because the union is insisting that all schools choose when to open and the city is demanding that all schools open at the same time. Rather than work out a deal to move the first day of school five days back, the two sides have taken to publicly sniping at each other.
In a letter the city sent to principals today, Chancellor Joel Klein blamed the union for refusing to agree to his preferred schedule. United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew responded by holding a press conference where he blamed the Chancellor for being inflexible.
“Parents should be outraged that Chancellor Klein has refused to exert the authority he has to properly manage the school calendar,” Mulgrew said.
The city wants to move the start of school from Wednesday, September 8 to Monday, September 13, to make the first week of school a full one. Under the current schedule, students will report for one day of class on
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Big Supreme Court Ruling Hits College and More Campus News - The Paper Trail (usnews.com)

Big Supreme Court Ruling Hits College and More Campus News - The Paper Trail (usnews.com)

Here's the biggest news in collegeland on Monday:

- The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the University of California's Hastings College of Law can legally deny recognition of a Christian student group if it bars gays from joining, the Associated Pressreports. The Christian Legal Society had appealed to the nation's highest court after the school denied funding and recognition to the group. CLS requires prospective members to sign a statement of faith and regards "unrepentant participation in or advocacy of a sexually immoral lifestyle" as being inconsistent with that faith, the report says.
- The University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University each received offers to join the Southeastern Conference, ESPN.com reports. OU President David Boren told reporters that the Sooners had an offer from the Pac-10, too. The SEC appeared to be offering bids to the schools in response to the conference
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Oregon Institue of Technology signs 10-year lease for Wilsonville building | OregonLive.com

Oregon Institue of Technology signs 10-year lease for Wilsonville building | OregonLive.com

Oregon Institue of Technology signs 10-year lease for Wilsonville building

By Natalie Flynn, The Oregonian

June 28, 2010, 2:03PM
The university hopes to fill the building with students by summer 2012. Full story »
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Spirit Mountain Community Fund awards Friends of the Cornelius Public Library grant to promote children's reading programs

By Washington County Reader Contributor

June 28, 2010, 4:00AM
The $3,000 will be used for story times, the summer reading program and special events that encourage children to explore the library. Full story »
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Law will protect students from sexual misconduct by school staff

By Jessica Van Berkel, The Oregonian

June 27, 2010, 8:00PM
A new law aimed at preventing sexual misconduct by school employees will require background checks and improve student and staff understanding of the issue. Full story »
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Oregon schools consider eliminating programs and restructuring to cover state funding shortfall

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By Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian

June 27, 2010, 7:35PM
Most Oregon school districts are preparing to cut days, reduce staff and programs for the 2010-11 school year. Full story »
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Wanted: Live-Tweeters � The Quick and the Ed

Wanted: Live-Tweeters � The Quick and the Ed

Wanted: Live-Tweeters

by Renee Rybak
This Wednesday, Education Sector is hosting the live event “Finding the Link: Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development.” In addition to having an expert panel including the likes of Brad Jupp, Jamie Fasteau, Scott Thompson, and Jen Mulhern, we’re planning a second panel of sorts—including The Line’s Dina Strasser, Wookie Kim of ABCDE, Tom White of Stories from School,and Ann-Bailey Lipsett from Organized Chaos to provide their reactions in the blogosphere. It’s all in


QUICK Hits

by Kris Amundson
Quick HitsQuick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.
Did you know that an iPhone app could improve your writing quickly and easily? Yeah, we didn’t either. (HechingerEd)
What should colleges be doing to open the doors to the American Dream for low-income students? (Century Foundation)
Can an eighth grade prom and a Zen fountain help transform a NYC middle school? Maybe. (h/t This Week in Education)
What happens to the kids who don’t win the lottery? (Politics Daily)
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