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ASCA Weekly Wrapup A roundup of the week's education-related headlines
Friday, June 19, 2009
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Many Teens Use Phones in Class to Text or Cheat
USA Today
One-fourth of teens' cellphone text messages are sent during class, a new survey finds, despite widespread classroom bans on cellphones at schools. The survey of 1,013 teens -- 84% of whom have cellphones -- also shows that a significant number have stored information on a cellphone to look at during a test or have texted friends about answers. More than half of all students say people at their school have done the same. Read More |
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School Counselor to Serve on State Board for Educator Certification
Cleburne Times-Review A School Counselor has been appointed by Texas Governor, Rick Perry, to serve on the Texas Education Agency's State Board for Educator Certification. The State Board for Educator Certification was established in 1995 by the Texas legislature to recognize public school educators as professionals and to grant educators the authority to govern the standards of their profession. Read More |
Putting Power in Principals' Hands
Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Public Schools principals soon will be able to administer special assessments to test student skills, receive immediate results, and use those results to decide how to solve problems, according to schools chief Ron Huberman. Read More |
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Gifted Children May Be 'Twice Exceptional'
News Channel 5
There is no clinical definition of what makes a child gifted, but you usuallt know it when you see it. Child prodigies are brilliaant and talented. They may excel in areas such as leadership or creative thinking. The signs may be apparent when the child is only a toddler. Other times, a child's special abilities don't bloom until adolescence. Despite being gifted, though, this child may not shine in school. In fact, it's thought that a significant number of gifted children go unrecognized because they have learning disabilities that lead to underachievement. These children are referred to as "twice exceptional." Read More |
As Beauty School Grows, Chemistry Joins Curlers
New York Times
Cosmetology has changed much over the last 20 years. The curriculum still includes the basics - hair, skin, and nails - but also training in massage, wellness, and skin care (known as ethetics). "Ten years ago, if you said the word 'esthetician' people would say, 'what is that?'" observed Lynelle Lynch, owner of Bellus Academy. "The industry is much more sophiticated than it once was." Read More |
Is AP for All a Formula for Failure?
The Washington Post
The latest Newsweek list of America's Top High Schools will include about 1,500 schools that have reached a high standard of participation on college-level AP, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests. The bad news is they represent less than 6 percent of U.S. public high schools. The good news is that 73 percent of Washington area schools are on the list. The interesting news is that some of those schools have begun to require AP courses and tests for all students, even those who struggle in class. Read More |
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