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by JANN FLURY
Columnist EducationNews.org
New Years's resolutions are hardly ever taken very seriously, not often kept, and when broken are never judged harshly like broken promises.

by JANN FLURY - New Years's resolutions are hardly ever taken very seriously, not often kept, and when broken are never judged harshly like broken promises. The purpose of making New Year's resolutions in the first place is simply to acknowledge ones own flaws and admit that there is room for improvement.

By Susan Sarhady - Mathematics achievement has been in the news lately because of the recent release of the results of the 2000 National Mathematics Assessment.

'Twas the days before Christmas,
And all through the school,
The teachers were trying
To just keep their cool.

by JANN FLURY
Columnist EducationNews.org
It is written that about two thousand years ago three wise men from the Orient followed a bright star that led them to Bethlehem.

By Robert Holland - Little noticed in the "No Child Left Behind" education reform bill that President Bush will sign into law early in 2002 is a shift toward greater autonomy for localities in how they use federal funds for attracting knowledgeable teachers into the classrooms.

The Special Education Muckraker - The NYS Ed. Dept. has gone ballistic re its outcomes for kids w/disabilities on State-mandated tests. In the summary of the NYS Ed. Dept. Board of Regents' November 2003 meeting, they write that they find it "imperative" that USDOE be required to show the research documenting its requirement that kids w/disabilities can make the same Adequate

North Carolina's nationally praised push to raise standards in public schools has a dangerous downside that state leaders have widely ignored: a dramatic rise in dropouts. After holding steady for years, the percentage of students quitting N.C. high schools in 1999 surged to the highest rate in at least a decade, and remained high a year later.

Now that the "No Child Left Behind" legislation is awaiting President Bush's signature after being passed by both the U. S. House and Senate, it is time to take a hard look at how the legislation will impact local schools. For instance, what is ahead for our Texas students?

by Donna Garner

December 21, 2001 - Now that the "No Child Left Behind" legislation is awaiting President Bush's signature after being passed by both the U. S. House and Senate, it is time to take a hard look at how the legislation will impact local schools. For instance, what is ahead for our Texas students?