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Friday, May 30, 2008
SUN-SENTINEL
NEW LAWS TARGET ABUSIVE TEACHERS - Florida one of 10 states to take steps against alarming trend
Ten states, including Florida, have taken action in recent months to crack down on sexually abusive teachers after a stream of arrests and reports that have documented the problem of educators victimizing students. Governors, state education officials and legislators have led the push for new measures, which include tougher penalties for teachers who abuse students, punishment for administrators who fail to properly oversee their faculty, and an effort to train an entire state's corps of teachers to recognize potential abusers in their midst.
NINE DRAFT AMENDMENTS AWAIT VOTERS IN NOVEMBER
Florida voters, already peppered by claims of would-be presidents, will have a lot more than the next occupant of the White House to decide on this fall -- including nine draft amendments to the state constitution. ...The teachers union is preparing to ask the courts to toss two of the proposed amendments off the Nov. 4 ballot, with a lawsuit expected within weeks. Neither of those proposals, which will appear to voters as Amendment 7 and Amendment 9, actually uses the word "voucher," but their passage would open the door for Florida to resurrect a controversial educational program started under Gov. Jeb Bush that was struck down as unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court. ...Sen. Mike Haridopolos, chairman of the Finance and Taxation Committee, is leading the battle against Amendment 5: the abolition of the school property tax. ...Haridopolos insists its passage will result in higher taxes for most Floridians.
TEEN FIGHTS DEPORTATION (photo)
Meynardo Garcia, hands out contact information of politicians to supporters at a rally to keep him from being deported back to Mexico. Garcia, 18, is a senior at Coconut Creek High. He was brought into the United States illegally at age 10.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR - MAYBE VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE HOW TO SPEND TAX DOLLARS
It might be a good idea to hold general elections (with popular vote reigning) to determine how our tax dollars should be spent, rather than letting officials make these decisions. ...Our schools are far too overcrowded and lacking programs in art, music and after-school physical activities except, of course, football, baseball and basketball. Having a new football field/stadium is affordable, but adequate teachers' salaries and basic supplies are not. Skee Harris, Sunrise
LETTER TO THE EDITOR - VOTING OUT OF 5-YEAR-OLD DISTURBING
I am greatly disturbed about Sunday's article about the teacher who let the kindergarten class vote a child out of the class. It sounds more like mob mentality than philosophical thinking. ...The St. Lucie School District and the State Attorney's Office do not get a gold star or a treasure today. Nancy Zelkowitz, Early Childhood Teacher, Tamarac
THE HERALD
KIDS AVOID BEE'S STING - Challenging words trip up most entrants, but 45 advance to the national semifinals
...Also in the semifinals are Vincent Medina of Coral Springs [Ramblewood Middle School student] and Shiva Kengeyan of Miami, both sponsored by The Miami Herald.
FUNDS MAY AID TEEN'S CASE
Meynardo Garcia's battle to avoid deportation took a positive turn this week when the 18-year-old Coconut Creek High School senior was awarded an art scholarship. The Art Institute of Weston offered Meynardo a four-year $72,000 scholarship, beginning in 2008. ...His immigration attorney, Jorge Rivera, said the scholarship could delay Meynardo's deportation.
10 STATES ACT AGAINST ABUSE BY TEACHERS
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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008
SUN-SENTINEL
Elementary school chosen for character partnership
Wilton Manors Elementary School was the only Florida school to earn a spot as a 2008 National Schools of Character, named by the Character Education Partnership. The winners receive a $20,000 grant, an award and national recognition at the group's 15th National Forum on Character Education, in October in Arlington, Virginia.
OPINION
BROWARD SCHOOLS
Is is possible to educate with less funding
By Bob Goldfarb, Education activist
Although our schools are critically short on resources, it is clear that Tallahassee and Washington have no intention of adequately funding our children's education. Therefore, Broward schools must find innovative ways to improve without spending too much extra money. First and foremost, we must spend less time testing and more time teaching. The time saved from endless testing can be used to do low-cost, innovative programs...We are facing a crisis of high school dropouts and kids with little direction. Well-intentioned programs to face these issues are being developed. However, education is a person-to-person business. Children need adults to look after them and to show that someone cares. This can be accomplished by giving each student a teacher or administrator to act as an advisor...With cuts in budgets, the challenge is in implementing good ideas for improving education. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum29educationsbmay29,0,6627683.story
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