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Education News: September 9, 2005

Following are some of the top headlines from the world of education for the week ending September 9, 2005.

Storm victims may teach in Miami-Dade
(Source: The Miami Herald, 9/8/05)
Miami-Dade Superintendent Rudy Crew has announced that hundreds of teachers displaced by Hurricane Katrina may be offered temporary jobs and housing in the area to fill existing vacancies and replace the many teachers who may be fired as a result of a credit-buying scandal. (At least 800 teachers took continuing education courses from a company that is now alleged to have sold transcripts without holding courses or assigning work.)

Across nation, storm victims crowd schools
(Source: The New York Times, 9/7/05)
School districts all over the country are enrolling thousands of students from New Orleans who were displaced by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The schools will have to stretch their resources to provide textbooks, classrooms, and teachers for the influx of new students. Experts call this the largest student resettlement in U.S. history.

Administration working on education aid plan
(Source: CNN.com, 9/6/05)
President Bush has announced that school districts that have enrolled extra students due to Hurricane Katrina may receive federal aid to help them cover their additional costs. Bush did not give details of the program, but said they would be available “after a while.”

Bush faces growing revolt over education policy
(Source: CNN.com, 9/5/05)
At the start of this school year, 47 states are in some “stage of rebellion” against the No Child Left Behind law, according to a study by the Civil Liberty Institute, a nonpartisan advocacy group. Approximately 20 states are considering opting out of NCLB and foregoing federal funding.

Report: Education dept.’s PR funds need oversight
(Source: USA Today, 9/5/05)
Federal investigators have found that the U.S. Education Department gave grants totaling nearly $4.7 million to advocacy groups in exchange for their promoting Bush’s education agenda. The groups praised the No Child Left Behind law in newspaper columns and brochures but did not disclose that they received taxpayer funds, as is required by law.

Federal aid is offered to schools
(Source: The New York Times, 9/3/05)
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has contacted state school superintendents in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to offer extensive federal assistance to schools and universities that have experienced damage and set-backs as a result of Hurricane Katrina.