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In the News - Fall 2000

This web page will report newspaper and magazine articles about events affecting schools, teachers and students. Interesting stories, informative reports, unique insights, all these and more are welcome additions in describing life in the classroom.

We invite you to contribute! If you come across an interesting article, please share it with others by having us consider posting it on this Web site. Cut it out or make a copy (be sure to include the source and date), and send your piece to us:

"In the News"
Professor David Sadker
School of Education
American University
Washington, D.C. 20016

Click here to submit an entry for this "In the News" page. Give a brief summary of the article or newsworthy item, and include your source, with a link to a website if appropriate.

Take a look at past news
News from Fall 2001
News from Spring-Summer 2001
News from Spring-Summer 2000

School Pays House Calls To Get Parents Involved	Educator Starts Charter School in DC
Five Years to Graduate	D.C. Mayor Taking on New Role
A Lesson Plan Written By Industry	Foundations in Education
How Standardized Tests Drop the Ball	Wamego Middle School Stops Traffic in the Classroom
Published Coolidge Senior High Female Writers	Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation Can Co-exist
A Reverend Finds Justice	Need for Better Preparation
Freshmen Face New Degree of SOL Difficulty	Polls & Stats
Stay in school, says Army	Censorship and the Web
Teachers' Strike	Young Blacks Turn to School Vouchers as a Civil Rights Issue
USDA Studies Whether Mandatory Breakfast Improves Learning	Cincinnati Teachers to Be Paid on Performance
Educational Equity- A Moving Target	Public Funding for Nonpublic Schools
Judge Upholds Va. Schools' Silent Minute	Schools, Gays and the Boy Scouts
Prince George's County Ends Racial Busing	A School for Girls Celebrates Its 200-Year History
Charter Schools: are they any better?	Gender Differences
Americans just above average in Math/Science

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