-----Original Message----- From: thenews@thejournal.com [mailto:thenews@thejournal.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 6:07 AM To: psa1@ra.msstate.edu Subject: T.H.E. Newsletter for December 26 2001 The T.H.E. Newsletter is a supplement to the T.H.E. Journal magazine. It provides additional information and features to our premier monthly magazine. Your email address has not been given to any Third Parties. You have been selected to receive this e-mail because you are a subscriber to T.H.E. Journal. **************************************************************************** ******* This week's newsletter is sponsored by Aladdin: eSafe® by Aladdin keeps you in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and blocks inappropriate content. 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Newsletter December 26, 2001 -------------------------------- This Week's Features: -------------------------------- Special Report: Federal Education Bill Brings Mixed Reactions Pepperdine Unveils Digital Government Watchdog Lab Global Knowledge Offers Java Certification Congress Approves $1 Million for Criminal Justice Program http://www.catholicrelief.org/kids/index.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/security Conference Corner -------------------------------- Noteworthy News -------------------------------- Special Report: Federal Education Bill Brings Mixed Reactions Congress' approval of a comprehensive education reform bill is enjoying wide bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, but is causing some education groups concern that the reforms will overburden already strapped administrative systems. The Senate approved the bill on an 87-10 vote last week, after the House approved it 381-41. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law within days. The measure gives states and school districts more freedom over how federal dollars are spent, but requires them to raise student achievement, monitor teacher quality and close the gap between poor and middle-class students, as well as between white and minority students, according to the Associated Press. The measure also requires schools to test every student in grades three through eight in reading and math each year, starting in 2005. The scores would affect how much federal funding a school gets and how the money is spent. Under the bill, schools would be given 12 years to get all students reading and doing math proficiently, but could be given more time if they show progress. And schools would be required to send annual report cards showing standardized test scores compared to others locally and statewide, as well as the number of teachers qualified to teach in their subjects. But groups representing school administrators complained the new requirements would be burdensome. They say the testing provisions alone could cost billions. They are also unhappy with Republican lawmakers who dropped a provision that would have guaranteed $2.5 billion increases each year in funding for disabled students. T.H.E. Journal is interested in your thoughts about these new education reform provisions. Let us know how they will affect you and your students. E-mail your comments and opinions to T.H.E. Voice at mailto:thevoice@thejournal.com ---- Pepperdine Unveils Digital Government Watchdog Lab Pepperdine University and software company eNeuralNet have launched the Murray S. Craig Digital Democracy Lab within the university's School of Public Policy. Using artificial intelligence, the lab is dedicated to increasing legislative transparency and promoting political accountability. The inspiration for the lab occurred when the lab's developer, Murray S. Craig, was stymied in his efforts to prevent polluters from harming a sensitive salmon habitat on his property. In his search for reasons why his local government as well as regional and national authorities ignored his concerns, he formed the idea of examining the motivation of elected officials who seemed unconcerned. The result was Minutes-N-Motion, the artificial intelligence software behind Pepperdine's new digital democracy lab. For more information and to view a rebroadcast of the presentation ceremony, visit http://www.pepperdine.edu/PublicPolicy/. ---- Global Knowledge Offers Java Certification Global Knowledge has joined the jCert Initiative, a nonprofit organization formed by major high-tech companies to establish and promote industry standards for the certification of enterprise developers using Java technology. As a participating member, Global Knowledge will now offer Java certification programs. Global Knowledge's jCert curriculum offerings prepare students for the Java Programmer, Solution Developer and Enterprise Developer jCert certifications. The company offers three foundation technology course tracks: jCert Level 1, Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform; jCert Level 2A, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML; and jCert Level 3A, Enterprise Connectivity. The entire Java training curriculum is available to all Global Knowledge training customers. For more information, visit http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/certification_listing.asp?PageID=12&; certid=291&country=United+States. ---- Congress Approves $1 Million for Criminal Justice Program Congress has awarded a $1 million grant to Excelsior College, allowing the New York college to develop a distance education criminal justice program. The federal grant is included in an appropriations bill that will provide funding for the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Justice and State. The distance education program will enable those working in law enforcement and related fields to incorporate college credits earned through evaluated on-the-job training and other college-level programs toward an associate or baccalaureate degree in criminal justice at Excelsior. The college expects the program to be available in 2003. For more information about Excelsior College, visit http://www.excelsior.edu. -------------------------------- Web Notes -------------------------------- http://www.catholicrelief.org/kids/index.html This interactive section of the Catholic Relief Services Web site addresses global issues for children ages 8 to 13. CRS Kids focuses on issues such as hunger, poverty, water and refugees presented with lively graphics and music. Through trivia, interactive word and geography games and recipes, children can experience life in other countries from Kosovo to Peru, while keeping abreast of current events and having fun. ---- http://www.loc.gov/rr/security The Library of Congress' "Library Security: What You Need to Know to Use Library of Congress Reading Rooms," was developed to provide users with information about the Library's security practices and requirements developed during the past decade to protect the collections, staff and visitors of the Library. The site includes information on topics ranging from reader registration and entry-exit procedures, to video surveillance in the reading rooms and restrictions on personal belongings. A list of key security contacts is provided, as well as links to general Library researcher information sources. The Web site will also assist the Library's public service staff in communicating the Library's security guidelines to researchers, many of whom are first-time patrons of the Library. -------------------------------- Conference Corner -------------------------------- January 2002 7-11, Boulder, CO. Computer Support for Collaborative Learning 2002, Omni Interlocken Resort. Contact: mailto:shana@cs.colorado.edu or visit http://www.cscl2002.org. 18-20, Monterey, CA. California League of Middle Schools/California League of High Schools/National High School Association Technology Conference, Monterey Marriott. Contact: (562) 430-3136 or visit http://www.cholla.net/conf/tech/2002/. 22-25, Austin, TX. Center for Distance Learning Research's 9th Annual International Distance Education Conference, Hilton Austin North & Towers. Contact: (979) 862-8027 or visit http://www.cdlr.tamu.edu/dec_2002/index2002.html. For more conference listings, visit T.H.E. Journal's comprehensive conference database at http://www.theconferencecalendar.com/. ------------------------------------- * The editors at T.H.E. Newsletter would like to make you aware of two new e-newsletters: T.H.E. Focus and T.H.E. Tech Talk. T.H.E. Focus is an interactive online newsletter that offers an in-depth look at a specific area of educational technology through articles written by technology experts. The new e-newsletter will also allow you to ask questions and read comments from colleagues through a Web discussion board on T.H.E. Journal's Web site. T.H.E. Tech Talk is an online newsletter that will serve as a security resource, providing a facility for educational Web site managers to hear and exchange ideas and tools for ensuring security of their Web site. The additions of these two e-newsletters will help us expand our coverage of educational technology, while allowing us to focus on specific topics related to the education market. 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