July 2003

Resources

• Supreme Court upholds affirmative action [HTML 5,915kb]
  7/01/03
  
• State accountability plans approved [HTML 5,651kb]
  7/1/03
  
• St. Louis school board hires private firm to 'jump start' school system [HTML 3,958kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Some states are rethinking exit exam policies [HTML 13,481kb]
  7/22/03
  
• Panel urges schools to prepare for terrorism [HTML 2,734kb]
  7/1/03
  
• NSBA President's Column: Congress weighs crucial issues for school boards now on Capitol Hill [HTML 5,218kb]
  7/22/03
  
• More parents refuse to get children immunized [HTML 10,763kb]
  7/22/03
  
• Improvements in teacher colleges urged [HTML 4,070kb]
  7/1/03
  
• House panel approves bills to help districts get highly qualified teachers [HTML 4,435kb]
  7/1/03
  
• House committee approves special ed bill [HTML 4,819kb]
  7/1/03
  
• House committee approves Head Start reforms [HTML 4,775kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Highly diverse schools offer many benefits, principals assert [HTML 9,129kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Guest Viewpoint: School boards have a role in promoting civil society [HTML 6,028kb]
  7/22/03
  
• Guest Viewpoint: Mental health screening can prevent youth suicide [HTML 6,685kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Funding bills inadequate [HTML 2,076kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Fourth graders show reading progress [HTML 4,051kb]
  7/1/03
  
• Fourth and eighth graders show strong gains on NAEP writing test [HTML 4,685kb]
  7/22/03
  
• Fast Report [HTML 6,094kb]
  7/22/03 - Higher education bills clear House; Court upholds Seattle's racial tiebreakers; NEA sues over NCLB unfunded mandates; Guidelines address sports in hot weather; International education awarded
  
• Executive Director's Column: Secretary Paige Meets with NSBA Board [HTML 6,815kb]
  7/1/03
  
• E-rate proves to be a powerful tool for raising student achievement [HTML 6,038kb]
  7/22/03
  
• D.C. voucher bill clears House panel [HTML 6,799kb]
  7/22/03
  
• Court orders New York to revise school funding system [HTML 5,309kb]
  7/22/03